Doctorate but no residency

[txlioness]

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I don't know if anyone has posed this question before but here goes. Considering that there are students that did not match and loans will be due shortly after graduation.

What is someone to do if they graduate and do not gain a residency besides the obvious advice to reapply and get a job?

What good can the doctorate do at that point? Is it worth attempting to reapply when odds are stacked against the graduate?

Can one work for any medical companies? Instrument sales? Medical supply sales? Consulting?

Does anyone know of anyone that this has occurred?

 

[emericana]

I don't know if anyone has posed this question before but here goes. Considering that there are students that did not match and loans will be due shortly after graduation.

What is someone to do if they graduate and do not gain a residency besides the obvious advice to reapply and get a job?

What good can the doctorate do at that point? Is it worth attempting to reapply when odds are stacked against the graduate?

Can one work for any medical companies? Instrument sales? Medical supply sales? Consulting?

Does anyone know of anyone that this has occurred?

uh.

you can be an overglorified lab tech?

 

[txlioness]

uh.

you can be an overglorified lab tech?

lol....but that requires certification....another exam...lol yikes!

 

[Podfather]

I don't know if anyone has posed this question before but here goes. Considering that there are students that did not match and loans will be due shortly after graduation.

What is someone to do if they graduate and do not gain a residency besides the obvious advice to reapply and get a job?

What good can the doctorate do at that point? Is it worth attempting to reapply when odds are stacked against the graduate?

Can one work for any medical companies? Instrument sales? Medical supply sales? Consulting?

Does anyone know of anyone that this has occurred?

My advice is to find an ethical DPM and work as a Podiatric assistant for a year. An ethical person can teach you practice management, let you see patients under their supervision, and help you obtain a residency.

 

[txlioness]

My advice is to find an ethical DPM and work as a Podiatric assistant for a year. An ethical person can teach you practice management, let you see patients under their supervision, and help you obtain a residency.

Thanks for the info! I have a friend that graduated last year and didn't obtain a residency after reapplying in my cycle this year. I wanted to give her some ideas on what she could possibly do.

Thanks again! 👍

 

[Royal Rooters]

Thanks for the info! I have a friend that graduated last year and didn't obtain a residency after reapplying in my cycle this year. I wanted to give her some ideas on what she could possibly do.

Thanks again! 👍

You could also have your friend apply for the AAPPM's preceptorship program. Because the residency shortage is something that won't be a quick-fix, some AAPPM members got together and tried to come up with a viable solution to help out graduates who won't have a residency in the interim.

In short, it's a 10 month paid curriculum where you get practice management experience while preparing for residencies the following year. There are enough positions for the number of graduates who will not have a residency spot this year, so this is a good way to stay actively involved in podiatry while learning a skill that isn't often taught to students during their four years in podiatry school.

Yes, this is the first year that this preceptorship is going to happen, so I'm sure that there will be kinks along to way. However, the guys at AAPPM truly want to help the students so this solution was devised.

Is this an ideal situation? No. Ideal would be each student having the opportunity to obtain a residency. Until that day comes, however, this AAPPM preceptorship is a great option that graduating students sans residency should consider.

I've attached more information about it in the PDF files. One file is a basic overview while the other is a list of FAQ's about the preceptorship. Feel free to contact your school's AAPPM student president if you have any other questions! 🙂

 

[txlioness]

You could also have your friend apply for the AAPPM's preceptorship program. Because the residency shortage is something that won't be a quick-fix, some AAPPM members got together and tried to come up with a viable solution to help out graduates who won't have a residency in the interim.

In short, it's a 10 month paid curriculum where you get practice management experience while preparing for residencies the following year. There are enough positions for the number of graduates who will not have a residency spot this year, so this is a good way to stay actively involved in podiatry while learning a skill that isn't often taught to students during their four years in podiatry school.

Yes, this is the first year that this preceptorship is going to happen, so I'm sure that there will be kinks along to way. However, the guys at AAPPM truly want to help the students so this solution was devised.

Is this an ideal situation? No. Ideal would be each student having the opportunity to obtain a residency. Until that day comes, however, this AAPPM preceptorship is a great option that graduating students sans residency should consider.

I've attached more information about it in the PDF files. One file is a basic overview while the other is a list of FAQ's about the preceptorship. Feel free to contact your school's AAPPM student president if you have any other questions! 🙂

Yea I remember hearing about this from our school's AAPPM rep. Thanks for the reminder. But I think ppl didn't know if the preceptorship was paid or not. That's good to hear that it is. I will email her the info 👍

Thanks!! 🙂

 

[txlioness]

Please excuse my ignorance if my question sounds stupid. Exactly what percentage of graduating students is not matched with residency?

It is hard to know at the moment because the scramble is still going on.