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Hi all,

Just wondering if schools looked not favorably on applicants who apply to both DO and Pod schools?


The way I see it, it will help broaden my chances to become a physician, but if it will hurt my chances when it comes that time, I will probably choose only one.


Thank you🙂
 
FutureDocPodMan said:
Hi all,

Just wondering if schools looked not favorably on applicants who apply to both DO and Pod schools?


The way I see it, it will help broaden my chances to become a physician, but if it will hurt my chances when it comes that time, I will probably choose only one.


Thank you🙂
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Hmm...two totally different fields..
 
FutureDocPodMan said:
Hi all,

Just wondering if schools looked not favorably on applicants who apply to both DO and Pod schools?


The way I see it, it will help broaden my chances to become a physician, but if it will hurt my chances when it comes that time, I will probably choose only one.


Thank you🙂
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Well, I believe only the DO or MD degree allow you to call yourself a physician.
 
Well, I don't think DO schools would ever think you were applying to DPM programs because they (DPM and DO) are completely different professions! However, if they did find out you were applying to DPM programs I definitely think it might impact their decision in a negative way.

Have you researched what Osteopathic Medicine is all about? Do you realize the two professions are really different?
 
i wouldnt. feet stink.
 
saying to apply to pod school is no different than saying should i apply to say dental school, or optometry school. If you want to be a physician of sort apply to MD, DO or even PA over dental and pod and optometry.
 
Likely, they would never know. But its a weird choice.
 
FutureDocPodMan said:
Hi all,

Just wondering if schools looked not favorably on applicants who apply to both DO and Pod schools?


The way I see it, it will help broaden my chances to become a physician, but if it will hurt my chances when it comes that time, I will probably choose only one.


Thank you🙂
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I think you should pick one or the other. It shows you are ambiguous and not committed to a career.
 
megboo said:
unless you're content to work on feet, and in that case podiatrists have a pretty good scope with that and make a good living doing it.
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i agree with this, all im saying is that wanting to be a podiatrist is like wanting to be a dentist or an optomotrist more than a DO or an MD. Like it was said before, pod is totally different. I actually saw a pod when i had a stress fracture on my toe and he was pretty cool. (he was much better than the MD orthopedist i saw first)
 
My husband (an anesthesiologist) calls the podiatrist the "foot dentist". Watch out now!!!:laugh:
 
Would DO schools actually be able to find out if I was applying to dental or podiatry schools as well as DO schools?
 
HenryH said:
Would DO schools actually be able to find out if I was applying to dental or podiatry schools as well as DO schools?
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u better have a goood reason just in case they ask.
 
You have made two salient posts on this thread. Nicely done and no sarcasm intended. 👍
 
I'm kind of torn between wanting to be a dentist and wanting to be a physician, and I'm afraid that, when it comes time to apply next year, I'll still be undecided. I guess I'll just end up deciding when I've got actual acceptances in-hand...
 
In my opinion, I don't really see how applying to both makes someone undecided. Choosing to go to medical school doesn't make anyone committed on any one career path since the diversity between medical specialties is great. Correct me if I'm wrong, but podiatric medicine seems like a specialty just surgery or IM would be a specialty, only difference is there's a more direct path to get their. I don't know. To me it just sounds like if someone said 'either psychiatry or medical school, they're two very different professions' (even though psych you go through med school, but you get my point.)
 
