How tall are doctors

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Be nice guys...... this is a serious thread, and it certainly deserves a serious answer. All male Physicians are 6'2, while all female Physicians are 5'8. There are no exceptions to this rule, so I wouldn't even bother applying if I were you. At interviews, they always measure the height of both male and female applicants, and if they don't match up to the heights I listed, they are rejected on the spot. Hope this helps!
 
Gregor Wiesmann said:
Be nice guys...... this is a serious thread, and it certainly deserves a serious answer. All male Physicians are 6'2, while all female Physicians are 5'8. There are no exceptions to this rule, so I wouldn't even bother applying if I were you. At interviews, they always measure the height of both male and female applicants, and if they don't match up to the heights I listed, they are rejected on the spot. Hope this helps!
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Don't think he will make the cut.
 
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Inspiring story, http://pages.jh.edu/~jhumag/0499web/ortho.html
 
I can't even with some of these threads. There's no written rule about how tall you have to be, to become a doc. I'm lucky to be taller than 6 foot but I've seen male docs as short as 5'3. I'm also sure there was a thread about this a while back.
 
I'm not sure there's an average height, but I can guaranty that will find that every attending you ever go into an OR with during med school or residency will be a foot shorter or taller than you, no matter your height, such that the table will be at an uncomfortable position. And the more awkward or uncomfortable the position is for you, the longer the procedure.
 
Okay 5'8" is pretty good. Glad to know males are generally taller than 6'0". Thank you
 
I think Ortho's height requirement is 6'5. Bench of 250lbs minimum.
 
They're about as tall as people, give or take. Your exceptional height and no doubt monster-sized hands will likely be well suited to surgery. And as everyone knows, surgeons are taller and more attractive than those on the med side of things:

http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7582/1291?variant=abstract
 
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Oh please you aren't even that tall.
 
xffan624 said:
If OP is a female, that's a bit outside the norm. I'm the other direction, excessively short at 5 ft 1/2 inch. Regardless, just like in real life you will have people taller and shorter than you.
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My bad I though the OP was a male
 
RWynd123 said:
I think Ortho's height requirement is 6'5. Bench of 250lbs minimum.
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I believe the formula that ortho PDs use is Bench + Board Score > 500

And as far as the height discussion, I'm only 6'1 so I need to make up for it by being extraordinarily arrogant if I'm going to hack it in medicine.
 
O Grady said:
I believe the formula that ortho PDs use is Bench + Board Score > 500

And as far as the height discussion, I'm only 6'1 so I need to make up for it by being extraordinarily arrogant if I'm going to hack it in medicine.
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Actually you're good for medicine but a midget in surgery. Only turn up the arrogance if you like cutting.
 
Anyways the height is only an issue if you make it out to be. Hold your chin up and keep your posture straight. I'm 6'3 and I don't give a damn about whether I'm making anyone uncomfortable.
 
Law2Doc said:
I'm not sure there's an average height, but I can guaranty that will find that every attending you ever go into an OR with during med school or residency will be a foot shorter or taller than you, no matter your height, such that the table will be at an uncomfortable position. And the more awkward or uncomfortable the position is for you, the longer the procedure.
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There absolutely is an average height for doctors, you just don't know what it is.
 
Law2Doc said:
I'm not sure there's an average height, but I can guaranty that will find that every attending you ever go into an OR with during med school or residency will be a foot shorter or taller than you, no matter your height, such that the table will be at an uncomfortable position. And the more awkward or uncomfortable the position is for you, the longer the procedure.
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My clinical instructor in nursing school was about a foot shorter than me. She was a great instructor but I always dreaded repositioning patients with her.
 
Shortest person in my class was somewhere around 4'11". And she's going into surgery.

Tallest person in my class is somewhere around 6'5". Since we have like 5 really tall guys in our class, I can never remember which one is the tallest, but they're going into a range of specialties, mostly surgical in nature (the notable exception is the FM one).
 
Good, because in my ideal world I'd marry another doctor so 6'2"+ sounds great.
 
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