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Hey forum

I'm getting ready for an exciting year at Scholl and had some questions to 3rd or 4th year students. Do we start seeing patients during clinical rotations, and can we prescribe medication? How much chip and clip (routine care) do we do? Thanks for your insight. Scholl 2011

 

[cool_vkb]

Hey forum

I'm getting ready for an exciting year at Scholl and had some questions to 3rd or 4th year students. Do we start seeing patients during clinical rotations, and can we prescribe medication? How much chip and clip (routine care) do we do? Thanks for your insight. Scholl 2011

I know Pods do routine nail care. but does it really makes a major chunk of our practice or clinical training. Is it done by DPM during his practice or is done by the DPM assistant in his office and RN or CNA in the Nursing Home.

 

[krabmas]

I know Pods do routine nail care. but does it really makes a major chunk of our practice or clinical training. Is it done by DPM during his practice or is done by the DPM assistant in his office and RN or CNA in the Nursing Home.

Let's strt with residency - some have lots of chip and clip and others do not. This is something to look closely at when externing. If there is a certain location that students cannot visit ask lots of questions about this location.

In practice - it depends on your practice and what you want to do or are able to do. Some people were not made to be surgeons. You do not need to chip and clip just because you are not a surgeon but this seems to suplement the income. Most surgeons still chip and clip.
Whether you or the assistant cut the nails is up to your business model or what the group decides. Some practices have student externs do it. Others have nurses and other medical professionals do it. I do not think that any pod assistant is allowed to debride nails. Anyone can cut nails which is not necessarily billable to insurance. The debridement of nails can only be done by certain medical professionals. This is what I have heard anyway.

 

[doclm]

Let's strt with residency - some have lots of chip and clip and others do not. This is something to look closely at when externing. If there is a certain location that students cannot visit ask lots of questions about this location.

In practice - it depends on your practice and what you want to do or are able to do. Some people were not made to be surgeons. You do not need to chip and clip just because you are not a surgeon but this seems to suplement the income. Most surgeons still chip and clip.
Whether you or the assistant cut the nails is up to your business model or what the group decides. Some practices have student externs do it. Others have nurses and other medical professionals do it. I do not think that any pod assistant is allowed to debride nails. Anyone can cut nails which is not necessarily billable to insurance. The debridement of nails can only be done by certain medical professionals. This is what I have heard anyway.

I've clipped many nails being a CNA, so I think your correct about the debridement vs nail clip procedures.

 

[cool_vkb]

I've clipped many nails being a CNA, so I think your correct about the debridement vs nail clip procedures.

Wow man u were also a CNA, i also have a CNA license. he eh. and i think u r a Medical technologist also right. i was also in my 3rd year Medical technologist course at marquette. May god bless you and give me a lot of inspiration from you. We are pre-med brothers. he he.

 

[helpfuldoc2b]

Wow man u were also a CNA, i also have a CNA license. he eh. and i think u r a Medical technologist also right. i was also in my 3rd year Medical technologist course at marquette. May god bless you and give me a lot of inspiration from you. We are pre-med brothers. he he.

So are you in medical or Pod school? Whats your stats just curious of the change from med tech to pod.

 

[Dr. Gangrene]

Very interesting. I too once worked as a cna, and also studied medical technology at my university. I have a friend who is a first year at AZPOD, also a medtech undergrad.

 

[Ski Bum]

the school clinic has a good variety...i never ended up chiping and clipping very much till community service. watch out for the VA's, there is a lot of that going on. i do not understand why scholl students dont come over to NCVA on monday/wednesday afternoon for Wrobel's clinic. that is why they set that clinic up...now it is run by the externs...maybe something to start asking over there at the mother ship

 

[cool_vkb]

Very interesting. I too once worked as a cna, and also studied medical technology at my university. I have a friend who is a first year at AZPOD, also a medtech undergrad.

I think a BS in Medical Technology is an excellent option for Pre-Meds or Pre-dents or Pre-Pods. Medical technology course combines Anatomy, Physiology, Orgo, Biochem,Patho,Physics,Genetics, Immunology and many other interesting subjects along with Clincals in major hospital systems where you get a very good exposure.

Even in Proffesional Schools, Med tehcs have the flexibility of working during weekends or night shifts and making easily $18-20/hr. Something a Bio or Psych or traditional pre-med cant. So financially also it helps a lot. I never completed my Med tech bcoz i didnt wanted to stay one more year. I wanted to start Pod school ASAP. Plus, i have Radiography License and MRI training and I work as a MRI technologist (making $32/hr) 😎 so i thought iam ready for Pod school as i can earn good money on weekends and occasional evening shifts.

 

[txlioness]

I think a BS in Medical Technology is an excellent option for Pre-Meds or Pre-dents or Pre-Pods. Medical technology course combines Anatomy, Physiology, Orgo, Biochem,Patho,Physics,Genetics, Immunology and many other interesting subjects along with Clincals in major hospital systems where you get a very good exposure.

Even in Proffesional Schools, Med tehcs have the flexibility of working during weekends or night shifts and making easily $18-20/hr. Something a Bio or Psych or traditional pre-med cant. So financially also it helps a lot. I never completed my Med tech bcoz i didnt wanted to stay one more year. I wanted to start Pod school ASAP. Plus, i have Radiography License and MRI training and I work as a MRI technologist (making $32/hr) 😎 so i thought iam ready for Pod school as i can earn good money on weekends and occasional evening shifts.

i guess i am in good company 🙂 I am a Medical Technologist, too. I make okay money here in Texas ($26/hr), so it's not too shabby. 👍 I made more as a travel technologist. anywho, I only have my Associates in the field (but have 10 years exp), but will be graduating in May with my BS in the field.

Like cool_vkb said, the coursework as a med tech will probably be very helpful. 👍

And working in the hospitals, you get to know alot of the doctors. I thought it was funny that I used to work at a hospital that is a residency for pods. I currently work for a hospital system that is also a pod residency. 🙂