NASA announced 2 doctors as astronauts

[aaronrodgers]

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Astronaut Candidate Jonny Kim
Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio

Military background. One was selected during his EM internship (so I guess he is not a certified medical doctor technically)

 

[LizzyM]

Kim and Rubio are the kind of medical school applicant the 5 LizzyM point rule for military veterans was invented for.

 

[Mad Jack]

Astronaut Candidate Jonny Kim
Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio

Military background. One was selected during his EM internship (so I guess he is not a certified medical doctor technically)

You're a doctor in internship. You just don't have a license.

 

[aaronrodgers]

You're a doctor in internship. You just don't have a license.

So you can call yourself a doctor but you just can't practice in any legal capacity right? Is it complicated to re-enter a residency program if you pull off something like Dr. Kim.

 

[aaronrodgers]

Kim and Rubio are the kind of medical school applicant the 5 LizzyM point rule for military veterans was invented for.

summa cum laude in math and navy seals...that's the type of competition for harvard, wow!

 

[Mad Jack]

So you can call yourself a doctor but you just can't practice in any legal capacity right? Is it complicated to re-enter a residency program if you pull off something like Dr. Kim.

For him? No. For like, you or me? Yeah. But he'll likely finish his intern year before he heads off to space, as they will likely want him to have a medical license for his work at NASA.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

These guys are badasses!

 

[BombsAway]

Astronaut Candidate Jonny Kim
Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio

Military background. One was selected during his EM internship (so I guess he is not a certified medical doctor technically)

He finished internship and was selected out of residency. I imagine his PD will let him back in when he returns from outer space. His career has been so impressive to watch. It wouldn't surprise me at all if this man is POTUS one day.

 

[alpinism]

You're a doctor in internship. You just don't have a license.

So not exactly.

It's complicated and varies by state but generally:

When you start internship you get an educational medical license.

Once you complete internship and pass step 3 you can apply for a full medical license.

 

[alpinism]

So you can call yourself a doctor but you just can't practice in any legal capacity right? Is it complicated to re-enter a residency program if you pull off something like Dr. Kim.

See my post above.

Depends on how long he decides to stay with NASA. If he decides to come back after 5 or 10 years he'll probably have to re-do intern year since by that time he'll have forgotten most of what he learned during internship and won't be able to function as a 2nd year EM resident.

 

[Mad Jack]

So not exactly.

It's complicated and varies by state but generally:

When you start internship you get an educational medical license.

Once you complete internship and pass step 3 you can apply for a full medical license.

It's not a license, at least not in my state, it's merely a training permit that allows you to engage in educational activities related to medicine at a designated institution.

 

[alpinism]

It's not a license, at least not in my state, it's merely a training permit that allows you to engage in educational activities related to medicine at a designated institution.

CT is weird.

AFAIK most states incl. Massachusetts (Kim's state) grant a educational (limited) license to interns.

http://www.bidmc.org/Medical-Educat...ial Limited License Application Kit 2011.ashx

 

[JustAPhD]

Now those are resumes! Both look like fantastic choices.

 

[bioboy23]

Jesus. Can you even imagine being that ****ing cool?

 

[YouEverHadOurSausages?]

I really hope they write autobiographies at some point.

 

[Mad Jack]

Now those are resumes! Both look like fantastic choices.

I bet if they posted on SDN there'd still be people saying they needed to do X amount of volunteer and clinical hours

 

[aaronrodgers]

I think @Goro need to bump up his clinical hours

 

[Goro]

I think @Goro need to bump up his clinical hours

This is what medical school would have done me:

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

I bet if they posted on SDN there'd still be people saying they needed to do X amount of volunteer and clinical hours

Combat medic doesn't count as clinical experience cause all they do is basic first aid. /s

 

[JustAPhD]

I bet if they posted on SDN there'd still be people saying they needed to do X amount of volunteer and clinical hours

"Have you considered a gap year?"

 

[Mad Jack]

"Have you considered a gap year?"

>SDN tells him he should take a gap year

>he goes to space

 

[WedgeDawg]

Wow didn't realize this (What's the worst possible mistake you can make at an interview?) was about a real person

 

[JustAPhD]

Wow didn't realize this (What's the worst possible mistake you can make at an interview?) was about a real person

Good god that was a journey.

 

[BombsAway]

Here's fellow Tillman Scholar, Dr. Kim teaching us how to be better humans.

 

[bioboy23]

Wow didn't realize this (What's the worst possible mistake you can make at an interview?) was about a real person

Oh my goodness... how was this my first time reading that post... absolute genius.

 

[aaronrodgers]

Here's fellow Tillman Scholar, Dr. Kim teaching us how to be better humans.

Great Video, thanks for finding this

 

[WildWing]

Astronaut Candidate Jonny Kim
Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio

Military background. One was selected during his EM internship (so I guess he is not a certified medical doctor technically)

Thanks for posting this! SDN was able to secure an interview with Dr. Jonny Kim during the NASA media window, so look for us to post that sometime next week.

 

[boogiecousins94]

Mgh has another person from dept of anesthesia on the active astronaut list but not sure if an MD

 

[mwsapphire]

This is what medical school would have done me:

So you can get a PhD and be a prof at a med school but you couldn't survive med school? Doesn't make sense ._.

"Have you considered a gap year?"

Although, that advice is generally given to people who actually need it ( like, they have no clinical experience or volunteering, just a ton of research and shadowing, etc.). I agree people on SDN are neurotic about the EC's but the gap year advice normally comes from someone who actually knows what they're talking about.

 

[JustAPhD]

So you can get a PhD and be a prof at a med school but you couldn't survive med school? Doesn't make sense ._. .

Although, that advice is generally given to people who actually need it ( like, they have no clinical experience or volunteering, just a ton of research and shadowing, etc.). I agree people on SDN are neurotic about the EC's but the gap year advice normally comes from someone who actually knows what they're talking about. .

Oh I know. I'm just being facetious.

 

[WildWing]

We published the interview with Jonny Kim today:

Q&A with Jonny Kim, MD, 2017 NASA Astronaut Candidate - Student Doctor Network

Enjoy!