Alternatives to the beaten path that is Medical School

[theWhat]

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correct, ophthalmologists are board certified mds or do's

 

[JESSFALLING]

I love eyes and hate surgery, so optometry would seem like a decent fit. However, I also hate working in retail; plus, I don't want to accrue med-school-like debt without having the same income potential as an MD/DO 😎. And, I especially don't like the idea of being restricted to a single-field. At least in medicine you can retrain without adding more debt if you want to switch specialties mid-career. With an O.D., you'd have to start from scratch.

 

[MaxillofacialMN]

I don't know about you, but now that I know that people can get into podiatry school with a 20 on the MCAT, I'm deeply suspicious of any podiatrist. I know an airhead that got a 22, and the thought of her doing any kind of surgery really scares me. I personally witnessed her label the left lung the "left ventricle" and the right lung the "right atrium." Oh my lawd she is smoking hot though...

And this is why the attrition rate at pods schools is so terrible. Just because she got a 22, doesn't mean she will become a podiatrist.

Alternatively, I studied <20 hours for my MCAT, got a 31, and now I'm going to pod school. Does that mean I'll be a better surgeon than 90% of DO graduates and 50% of MD graduates?

Doubt it.