st2205 said:
In my opinion, I don't really see how applying to both makes someone undecided. Choosing to go to medical school doesn't make anyone committed on any one career path since the diversity between medical specialties is great. Correct me if I'm wrong, but podiatric medicine seems like a specialty just surgery or IM would be a specialty, only difference is there's a more direct path to get their. I don't know. To me it just sounds like if someone said 'either psychiatry or medical school, they're two very different professions' (even though psych you go through med school, but you get my point.)
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I agree with what you are saying. The two fields aren't really that different. There is very little difference between a Podiatrist that specializes in foot surgery and an Orthopedic that specializes in foot surgery. True, the Orthopedic has a broader scope and some patients will more than likely choose the Orthopedic based on credentials. However, for the most part both do foot surgery, both prescribe meds, both interact with/treat patients, etc. You'd actually be surprised at how many patients there are that do not realize that their Podiatrist is not an MD or a DO (few of them even know what a DO is). If you ask your average Wal-Mart shopper what a physician is, they'll probably tell you they are the people wearing white coats that you see when you visit a hospitals that prescribe meds, perform surgery, and are addressed as "doctor so-and-so". Just like a physician (MD/DO) a Podiatrist fits this profile as well. If your average Wal-Mart shopper can't tell the difference between a DPM and a physician, I think it's safe to say that two fields are at least SIMILAR. While that may not be the actual definition of a physician, it is the common assumption for most people who aren't intimately acquainted with healthcare and the initials that are affiliated with different doctoral degrees. While I'm not too interested in being a Podiatrist, (I couldn't bear to look at feet all day) they are still a much-needed component of the healthcare system. I saw one in high school after a Track and Field injury and he did wonders for me by prescribing custom made orthotics that prevented the invasive/ apparently unnecessary surgery that my Orthopedic Surgeon was pushing me to have. I'm not saying that DPMs are physicians. I'm only saying that the two fields are similar; similar enough that I can understand where the OP is coming from when he or she said something about applying to Podiatry school as well.

OP: I can see how you could use Podiatry as a backup. You'd still be practicing a form of medicine. It's just highly specialized and lacks scope. As long as you're content working with feet and ingrown toenails all day I don't see what the problem would be. And don't listen to all the cynics that are on SDN. Some of them are just premeds that believe medicine is a hierarchy with anything that is not MD/DO to be pseudo-medicine.
 
i didnt know pods could write prescriptions?i thought it had to be under the supervision of a DO or MD. Guess i was misinformed.
 
OP ... it sounds like you are just grabbing for something that will put a 'Dr' before your name. Don't do this ... be passionate about what you want to do with health, and stick with it.
 
JaggerPlate said:
OP ... it sounds like you are just grabbing for something that will put a 'Dr' before your name. Don't do this ... be passionate about what you want to do with health, and stick with it.
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Well said!!!


FYI, I don't know about the prescription power issue, but I do know that when my husband does anesthesia for podiatry cases, he has to do the H&P for the podiatrist. Not all that autonomous of a practice if you can't do an H&P yourself. Not doggin' podiatry, per se, Lord knows we need em'. But if you really want to be a PHYSICIAN, obviously that doesn't include podiatry.
 
ahaydt said:
PAs can prescribe. http://www.aapa.org/gandp/statelaw.html

Don't look at Pennsylvania, its a slap in the face to osteopathic physicians (considering we have LECOM and PCOM). What a great state to live in. 😡
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Not sure that I understand your post. The policy of PAs not being able to prescribe under DOs has been reversed and the new policy will be put into effect very soon.

Source: PCOM SGA (of which I am a part...)
 
st2205 said:
In my opinion, I don't really see how applying to both makes someone undecided. Choosing to go to medical school doesn't make anyone committed on any one career path since the diversity between medical specialties is great. Correct me if I'm wrong, but podiatric medicine seems like a specialty just surgery or IM would be a specialty, only difference is there's a more direct path to get their. I don't know. To me it just sounds like if someone said 'either psychiatry or medical school, they're two very different professions' (even though psych you go through med school, but you get my point.)
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Stand corrected. DPM's aren't considered physicians. Podiatry is not a medical specialty.
 
so let me get this straight. Podiatrists cant prescribe meds under a DO supervision? is that what was just stated?
 
