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Hello! Are there any JD-MD here? Or anyone close to finishing their MD and interested in a JD?
I need some advice please.
Thanks
I need some advice please.
Thanks
I would know where to go find lawyers, thank you. I was looking for someone doing a JD MD or someone doing one of the degrees after the other. May be I should have moved this to a non traditional category or something.There are roughly 15k doctor lawyers in the US. What do you want to know
A friend of mine did the combined path. She practices medicine and basically just did the JD in case she ever wants to get out of medicine and so she can understand law better if she ever is involved with a suit.
I hope having that option was/is worth the $$$$$$ debt lol
@notsobabydoc 99% sure this person is a lawyer. Perhaps he/she can shed light on the career change or fusion of both for their desires
Out of curiosity, if you could do it again, would you still get a JD? Especially now that you're changing paths?I worked in BigLaw as a litigator for many years. It's a very interesting combination to be JD/MD. I am actually a JD/MBA. The intersection between medicine and law is quite limited. If you want to work in malpractice, you probably don't need an MD. If you want to work as a physician, you probably don't need a JD. That being said, if you happen to have both, it's definitely an asset rather than a burden. My problem with MD/JD joint degree is that after you finish it, you have to pick one right away. There's no delay allowed in both medicine and law. Let me just explain it a bit. Should you decide to pursue law, you need to recruit in your 2L year for BigLaw, they don't look at anyone else. And if you decide not to join the firm after earning JD, you will never be able again, because law firms have strict class systems. first year, second year and so on and so forth. I think it's the same for medicine, you really can't decide to pursue residency 5 years after you graduate with an MD. So I will strongly discourage doing JD/MD. However JD/MBA or MD/MBA is a much better option. MBA is quite a versatile degree in that you can use that in any circumstance and there's no set training path after obtaining it. I didn't get my MBA along with JD. Instead, I got the MBA 5 years later after practicing law.
TLDR: very little sense to do JD/MD. More sense to do MD/MBA
I worked in BigLaw as a litigator for many years. It's a very interesting combination to be JD/MD. I am actually a JD/MBA. The intersection between medicine and law is quite limited. If you want to work in malpractice, you probably don't need an MD. If you want to work as a physician, you probably don't need a JD. That being said, if you happen to have both, it's definitely an asset rather than a burden. My problem with MD/JD joint degree is that after you finish it, you have to pick one right away. There's no delay allowed in both medicine and law. Let me just explain it a bit. Should you decide to pursue law, you need to recruit in your 2L year for BigLaw, they don't look at anyone else. And if you decide not to join the firm after earning JD, you will never be able again, because law firms have strict class systems. first year, second year and so on and so forth. I think it's the same for medicine, you really can't decide to pursue residency 5 years after you graduate with an MD. So I will strongly discourage doing JD/MD. However JD/MBA or MD/MBA is a much better option. MBA is quite a versatile degree in that you can use that in any circumstance and there's no set training path after obtaining it. I didn't get my MBA along with JD. Instead, I got the MBA 5 years later after practicing law.
TLDR: very little sense to do JD/MD. More sense to do MD/MBA
Out of curiosity, if you could do it again, would you still get a JD? Especially now that you're changing paths?
**** man. People hate on you but you got a super positive outlook. #teamnotsobabydocWell, I didn't have many choices at the time. On a student visa, and didn't want to go back to my home country where being gay is persecuted. I didn't want to risk not being able to remain in this country after undergraduate. So I picked the safe route of law and a job at a big law firm and the chance of staying in this country. If I could do that again without that constraint, I would already be a practicing physician at a big teaching hospital by now. But hey, how could anyone change their past? I am blessed to have this chance at this stage of my life to be who I always want to be!
Yes ... can answer your questions.Are there any JD-MD here?
I'm glad it all worked out for you and you were able to stay here! You definitely have a lot of grit, and that's very admirable. I'm so glad you're pursuing your dream profession now! Age is just a number!Well, I didn't have many choices at the time. On a student visa, and didn't want to go back to my home country where being gay is persecuted. I didn't want to risk not being able to remain in this country after undergraduate. So I picked the safe route of law and a job at a big law firm and the chance of staying in this country. If I could do that again without that constraint, I would already be a practicing physician at a big teaching hospital by now. But hey, how could anyone change their past? I am blessed to have this chance at this stage of my life to be who I always want to be!
I'm glad it all worked out for you and you were able to stay here! You definitely have a lot of grit, and that's very admirable. I'm so glad you're pursuing your dream profession now! Age is just a number!
Haha no. After reading your post, I definitely don't. I must say, it is pretty unusual to get so many IIs on a Saturday! I was traumatized by an earlier troll, so I'm always on "trollwatch2k19." I'm sorry I pre-judged you. Let's be friends nowThat's what I told myself. Glad you don't think I am a troll anymore lol.
