70% lol...your governing body's website says that 60% of graduates become PCP's.
Hence why I said 'the graduating class last year,' not 'all practicing DOs in general.'
The code of federal regulations says pods are physicians...sorry the bureau of labor statistics isn't up to snuff?
Really? Can you provide some proof please. Here is what I found from the code of federal regulations:
(a) Sources who can provide evidence to establish an impairment. We need evidence from acceptable medical sources to establish whether you have a medically determinable impairment(s). See §404.1508. Acceptable medical sources are
(1) Licensed physicians (medical or osteopathic doctors);
(2) Licensed or certified psychologists. Included are school psychologists, or other licensed or certified individuals with other titles who perform the same function as a school psychologist in a school setting, for purposes of establishing mental ******ation, learning disabilities, and borderline intellectual functioning only;
(3) Licensed optometrists, for purposes of establishing visual disorders only (except, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, licensed optometrists, for the measurement of visual acuity and visual fields only);
(4) Licensed podiatrists, for purposes of establishing impairments of the foot, or foot and ankle only, depending on whether the State in which the podiatrist practices permits the practice of podiatry on the foot only, or the foot and ankle; and
(5) Qualified speech-language pathologists, for purposes of establishing speech or language impairments only. For this source, "qualified" means that the speech-language pathologist must be licensed by the State professional licensing agency, or be fully certified by the State education agency in the State in which he or she practices, or hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
They seem to actually make a pretty clear distinction between physicians (MD/DO) and podiatrists, and it appears as if the podiatrists are not lumped in to the physician category (though MDs and DOs are).
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-1513.htm
I'm not upset, frustrated, etc. with any situation. I chose podiatry school because that's the specialty I wanted to go into. If I could have done that at an MD program I would have. Sorry, would not have subjected myself to OMM. I just find it funny that DO students, who are part of a profession that had these same comments made about them are so intent on insisting another group is inferior.
You're both muddling areas and confusing me with this statement:
1. If you could have gone MD you would have, but you didn't so now you're going DPM? Is that what you said in the above statement??
This doesn't seem to add much validity to the being proud, upfront, not insecure, etc, side of the argument.
2. The difference between MDs making comments regarding DOs (which, by the way, only happens on the pre-medical level) is that they can rant, rave, and bash all they want ... it doesn't change the fact that DOs are fully licensed physicians who can practice in every field/asset of medicine that an MD can. The same cannot be said about DPMs. Additionally, I believe both Sideways and I stated multiple times that we were not considering Podiatry inferior by ANY means. We were just saying it's not medical school. I don't consider dentistry or physical therapy inferior either, but I would take issue with either of these health care professionals claiming they went to 'medical school.'
3. I'm not sure where you're going with the OMM component. It seems to me as if you have no real knowledge on the subject and have based an opinion around the same type of bad research you feel is dropped onto podiatry.
Nice straw man though ...
And don't lump in residency and BC with the USMLE/COMLEX. The whole post is about being a "medical student"...unless during residency you are going to introduce yourself as a "student". As far as the first 4 years go, when you are a "student", I don't see DO's receiving more medical training than DPM's. If a pod passed the USMLE's would you consider him/her a "medical student"?
Wow, swing and a miss.
My point is that if Podiatry school was medical school ... why can't you sit for the national medical school boards, complete the federally funded residency positions, and become certified by the medical specialty boards??? Every student who successfully completes medical school in the US can do this ... can you??
You don't see DOs receiving more medical training than DPMs during MEDICAL school??? Really??? I find this interesting. I've compared the curricula, and while the first two years have striking similarities, the last two (which are still 'school') are quite different. If you really believe that DOs don't receive more relevant medical experience and Pods receive more general podiatry experience during these two years, than you are simply arguing for the sake of arguing.
Furthermore, you've muddled the point even further with the 'pass USLME = med student' argument. My point was that this is the national medical student examination. If you're eligible to take it, you are a medical student.
However, for the sake of my point ... sure! Go register, take, and pass the USMLE and I will consider you a medical student
