certificate vs M.S.

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for specialty training, what is the difference and what are the advantages of having a M.S. compared to a certificate?
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dc-10 said:
for specialty training, what is the difference and what are the advantages of having a M.S. compared to a certificate?
Thanks
Ask yourself this: does the general public look at the MS on your sign and get a woody? Probably not. Therefore, no real benefit.
 
tx oms said:
Ask yourself this: does the general public look at the MS on your sign and get a woody? Probably not. Therefore, no real benefit.

I agree. I would way rather finish the specialty program a year early and not get the MS. Unless you have a insatiable urge to do research, I'd do the certificate.
 
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onetoothleft said:
Which residencies award an MS? Is it one extra year for all of them?
I was told this was the difference between the 2 and 3 year ortho programs.
 
drhobie7 said:
I was told this was the difference between the 2 and 3 year ortho programs.

same with 2 vs 3 year endo programs
 
There are plenty of 2 year Master's ortho programs out there. As far as what you do with it...you can be like one of the ortho faculty at my school who when signing his name obscured the "S" in "MS" to look very much like a "D"...what a f***ing tool.
 
drben said:
There are plenty of 2 year Master's ortho programs out there. As far as what you do with it...you can be like one of the ortho faculty at my school who when signing his name obscured the "S" in "MS" to look very much like a "D"...what a f***ing tool.

Anyone know why some programs are 2 and some are 3 years?