Pod school experience

[Medfieldfuture]

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What is some good patient contact jobs that you can get to put on your résumé for podiatry school? Thank you

 

[heybrother]

All the same things that look good on an MD application will look good on a podiatry application.

 

[Medfieldfuture]

I'm not sure of this is good but would being an EMT be good experience with patients? Last I saw it was good patient contact experience for med school as well

 

[MaxillofacialMN]

What is some good patient contact jobs that you can get to put on your résumé for podiatry school? Thank you

Just as a word of advice: don't do the patient contact jobs if you only want to bolster your resume. If you'd prefer to work at Chuck E Cheese or in a research lab, or as Mickey Mouse on a Disney Cruise ship (I looked into this one...), do that instead. Patient contact jobs aren't going to make or break your application to podiatry schools. If you aren't socially challenged, your GPA > 2.9, and your MCAT > 20 you will (95% of the time...) get into a podiatry school.

You're (presumably) young! Have fun, and work someplace that you want to work. Don't work as an EMT/Phlebotomist/Receptionist because you think it will help you somehow. If these sound like the jobs you want regardless of your application, then obviously pursue them. If not, then don't.

 

[cpinkows]

Just as a word of advice: don't do the patient contact jobs if you only want to bolster your resume. If you'd prefer to work at Chuck E Cheese or in a research lab, or as Mickey Mouse on a Disney Cruise ship (I looked into this one...), do that instead. Patient contact jobs aren't going to make or break your application to podiatry schools. If you aren't socially challenged, your GPA > 2.9, and your MCAT > 20 you will (95% of the time...) get into a podiatry school.

You're (presumably) young! Have fun, and work someplace that you want to work. Don't work as an EMT/Phlebotomist/Receptionist because you think it will help you somehow. If these sound like the jobs you want regardless of your application, then obviously pursue them. If not, then don't.

There are significant benefits to jobs with direct pt. contact beyond resume bolstering however. I understand you're only recommending against these kind of jobs if resume building is one's only goal, but just wanted to clarify to the OP.

 

[chrisj1982]

Just as a word of advice: don't do the patient contact jobs if you only want to bolster your resume. If you'd prefer to work at Chuck E Cheese or in a research lab, or as Mickey Mouse on a Disney Cruise ship (I looked into this one...), do that instead. Patient contact jobs aren't going to make or break your application to podiatry schools. If you aren't socially challenged, your GPA > 2.9, and your MCAT > 20 you will (95% of the time...) get into a podiatry school.

You're (presumably) young! Have fun, and work someplace that you want to work. Don't work as an EMT/Phlebotomist/Receptionist because you think it will help you somehow. If these sound like the jobs you want regardless of your application, then obviously pursue them. If not, then don't.

I mean I've looked at averages...but still...is it really this easy?

 

[MaxillofacialMN]

I mean I've looked at averages...but still...is it really this easy?

Yes.

 

[cpinkows]

I mean I've looked at averages...but still...is it really this easy?

The applicant/seat ratio is very low

 

[surfguy84]

kind of scary some of these people will one day be operating......no?

 

[EK18]

kind of scary some of these people will one day be operating......no?

Not really. The standard of entry is low but passing classes, passing boards, and graduating are a whole different story.

 

[jonod1107]

kind of scary some of these people will one day be operating......no?

Not really. Just look at Caribbean med schools. Getting accepted is easy but not failing out, not failing boards/getting high enough board scores, and getting into a good residency is very hard to do. This weeds out all the students who is not cut out for medicine.