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If the aspirant is a Medical Doctor with at least 5 years of work experience - he is aptly suited to a Project Management certification.
There are two optimum approaches for a Doctor to improve his career in Project Management.
The first step before this is to realize that working in the hospital liaising with different departments and individuals regarding the patients case is in itself each a project.
He has to realize that the the steps he/she is doing while treating a patient also constitutes all the steps in project management - Requirements gathering, taking stock of situations, problem resolution, follow through etc
Physicians in project manager roles need to understand how to clarify expectations, define scope, develop a budget and establish a schedule for completion.
The two ways to attain a valuable certification properly is either through the American Association of Physician Leadership - they offer a Project management program through the Carnegie Mellon faculty and is a program that offers 4 CME credits.
The second option is to go for a PMP from PMI.
Both options are valuable and will enhance career prospects. It depends on the need of the Physician. If he intends to do a full time project management role PMP is the way to go.
If he intends to do maybe 4-8 hours of project management a week then the PMP is simply overkill and AAPL's program will more than suffice - it is also a more cost effective route.
