An event manager isn't necessarily a ''party planner'', and there is a lot more to it than just ''party planning''. I have to agree with Tallg. I don't think that they would need a medical degree, they are not treating the patients themselves, but what is important is their managerial skills, organisation, etc etc.. We don't know what background/degree this ex-event planner has, so it's not fair to judge them just because they planned events, we don't know what kind of events as well.