CRNA DNP with an MBA?

[Bluebolt]

So we had the head of the grad school business dept come today and do a presentation offering a dual enrollment as a CRNA DNP and MBA student. Apparently this is a lucrative option that prepares you well for running your own anesthesia group one day. It sounds like a lot of extra work and stress. Essentially over the next 3 years (9 semesters) they would be adding an extra course like microeconomics, advanced accounting, finance, etc on top of your normal load of CRNA DNP classes and clinical rotations.

My question to you practicing CRNA's is if this sounds like an extra degree worth having when you graduate? Do you know anyone who has their MBA as a CRNA and has that enriched their career or earning potential?

If I'm going to do all the extra work I'd like to have a real world perspective on it.

[offlabel]

Since you're curious offlabel the paper was about Plato and Socrates.

Cool...P and S in relation to Judeo-Christianity today or just on their philosophy? Are you also pursuing a degree in those areas?

[Bluebolt]

Cool...P and S in relation to Judeo-Christianity today or just on their philosophy? Are you also pursuing a degree in those areas?

No, no further degree than the CRNA DNP. It's what they consider "fun and easy" stuff to research and write on before they start the hardcore sciences in a few weeks. I'm sure it's related to the DNP curriculum requiring more research and scholarly preparation before graduation.

[offlabel]

No, no further degree than the CRNA DNP. It's what they consider "fun and easy" stuff to research and write on before they start the hardcore sciences in a few weeks. I'm sure it's related to the DNP curriculum requiring more research and scholarly preparation before graduation.

Oh, ok gotcha

[DetroitRN15]

Do you mind me asking which school you go to? I ask because I've been interested in looking into this type of program, but so far I've only seen one. Thanks!

[Oldmahubbard]

Interesting to read about. It seems hard to believe that an advanced degree would qualify you to work as a provider, and also "run a practice", considering the cost and time investment of the degree.

I don't know of any physicians who literally run their own practice, financially.

I do think that much of "practice finance" comes down to rather simple things that wouldn't benefit at all from any course in microeconomics.

For example, in psychiatry, we don't accept Medicaid, and we do see 3 patients an hour.

If you want to see 2 patients an hour, God will truly love your soul, but you won't be able to keep your lights on.

One more tip. The embezzler is the lady you know from church, who has worked for you for 20 years, and never takes a vacation.