^ apparently. That is really surprising to me that a law like that even still around. It is almost 2008!
 
art- we are talkn about PAs.

podiatrists can prescribe without any supervision
 
I work in an MRI clinic... we see orders from md's, do's, dpm's, and omg even dc's!! Especially going toward a DO degree, i would hope that you (no one in particular) of all ppl would not be so ignorant towards DPM's. Yes they do get called Dr. blah blah. Its really not that different from being a do or md they just specialize in the foot and ankle area. They do surgrey and they write prescriptions. I think its really weird that a lot of you ppl dont see the correlation between pods and medicine. Are you serious!?! Its not the least bit unusual to me for someone to consider medicine along with podiatry, dental, optometry, and PA. I considered them all myself. If you wanna work in healthcare and help people from a medical standpoint, then all those professions are similar. So to the original poster, by all means explore your options and apply to wherever you want. They will NEVER randomly ask you "oh by the way, did you apply to dpm schools also cuz you look like the type who would." And IF they do, feel free to lie cuz they arent checking.
 
orchid07 said:
I work in an MRI clinic... we see orders from md's, do's, dpm's, and omg even dc's!! Especially going toward a DO degree, i would hope that you (no one in particular) of all ppl would not be so ignorant towards DPM's. Yes they do get called Dr. blah blah. Its really not that different from being a do or md they just specialize in the foot and ankle area. They do surgrey and they write prescriptions. I think its really weird that a lot of you ppl dont see the correlation between pods and medicine. Are you serious!?! Its not the least bit unusual to me for someone to consider medicine along with podiatry, dental, optometry, and PA. I considered them all myself. If you wanna work in healthcare and help people from a medical standpoint, then all those professions are similar. So to the original poster, by all means explore your options and apply to wherever you want. They will NEVER randomly ask you "oh by the way, did you apply to dpm schools also cuz you look like the type who would." And IF they do, feel free to lie cuz they arent checking.
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After I took the MCAT, and it was time to apply, I had trouble deciding between medical school and cosmotology school. I asked my mom for input, and she couldn't help either. On one hand, every mother wants a son who is a doctor, but at the same time, she is a cheap ass, and was intrigued by the possibility of free haircuts and makeovers and ****.

As a young child in Texas, obviously there is a lot of pressure to pursue a career in cosmotology. If you've ever read the book or seen the movie "friday morning lights", you get a good feel for the effect that cosmotology has on our culture. And to be honest, I was really leaning that direction at one point. But what really changed my mind was when I was shadowing a cosmotologist, and I got to see, first-hand, how it really was. I don't think I could take the pressure, so I chose medicine. I have been ostricized by my friends in many circles, but I have made friends in new circles. I am happy with my decision.

I'm going to be honest. I just realized that I don't know exactly what it is a cosmotologist does.
 
TexasTriathlete said:
After I took the MCAT, and it was time to apply, I had trouble deciding between medical school and cosmotology school. I asked my mom for input, and she couldn't help either. On one hand, every mother wants a son who is a doctor, but at the same time, she is a cheap ass, and was intrigued by the possibility of free haircuts and makeovers and ****.

As a young child in Texas, obviously there is a lot of pressure to pursue a career in cosmotology. If you've ever read the book or seen the movie "friday morning lights", you get a good feel for the effect that cosmotology has on our culture. And to be honest, I was really leaning that direction at one point. But what really changed my mind was when I was shadowing a cosmotologist, and I got to see, first-hand, how it really was. I don't think I could take the pressure, so I chose medicine. I have been ostricized by my friends in many circles, but I have made friends in new circles. I am happy with my decision.

I'm going to be honest. I just realized that I don't know exactly what it is a cosmotologist does.
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Cosmotologists are like beauticians and what not arent they? :laugh:LOL:laugh:
They specialize in Maybelline and Hair products.
 
TT- you had me for a second.
 
mastamark said:
Cosmotologists are like beauticians and what not arent they? :laugh:LOL:laugh:
They specialize in Maybelline and Hair products.
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Frederic Fekkai
Paul Mitchell
John Frieda
Ken Paves

and many many more make more $$ in a year than I will in my entire life.

Unless I invent something cool or win the lottery.

Oh, and no woman would underestimate a good stylist. When we find one we hang onto them for dear life.
 
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