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Old 05-02-2012, 12:31 PM   #27
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Let's stick to the topic at hand please. Your anecdotal bias is acknowledged, but the purpose of this thread was not to bash alternative health care professionals. It was to learn about PM&R attendings'/residents' views on DCs continuing their education to study medicine with the goal of pursuing a career in physiatry.
You have asked for input/advice, then when you did not like what was said, have proceeded to tell us how it really is. That approach in itself will not serve you well on the interview trail.

Some physiatrists will have no beef with chiros, but some will. Part of that may be bias/ignorance but some of that is the fault of chiropractors who practice outside the realm considered appropriate and these MDs/DOs have experience interacting with that element.

The best thing to highlight is MSK knowledge, imaging, anatomy, etc.; would avoid EMG (landmine there), and demonstrate humbleness, willing to learn/be trained, and an insight to discover what you do not know. There is no more dangerous a resident/physcian than one who does not know what they do not know. Don't be that doc.
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