Success?

[pupsingh]

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do people consider podiatrits as successful people? i know its a general question but just in terms of perception. like if someone lived in poverty growing up and ended up becoming a podiatrist would that person be considered a success story? like a rags to riches?

 

[tea_tu]

do people consider podiatrits as successful people? i know its a general question but just in terms of perception. like if someone lived in poverty growing up and ended up becoming a podiatrist would that person be considered a success story? like a rags to riches?

I've gotten positive reactions from me going to podiatric medical school. I think subjecting yourself through the med school applications is a success story in itself.

 

[cool_vkb]

do people consider podiatrits as successful people? i know its a general question but just in terms of perception. like if someone lived in poverty growing up and ended up becoming a podiatrist would that person be considered a success story? like a rags to riches?

Many people dont even know the difference between a Podiatrist and MD. They infact think we have to go to Medical school and then do some specialization in Podiatry.. So far who ever i spoke i had to literally explain them entire US health career education system and how podiatry is different from MD and etc. lol! But once they understood the entire thing they were very impressed by my achievement😀

If the question is rag to riches then an average income of podiatrist is around $160k-170K.And that i think is very impressive.

If someone doesnt consider a profesional who has a doctorate degree and make $180K as succesfull then i dont know what exactly is the definition of success.

 

[PMSIII]

do people consider podiatrits as successful people? i know its a general question but just in terms of perception. like if someone lived in poverty growing up and ended up becoming a podiatrist would that person be considered a success story? like a rags to riches?

No, if you become a podiatrist then you're a total loser. J/K.

Well look at it this way. What would it take to become a podiatrist? 3-4 years of undergrad - so a BS or BA of some sort usually. Would this be viewed as success? Absolutely! Then you have to get accepted to a college of podiatric medicine, and then graduate after 4 grueling years with a doctor of podiatric medicine - again, would this be viewed as success? Absoultely! A few months prior to graduation, you'd need to match into a residency program, and then after graduating, you have to go through and complete 3 (sometimes 2) years of post graduate and surgical training. Would this be viewed as success? Again, Absoultely.

So you see where I'm going with this. I understand if you are new to investigating this profession and are trying to gather as much info as possible - and I would to, because this is a big decision in your life. I can definitely respect that. However, I strongly advise you in whatever profession that you choose to pursue (podiatry or not) to look for something that would make you happy in making a difference in others lives, not for the sake of obtaining the approval from others around you.

Good luck!

 

[WannaBeDPM]

I agree...Societal pressures may be one of the larger drives behind many of us striving toward higher academia...However, in my opinion, after a certain point one must realize that success can only be defined by oneself...you have to be confident that these years of hardship that you are dedicating to this field- are worthwhile...it has to keep you interested and engaged...you have to understand that you are being given an opportunity to make a positive impact on people's lives....if that's not success...I don't know what is...

.....but $100k+ sounds pretty sweet too...👍

 

[Dr. Gangrene]

I think you should evaluate what you want to DO in life. I see you have a lot of posts in the Dental forums. Many people have explored questions w/ dpm vs. dental vs. d.o. vs. m.d. etc.

I once suggested one look at what they are going to DO once done w/ school. Make sure you do all of your research now so you don't waste time and money going into a profession you won't enjoy. You don't want to do a "back up career" at this level of the game.

Good luck.

 

[Feli]

There are successes and failures in any career field. I'd be more concerned with your own personal standards of "success" than those of other people.

 

[blooh]

There are successes and failures in any career field. I'd be more concerned with your own personal standards of "success" than those of other people.

+1


i think alot of poeple go into the medical field in terms of status quo, how they look in terms of other people, and that is absolutely the worst reason to go into medicine..

- Danny

 

[whiskers]

Folks who do things in life to please other people end up the biggest losers because they spend a good majority of their time pleasing everyone and worried about how they will look. Then when they finally grow up and realise that they squandered their life to appeasing others, they're like...totally screwed.

 

[Cheetos]

do people consider podiatrits as successful people? i know its a general question but just in terms of perception. like if someone lived in poverty growing up and ended up becoming a podiatrist would that person be considered a success story? like a rags to riches?

I believe a $100,000+ yearly salary would be perceived as successful by the general public.

Sure you may be successful but you still gotta ask yourself "can I do this for the rest of my life" and "do I express interest and enjoy doing it" If you can't answer these questions firmly, then you're in the wrong field. I also noticed that you're a fellow Aggie! I just graduated last week 😀 So what made you interested in Pod? From your previous posts, seems like you're more into dent. Not many of us pre-poders here at Davis.