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As far as future job prospects go, is there any point sticking it out? From what I understand, it doesn't seem like an MD without a residency will do much for you, and if anything will 'overqualify' you. Thoughts?
As far as future job prospects go, is there any point sticking it out? From what I understand, it doesn't seem like an MD without a residency will do much for you, and if anything will 'overqualify' you. Thoughts?
It probably makes sense to finish just to keep your options open.
As for helping your career outside of medicine, depends on what you are going to do.
If it's anything related to medicine, pharma research, healthcare IT, whatever else, having the degree is better than not having it. That being said, most of those jobs are looking for residency trained physicians with specific clinical experience. Just having the degree won't get you a high level job. It might help you get a job you couldn't otherwise.
Now if your plan is to pursue something totally unrelated, the degree won't really help at all, but I'd still finish.
As far as future job prospects go, is there any point sticking it out? From what I understand, it doesn't seem like an MD without a residency will do much for you, and if anything will 'overqualify' you. Thoughts?
Having "MD" after your name is going to be useful in the private sector regardless of where it came from.If you go to a top 10-15 med school, you should finish. If you don't, I don't think it will be much use to you to finish.
... Alternatively, assuming you're required to do a sub-I, you could do medicine, work really hard, and then take a month or two to study for Step 3 so you can get your license without having to suffer through intern year. Personally, I think that's what I'd do...?
For most states American graduates need a year of residency to even sit for Step 3, so you couldn't rush it even if you wanted to.For most states you will need at least a year of residency under your belt to get licensed, so rushing Step 3 doesn't really get you anything.
Oh, didn't know that. I thought it was all about getting the licensure exams out of the way. I stand corrected.For most states you will need at least a year of residency under your belt to get licensed, so rushing Step 3 doesn't really get you anything.
For most states you will need at least a year of residency under your belt to get licensed, so rushing Step 3 doesn't really get you anything.
For most states American graduates need a year of residency to even sit for Step 3, so you couldn't rush it even if you wanted to.
There's a few exceptions though.
Do you have a source for this? Most of the residents I know got it over with early in PGY 1, and have strongly advised me to do the same.
Perfect thanks. Looks like most are 6 months or none, with a smattering of those that require a full year.
Yes, but you can register in any state, including those with no required time period and take it right away. And you don't have to live in that state, or even physically take the test in that state.
It's a strange loophole that most pathology residents utilize, since most of us like to take the test early while all of the clinical information is still in our head from med school.
So the OP could take it without doing an intern year.
As far as future job prospects go, is there any point sticking it out? From what I understand, it doesn't seem like an MD without a residency will do much for you, and if anything will 'overqualify' you. Thoughts?
Looks like we got a future McKinsey & Company employee
As far as future job prospects go, is there any point sticking it out? From what I understand, it doesn't seem like an MD without a residency will do much for you, and if anything will 'overqualify' you. Thoughts?
Or not. A consulting company doesn't want a doctor that doesn't know what in the hell they're talking about. Which is exactly what the OP would be without residency training.