Why did you choose DPM vs MD or DO
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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.
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Same here... Thinking about getting more.
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.
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.