**** man. People hate on you but you got a super positive outlook. #teamnotsobabydoc
Thats the point of SDN! Not for app shaming@imbesrs thanks for bringing people together. Auto admit, for sure!
auto admit!Thats the point of SDN! Not for app shaming
One thing that I feel quite drawn to medicine, that is lacking in law and finance, is collegiality. Everyone I have met through this path has been super
helpful and doesn't really act in a "quid pro quo" manner that I am so used to in law and business.
THIS!!! When I worked at a firm (albeit as a paralegal), and I observed this so much between associates. I also know someone whose law school roommate stole their paper and submitted it as their own. They were eventually caught, but still. I haven't heard about med school being that toxic, thankfully!One thing that I feel quite drawn to medicine, that is lacking in law and finance, is collegiality. Everyone I have met through this path has been super helpful and doesn't really act in a "quid pro quo" manner that I am so used to in law and business.
T14 law schools, other than Yale, which has no grades, are the most cutthroat places on EARTH.THIS!!! When I worked at a firm (albeit as a paralegal), and I observed this so much between associates. I also know someone whose law school roommate stole their paper and submitted it as their own. They were eventually caught, but still. I haven't heard about med school being that toxic, thankfully!
It's so wild! I've also heard about people tearing pages out of library books! I don't understand why it has to be that way. I like how med schools are shifting away from grades. I bet it used to be way more competitive in school than it is now.T14 law schools, other than Yale, which has no grades, are the most cutthroat places on EARTH.
because when you apply for a job at a big law firm, ALL THEY CARE IS YOUR GPA! they literally don't give rats ass about anything else. in their eyes, they will take a 3.78 over a 3.77 anytime!It's so wild! I've also heard about people tearing pages out of library books! I don't understand why it has to be that way. I like how med schools are shifting away from grades. I bet it used to be way more competitive in school than it is now.
When you apply for a clerkship at a high court, all they care is your GPA. think of this way, if all residency program directors only cared about your step 1, and made a big distinction between 274 and 275. Imagine how crazy med school would be.because when you apply for a job at a big law firm, ALL THEY CARE IS YOUR GPA! they literally don't give rats ass about anything else.
That explains SO much. No wonder! I'm also super impressed you're already so informed about step 1 grading!When you apply for a clerkship at a high court, all they care is your GPA. think of this way, if all residency program directors only cared about your step 1, and made a big distinction between 274 and 275. Imagine how crazy med school would be.
Lol, have to keep myself in the game. But glad most places are so laid back. Yale is my top choice because of low stress!That explains SO much. No wonder! I'm also super impressed you're already so informed about step 1 grading!
They'd be silly not to take you!!Lol, have to keep myself in the game. But glad most places are so laid back. Yale is my top choice because of low stress!
fingers crossed. They are the first one who showed me love after 5 days of completion! I love them too!! I cried when I saw that email from them lol. More excited than seeing my MCAT score by far!!They'd be silly not to take you!!
That's so exciting!! For them to send you an II that quickly, is an AMAZING sign!!! Hopefully you don't have to wait long before your interview!fingers crossed. They are the first one who showed me love after 5 days of completion! I love them too!! I cried when I saw that email from them lol. More excited than seeing my MCAT score by far!!
Scheduled in early Dec. not too bad.That's so exciting!! For them to send you an II that quickly, is an AMAZING sign!!! Hopefully you don't have to wait long before your interview!
Not sure about all these assumptions about the law and it’s practice. By way of background, I am a JD, LLM, (YLS) —so while grades are certainly important for most, it’s not the end all. Many factors go into the selection of prestigious federal clerkships (which I have previously done as well as several large law firms) including background, interests, previous editorial roles in law school and other related experiences... That said, at YLS there is a mere signup for such positions as it’s true there are no grade (but one can obtain honors in many classes) so the competition for such positions within the institution is just mildly competitive depending on the specific circuit. Overall, I found the educational experience to be very collegial and supportive.
My best friend from law school is a JD/MD, but practiced law several years before opting for medicine. He is a clinical geneticist and has stayed somewhat active in related medical ethical issues...
Respectfully, I slightly disagree. There is certainly an inflection point of what grades are acceptable and initially how they get you through the door, but having been intimately intimately involved in both hiring committees and making individual hiring decisions at both firms and consulting entities, it might be more important initially coining out of school, but I was not swayed by the difference between say a 3.6 and a 3.77, and I often found in practice the difference to be either negligible or non-existent.
Yeah, well, the business is cyclical, and 2008 is an event I think one can expect, once or twice in a career. A friend still working at YLS, recently told me that last year, there was literally 45-50 recruits on campus to every rising third year, so they do enjoy a fair amount of professional options. This is further supported, and most folks don’t realize this, but YLS has their own separate endowment and it’s rather profound, I think over a billion supporting just 700 students (JD, LLM, PhD)— so it’s the reason many grads don’t opt for big law firms and the sorts, as the loan forgiveness is both liberal and generous.