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[noquarter1]

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I was, until recently, planning on going into PT. For a variety of reasons (lack of certain privileges, underpaid imo), I decided to go to med school instead. So my question is will continuing on as PT society president have any sort of positive impact on my app, or should I just go ahead and step down, so to speak? I've already joined the pre-med society, but they don't have any leadership positions open. Thoughts?

 

[mauberley]

What are you doing as president of your society?

 

[HAV000]

I was, until recently, planning on going into PT. For a variety of reasons (lack of certain privileges, underpaid imo), I decided to go to med school instead. So my question is will continuing on as PT society president have any sort of positive impact on my app, or should I just go ahead and step down, so to speak? I've already joined the pre-med society, but they don't have any leadership positions open. Thoughts?

I think it's important to have leadership experience, so I wouldn't view the position as a minus just because it's not pre-med. It's still in a related healthcare field

 

[noquarter1]

What are you doing as president of your society?

As president I'm more or less doing some and delegating some of the following: organizing trips to PT clinics, organizing school sponsored trips to PT programs at nearby universities (nearby being a very relative word 😉), organizing info sessions on all things PT and how to become a PT, etc. In terms of doing stuff, I'm very involved, I just don't want med school to see my app and say "hey, this guy isn't even serious about being a physician, he has an identity crisis". I don't know, maybe I'm over thinking this...

 

[mauberley]

As president I'm more or less doing some and delegating some of the following: organizing trips to PT clinics, organizing school sponsored trips to PT programs at nearby universities (nearby being a very relative word 😉), organizing info sessions on all things PT and how to become a PT, etc. In terms of doing stuff, I'm very involved, I just don't want med school to see my app and say "hey, this guy isn't even serious about being a physician, he has an identity crisis". I don't know, maybe I'm over thinking this...

I don't think it's an issue, personally. There are plenty of reasons you might want to continue on in your role that are separate from deriving a professional benefit from it. But that's just my opinion.

 

[noquarter1]

I don't think it's an issue, personally. There are plenty of reasons you might want to continue on in your role that are separate from deriving a professional benefit from it. But that's just my opinion.

I stayed on this semester for that reason. I enjoy leadership, and also helping others along their path as much as possible, as limited as my influence might be. Unfortunately it is human nature to look for the extrinsic rewards as well as the intrinsic. I'll step down after this semester, though; doesn't exactly seem fitting that the PT society president isn't even going to PT school. cheers.

 

[mauberley]

I stayed on this semester for that reason. I enjoy leadership, and also helping others along their path as much as possible, as limited as my influence might be. Unfortunately it is human nature to look for the extrinsic rewards as well as the intrinsic. I'll step down after this semester, though; doesn't exactly seem fitting that the PT society president isn't even going to PT school. cheers.

Understandable. Best of luck to you.

 

[rafflecopter]

Sheesh, in Class of 2015 thread, the abbreviation PT has a far different meaning.

 

[mauberley]

Sheesh, in Class of 2015 thread, the abbreviation PT has a far different meaning.

That was not lost on me.

 

[Suncrusher]

I was, until recently, planning on going into PT.

You should definitely go to PT. It's awesome there.

 

[dbeast]

Sheesh, in Class of 2015 thread, the abbreviation PT has a far different meaning.

Dang the whole time I was reading thinking "I don't get it..."

Now I do

 

[cliffhuxtableDO]

Sheesh, in Class of 2015 thread, the abbreviation PT has a far different meaning.

president of the PT society, you gotta be shake weight talented.

 

[Suncrusher]

All the members of our thread have invaded this one. And we have forcefully reappropriated the acronym PT until it meant what we wanted it to. We should do this to other threads more often 👍

 

[Asyouwereatrio]

The whole time I read this I was just thinking of the OP doing PT.

 

[CougarMD]

This thread gets a thumbs up.👍

 

[cliffhuxtableDO]

This thread gets a thumbs up.👍

where?

 

[dbeast]

OP, on behalf of the 2015 thread, I apologize for the thread hijacking... Leaving PT in favor of medical school is a serious decision that should not be taken lightly. I'm sure there are some aspects of PT you will miss, but I'd argue that in the end, it will fulfill you more deeply. And certain specialties can take you back to your PT roots, should you choose to return to PT one day.

 

[S6MD]

thread hijack as well. i left PT school to apply to med school. i guess i won't regret it until i realize i could have worked 9-5, no weekends, no call, and made good money.

oh crap.

 

[noquarter1]

i changed from PT because i can see myself becoming frustrated in a few years by not being able to order x rays, give prescriptions, having hands tied by physicians, etc. i would hate to realize in 10 years that I would have been much happier as a doc, but be unable to do much about it. my two cents.

 

[lisi326]

i changed from PT because i can see myself becoming frustrated in a few years by not being able to order x rays, give prescriptions, having hands tied by physicians, etc. i would hate to realize in 10 years that I would have been much happier as a doc, but be unable to do much about it. my two cents.

I feel ya. I'm finishing my OT degree now and starting med school in August. I like OT, but doing my rotations has only proven that OT makes me feel like I'm standing on the edge of all I stuff I really love and care about without any hope of getting closer to it. But I am going to treat the rehab staff really nicely someday 🙂