Consider a switch from DPT school.

[kmcguire]

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First, allow me to apologize for replication of any old threads and asking a question that is probably tough for any of you to answer given the fact that you have never been physical therapists. I am in my first year at a DPT program, and I am somewhat disillusioned with the quality of the curriculum as well the ability of my fellow students. It isn't that every class is a waste of time, but I am beginning to suspect a lot of the courses that have been added to fulfill the "D" in the DPT are surface level versions of subjects that need to be treated with more much depth to have any understanding.

That being said, I see this as leading to limitations in my scope of practice. These concerns, along with my debt to salary ratio, has caused me to seriously consider PM&R. I am a tricky situation because I was a bad undergrad student years ago (graduated in 2005), a good student when it came to prerequisites years later, and a good student now (3.7ish GPA) and a good test taker (1470 GRE), so I am unsure on getting into med school in the first place.

Any advice? Has anyone made this switch? Am I nuts to try it myself? Do I have a chance in hell to actually get in front of an admissions committee and get them to see the difference between a 20 year old journalism student who didn't care about school and a 29 year old who is clearly qualified for med school?

 

[DPT2DO2PMR]

Send me a private message and Ill try to answer your questions about going from DPT to osteo/allo med school to PM&R

 

[DOctorJay]

I made the switch and I'm thrilled but medicine is changing and is not worth the debt it takes to get through. So either do it if you get all scholarship and won't be happy with anything else or become a PA.

 

[nangus]

I am having similar questions about DPT vs PM&R but I am suppose to start PT in May (OOS no less).

I could also use any gems of advice you can offer through your experience.

 

[Jitter Bug]

I would encourage you guys not to consider this DPT vs PM&R but PT vs MD. You will spend 4 years in medical school, and you may not even want PM&R when you finish. Most of my classmates started off all in love with one field and ended up picking another once they knew more about it. But they all loved the doctor thing. Except the few who realized they made a big mistake and quit to do research, or computer programming, or day trading.