when the interviewer asks what kind of doctor do you wanna be....

[libihero]

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has anyone ever said "plastic surgeon"? lol

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

Absolutely. I have a couple classmates who were inspired to go into medicine after working with plastic surgeons through a cleft palate clinic. I doubt many (if any) say they're interested only in cosmetic instead of reconstrutive though.

 

[HeatherMD]

the correct answer is "a good one"

 

[silverlining1]

the correct answer is "a good one"

Nice.

There are many reasons for wanting to be a plastic surgeon. I'm sure people have mentioned them in an interview.

I think it's most important to show that you've thought about things for specific reasons. It may be advisable to say that you're keeping an open mind - after all, many people decide or change their minds in med school.

 

[JokerMD]

i know a couple family friends who are in plastics....id say around 80% of all plastics docs do MOSTLY cosmetics. a couple (mostly at academic places) do other stuff.

plastics is a risky response to that question. if i were you, just say you wanna go into primary care (safest response).

 

[lord_jeebus]

The safest response is an honest answer

There are no bonus points for an interest in primary care.

 

[GoSpursGo]

There really isn't a "right answer to this question." What I've said so far in my interviews is "I feel an inkling that I might like to do X or Y, but I'm 85% sure I'm going to change my mind in my 3rd year when I get on my rotations anyways, so I don't put a whole lot of thought into this stuff. I figure there's still plenty of time to figure out the end-goal for my career," and for the most part I think it's gone over well. Of course, if you're one of those people who was born to be a surgeon or a pediatrician or what have you, by all means say so, you'll come off more genuine if you say what's really on your mind.

 

[stooges287]

i know a couple family friends who are in plastics....id say around 80% of all plastics docs do MOSTLY cosmetics. a couple (mostly at academic places) do other stuff.

plastics is a risky response to that question. if i were you, just say you wanna go into primary care (safest response).

No one is going to care if you go into primary care or not, unless that doc is a primary care doc. There's really no reason to BS your interest in a specialty, unless your reasons behind it are totally non-altruistic. In that case, I would think of a better explanation for your choice lol.

 

[chad5871]

I always say that I'm interested in a career in academic medicine, with a focus on patient care and involvement in education and research, but I'm unsure of the specialty I want to pursue and I'm trying to remain open-minded.

 

[Nemuri]

Just don't follow that with a story about how you love women like Tara Reid because she's from the same area as you and how you can't wait to perform cosmetic surgeries on your posh celebrity clientele.

 

[Slack3r]

I've shadowed two plastic surgeons. Both said to avoid mentioning plastics during interviews, despite reconstruction work, most people assume you want it for different reasons.

 

[airplanes]

Just don't follow that with a story about how you love women like Tara Reid because she's from the same area as you and how you can't wait to perform cosmetic surgeries on your posh celebrity clientele.

holy crap that guy was weird

 

[umean2tellme]

Just tell them at the moment you're considering Plastics b/c you've shadowed one and then talk about all the non-glamour parts of it and how you wanna help people with cleft palate or w/e. They know whatever you want to do as a premed isn't necessarily what you'll end up doing. Who knows after med school you might end up being a radiologist or go into FP.