Originally posted by droliver
I guess the ends justify the means to some people
I didn't know that Immanual Kant posted on student doctor.
Please, Dr. Ethics,
Tell me why it is unethical for someone who is not positive what type of medicine they would like to practice to say that they may be interested in some primary care field, so long as it fits the institutions mission statement.
Here's another example for you:
I, personally, love research and I think it is a vital aspect to medicine. Without continued research, medicine would continue to repeat the same mistakes of the past.
When I mentioned this to one of my interviewers, she replied with, "If you love research so much, then you need to obtain a Ph.D.. We here train Osteopathic Physicians not researchers."
Now if that's not the biggest load of crap I've ever heard??!! I respect research, and I definitely would like to participate, but I do not want to obtain a Ph.D.
Dr. Oliver I don't know if you are an MD, or an Osteopathic physician but from personal experience, there is a difference in the interviews. Allopathic institution are much more lenient when it comes to choosing a specialty. Osteopathic medical schools are proud of the fact that they graduate over 50% primary care physicians (as they should be!). My point is, if you are a student, who wants to be a physicians, and believes in the osteopathic philosophy, then it would behoove
) I like that word) you, or it would be in your best interest when applying to stick to the educational philosophy of the school.
This is just my 2 cents