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c'mon lee, how 'bout a little law & med? i know osteopathic schools are scared, but the allopathic schools are all over it.
housecleaning said:how 'bout a little law & med? i know osteopathic schools are scared, but the allopathic schools are all over it.
When I did law school there were a couple of much older retired physicians in my law school classes - probably using law school as a way to keep sharp during their golden years. I suspect it was more fun for them doing it as a purely intellectual pursuit without having the looming pressures of passing the bar or finding a job.deuist said:I, too, vote for an MD/JD board. I would love to get both, not necessarily simultaneously. But I have been thinking about going to law school after practicing medicine for several years.
Law2Doc said:When I did law school there were a couple of much older retired physicians in my law school classes - probably using law school as a way to keep sharp during their golden years. I suspect it was more fun for them doing it as a purely intellectual pursuit without having the looming pressures of passing the bar or finding a job.
housecleaning said:c'mon lee, how 'bout a little law & med? i know osteopathic schools are scared, but the allopathic schools are all over it.
deuist said:Law2Doc,
I've read some of your posts on practicing law in the past. Was law school and the profession really that bad? I have several friends that have graduated L school in the past year; all of them hate their current jobs. They keep discouraging my undergrad friends from ever taking the pre-law track.
I think that I would like to try law---as you said---just for the interest. I'm not interested in selling my life over to a firm. I just like reading, writing, and argumentation (I'm a former debater).
ive always wondered who that is in your photo, certainly not youmshheaddoc said:funny my state DO school has a DO/JD program
Shredder said:ive always wondered who that is in your photo, certainly not you
And why not me?Shredder said:ive always wondered who that is in your photo, certainly not you
Law2Doc said:Just out of curiosity, for those looking into joint MD/JD or DO/JD degrees (as opposed to us career changers), what jobs are you hoping to get and how do you plan to leverage this masochistic combination of degrees?
mshheaddoc said:funny my state DO school has a DO/JD program
Really? UMDNJ is the only one?osucomdustin said:The only one!
mshheaddoc said:Really? UMDNJ is the only one?
Man, why am I leaving this state?osucomdustin said:Yep...it was the only one I found.
What would be a good occupation for this degree? I like the sound of it, but what would it be good for?housecleaning said:c'mon lee, how 'bout a little law & med? i know osteopathic schools are scared, but the allopathic schools are all over it.
MDTDO said:What would be a good occupation for this degree? I like the sound of it, but what would it be good for?
thanks
espbeliever said:... or maybe your law practice could be all about medical malpractice hah...
sad truth, probably most of the time it is the last scenerio...
Law2Doc said:I doubt that -- you'd be wasting a ton of time going to med school to do something you could do right out of law school.
There must be someone who knows what people really do with this combination -- I know it's not primarilly being an attorney at a firm or I would have come across them. Anyone?
deuist said:His website: themdjd.com
deuist said:There is an MD/JD here in Florida who specializes in malpractice law (on the bad guys' side). He even has T.V. commercials in which he talks about being such a great guy for having an MD, just before encouraging people to sue nursing homes and hospitals.
His website: themdjd.com
Law2Doc said:Yes, I'm sure there are some, but you don't need to do med school to do medmal - it's easier to find doctors to give advice and be your expert witnesses. 99.99% of all medmal attorneys aren't MDs (I made up the percent but I'm sure it's close). There will be some MDs who decide to practice law, and some who become expert witnesses, and one or two who go into teaching, but these can't be the draw of a 7 year joint degree. I'm asking what people who go into joint degrees really intend to do. Anyone?