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I have heard so many varied perspectives this summer on the MD/PhD route.
You shouldn't do it because:
-- If you want to be the best at something, it's a lot harder when your time is split when everyone else is focusing.
-- You likely won't need one of your degreed unless you do a percent split of your time
-- It's a LONG time to be done. You finish and THEN you go into post-doc or residency when you're already 30-something.
-- There is likely not going to be a synergy in your work. That buzzword is mostly a lie.
You should do it because:
-- If you want to get an MD, now is the time to get it for free.
-- You can jump ship on one career path to pursue another quite easily.
-- As an MD, you have job stability.
-- Because you can't imagine not doing both.
So WHY should one pursue an MD/PhD?!?!
You shouldn't do it because:
-- If you want to be the best at something, it's a lot harder when your time is split when everyone else is focusing.
-- You likely won't need one of your degreed unless you do a percent split of your time
-- It's a LONG time to be done. You finish and THEN you go into post-doc or residency when you're already 30-something.
-- There is likely not going to be a synergy in your work. That buzzword is mostly a lie.
You should do it because:
-- If you want to get an MD, now is the time to get it for free.
-- You can jump ship on one career path to pursue another quite easily.
-- As an MD, you have job stability.
-- Because you can't imagine not doing both.
So WHY should one pursue an MD/PhD?!?!