So this is my first semester as a grad student. Found out this masters only takes you up if you have clinical experience or connections. I plan on applying to a health administrative fellowship once I graduate so that I can get a leg up. I know fellowships only accept those with experience.
I also am applying to jobs as I just graduated from a bachelors of health science. I'm looking for entry-level health positions like unit secretary, medical receptionist, patient rep, care coordinator, medical scribe, insurance specialist, billing/coding, etc. Trying to get my foot in the door during covid and deeply desperate.
That's not even the real problem. The real problem is actually having the chance to work on a team on a project in a well-paid position (I'm talking 90k+) by the time I graduate with my masters. I know I can work in a pharmaceutical company as a manager or coordinator and get paid a good sum because these industries are rising.
My worst fear is being stuck a receptionist for the rest of my life. Especially after 4 yrs of studying. Will I be making less than 75k-80k a year? Will all that time and money in school be worth nothing?
This semester I got lucky and didn't pay tuition as I'm doing part-time classes. As I get older, I'm running my options now to see if I can swap to another masters in other fields like speech pathologist, nurse practitioner, physical therapist, or physician assistant. Physician assistant would be my last option since I still have 3 pre-reqs (Orgo I, Orgo II, Biochem), patient care hours, and a GRE to get out the way. My science GPA isn't amazing either, I got 2-3 C's maybe one more and took an S for COVID. Patient care hours would require a license in something which means more debt, more school, and mental fatigue. Pay is very good. Admissions for these grad schools would be uncertain since I passed the typical acceptance cycle.
If I were to switch from my current masters I would get the clinical experience and maybe just work my way up through management on the job rather than through a degree. Should I stop backing out of the MHA, take it like a boss, get the experience, and try my best to move up? Or should I get clinical degree to stick with a 65k-80k clinical job or 100k if I do PA and then think about the manager experience when I'm like 50? LOL I'm so unorganized on my future.
Edit: For those of questioning my motives, Yea I'm looking for a well-paid position even if I won't enjoy it. I know every type of work comes with ups and downs, but if it pays me well that won't bother me so much. It will if I'm getting paid garbage for all that time spent in school which I could have spent equally the same in something else that would pay me generously.
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