The point of internship is lost overall. I have found that unless your internship is with a federal program or large organization, the immediate translation to a job is not linear, at least for PsyDs. Not that PsyD's don't get good jobs. Just my experience, I am certainly not claiming it's a national trend - but the posts on this forum make me wonder.
I cannot argue with you on this one, since this is your personal experience. But same question, how do potential employers decide who to hire if not rely on internship performance? I mean, they have to rely on SOMETHING to aid in their hiring process, right? It just seem logical to me
Paying for an MD? Loans and scholarships. The latter was not available as a PsyD student. My salary as an MD can afford the total debt load. This time I had a financial planner and not my professors run the numbers.
Yes, in general, scholarships are not available to most Psy.D. programs. But as far as I know, like Psy.D. students, med students rely primarily on loans, not scholarships. After all, a typical class has ~100 med students, scholarships a limited. And please don't forget that you're not immediately going to have your $100k MD salary rolling in after med school. You have a year of internship and 4-7 years of residency, in which you'll probably start at mid 30k, depending on which program and where you go. So yes, your MD salary will afford the total debt load, EVENTUALLY.
Yes, I attended a reputable school. I did very well. But these are not guarantees of anything. Just insurance, and unreliable insurance at that.
Well, thanks for sharing your experience anyways, it does make me think long and hard about the Psy.D. program. I might still end up choosing it, but at least I'd like to know what I'm getting myself into!