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I'm extremely angry right now. I just had a DO student at the school where I'm at right now (I'm a Biomedical sciences masters student) tell me that he would go to an orthopedic surgeon WAAAY before he would go to a podiatrist if he needed foot or ankle work done because they're obviously more qualified. I told him the two schools I'm interviewing at are actually medical schools. My friends and I (they're all DO students and good friends of mine at the school) were out eating sushi and I seriously about jumped across the table and decked this guy.
Please tell me this is a very rare instance of a narcissistic medical student who doesn't have any clue what he was talking about.
I have been intensely researching Podiatry and have shadowed or talked to 5 or 6 podiatrists since I've been considering this route. I know what they do, and I know without a doubt they're just as qualified and arguably more qualified than an orthopedic surgeon to do what they do depending on the residency and school.
I guess like it or not there will be this attitude with idiots like this guy for a long time to come, I will just have to develop thick skin and laugh it off. I'm still very angry because I KNOW this is what I want to do. I'll just have to laugh next time I guess to avoid these pissing matches.
Please tell me this is a very rare instance of a narcissistic medical student who doesn't have any clue what he was talking about.
I have been intensely researching Podiatry and have shadowed or talked to 5 or 6 podiatrists since I've been considering this route. I know what they do, and I know without a doubt they're just as qualified and arguably more qualified than an orthopedic surgeon to do what they do depending on the residency and school.
I guess like it or not there will be this attitude with idiots like this guy for a long time to come, I will just have to develop thick skin and laugh it off. I'm still very angry because I KNOW this is what I want to do. I'll just have to laugh next time I guess to avoid these pissing matches.