Why did you choose DPM vs MD or DO

[travel10]

Hello all,
I was just wondering if there were any big reasons as to why you chose DPM- besides living a balanced career-personal life, money or just genuinely liking it- what drew you to this field? And what drew you away from others...

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[FootAndAnkle]

Hello all,
I was just wondering if there were any big reasons as to why you chose DPM- besides living a balanced career-personal life, money or just genuinely liking it- what drew you to this field? And what drew you away from others...

Wow, I'm interested, too - what else is left besides all that? I'd be surprised if anybody didn't go into it for at least one of these reasons.

 

[ucfgrad10]

Extra letters behind my name.

 

[newfeet]

Extra letters behind my name.

Same here... Thinking about getting more.

 

[GreenGreen]

I chose DPM because I loved following podiatrists the most because they do skin, soft tissue, surgery, biomechanics, pediatrics, etc. etc. it was far more interesting to me. I also have a foot fetish (Juuuust kidding). As for "easy scheduling/lifestyle" I don't know about that because many podiatrists work around 50-60 hours a week. It all depends where you end up working and what you want.

I knew I wouldn't have that great of board scores or class ranking... if I went DO or MD I had a high chance of being a GP or going into psych (the two lowest board score averages) which I didn't have any interest in doing. By choosing DPM I chose my specialty right off the bat - no matter my scores or ranking.