athenahealth Interview Question

"What is a MPH? Is that a certification?"

Interview Answer

Anonymous

Jan 2, 2014

I was floored. A MPH is a Master's of Public Health. It's fairly common post-graduate program for healthcare oriented individuals. If you work in healthcare, especially with clinicians like Athena does, this should be known. Many clinicians receive a MPH in addition to their medical degree as a way to gather more insight on management and program evaluation. It's embarrassing to your company to not know about the industry you're in.