Will this hurt my chances at a residency spot?

[Dr_van_Nostrand]

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So to get right to the point, I'm a big guy. I played linebacker in college at a small school and after college I kept lifting weights. Nobody would accuse me of being obese (could drop a few) but it is more the fact that I have lots of muscle.

I'm currently an M1 and have cut back on working out due to necessity, but will a perceived lack of fine motor skills hurt my chances down the road for a specialty like ophtho?

 

[percyeye]

Yes. They don't allow anyone who can bench over 225lbs into Ophthalmology.

 

[siliso]

I guess if you have poor fine motor skills it would? But you can demonstrate that your fine motor skills are indeed fine despite your massive mitts, right?

 

[Dr_van_Nostrand]

I guess if you have poor fine motor skills it would? But you can demonstrate that your fine motor skills are indeed fine despite your massive mitts, right?

I have no reason to think otherwise, just didn't know if I'd have the opportunity to demonstrate that at an interview.

 

[siliso]

I mean on your rotations and such. If your evaluations say you’re a clumsy oaf maybe you’ll have problems, otherwise probably not. FWIW I have met ophthalmologists of many and varied bodily habitus.

 

[salami bahama]

We need you.

 

[Etorphine]

a) you're probably not as swole as you think you are. b) most people don't relate your muscle to how well you can operate

 

[increscence]

Not remotely a problem for any specialty.