MD after DPT, possible or not ??

[Sweet_candy1394]

Please help me people
I wanna ask that after completion of 5 years of DPT + 1 year housejob , am I eligible of doing MD ? Or in simple , does a 5 year DPT holder is eligible of doing MD ? Or he can just do specialisation in any of the physiotherapy field?

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[BiffTheFlashRogers]

Are you asking if you can practice medicine right now as a DPT, or are you asking if you are eligible to apply into MD programs?

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

Are you asking if you can practice medicine right now as a DPT, or are you asking if you are eligible to apply into MD programs?

Actually i am a DPT holder , i wanna spply for MD
So i am asking if i am eligible of applying to MD program after my 5 years of DPT

 

[Aoshivam]

anyone can apply to become an MD provided they have completed the required prerequisites.

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

anyone can apply to become an MD provided they have completed the required prerequisites.

Thanks

 

[starrsgirl]

The big pieces you are probably missing include organic chemistry I and II, bio chem, take the MCATs and then I would say observation hours or some way to demonstrate you know what you are doing with the career change. The other issue may be that some of your science courses (from undergraduate) are too old and may need to be retaken.

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

The big pieces you are probably missing include organic chemistry I and II, bio chem, take the MCATs and then I would say observation hours or some way to demonstrate you know what you are doing with the career change. The other issue may be that some of your science courses (from undergraduate) are too old and may need to be retaken.

I have studied biochem in my 5 years of DPT program.

 

[beestrng]

If you search there are some threads about Pt to MD and you can find some info. Some of these dudes respond to PMs too. Very cool people.

~edited to make more sense

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

If you search there are some threads about Pt to MD. Some of these dudes respond to PMs too. Very cool people.

I wil search for these threads
Thanks fr telling

 

[starrsgirl]

I also recommend that you contact the MD schools directly and have them review your transcripts. I personally have had issues in the past with pre reqs being accepted that were taken at the graduate level (because they needed them to be a very specific undergrad class). I can't tell what level DPT you hold when you say it was a 5 year program. Are you saying you did 5 years of school after your bachelor's degree to get a doctorate in physical therapy?

 

[starrsgirl]

This thread makes so much more sense to me now (I saw your response in the other thread). If you are an international student, your system is probably different than the one here. To become a physical therapist in the US, generally students spend 4-5 years getting a bachelor's degree first. Then, they must apply to a Doctorate of Physical Therapy program (DPT) and study for another 3 years. After spending 7+ years in school to get a doctorate, it's not very common for physical therapists to go get another doctorate degree (sure, some do...but it's a lot of schooling). What is your degree level for physical therapy? Is it a bachelor's? If so, then you are right on track with practically any other student applying to medical school. It doesn't matter what degree you have to apply to medical school here....anyone can apply as long as you have taken the pre reqs which are bachelor level classes. You can find a list of pre requisites on every school's website under "admissions".

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

This thread makes so much more sense to me now (I saw your response in the other thread). If you are an international student, your system is probably different than the one here. To become a physical therapist in the US, generally students spend 4-5 years getting a bachelor's degree first. Then, they must apply to a Doctorate of Physical Therapy program (DPT) and study for another 3 years. After spending 7+ years in school to get a doctorate, it's not very common for physical therapists to go get another doctorate degree (sure, some do...but it's a lot of schooling). What is your degree level for physical therapy? Is it a bachelor's? If so, then you are right on track with practically any other student applying to medical school. It doesn't matter what degree you have to apply to medical school here....anyone can apply as long as you have taken the pre reqs which are bachelor level classes. You can find a list of pre requisites on every school's website under "admissions".

I have attached some files to show you the course outline here we study in 5 years of DPT program and this 5 year DPT prgram is total of 179 Credit Hours.
After 12 year of scooling (intermediate level) we go for studying DPT and after that 1 year of House Job.

 

[jblil]

OP - you will first need to apply to a US medical school. If you are accepted, the school will issue to you an I-20; you then use the I-20 to request an interview at the US Embassy (or a US Consulate) in Pakistan. If you pass the interview, the Embassy will give you a student visa so you can come to the US and study. So everything starts with being accepted by a US medical school. And that means satisfying all of their pre-reqs. Contact the schools directly, we can't tell you what is acceptable and what is not.

Read the information in these 2 links, then post your questions there.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/pre-medical-allopathic-md.10/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/pre-medical-osteopathic-do.13/
I won't sugarcoat it - it will be a long and arduous and costly route (you won't be able to attend most state medical schools, since you are an international student).

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

OP - you will first need to apply to a US medical school. If you are accepted, the school will issue to you an I-20; you then use the I-20 to request an interview at the US Embassy (or a US Consulate) in Pakistan. If you pass the interview, the Embassy will give you a student visa so you can come to the US and study. So everything starts with being accepted by a US medical school. And that means satisfying all of their pre-reqs. Contact the schools directly, we can't tell you what is acceptable and what is not.

Read the information in these 2 links, then post your questions there.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/pre-medical-allopathic-md.10/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/pre-medical-osteopathic-do.13/
I won't sugarcoat it - it will be a long and arduous and costly route (you won't be able to attend most state medical schools, since you are an international student).

Oky
Thanks a lot for this info, and guiding me.

 

[starrsgirl]

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I have attached some files to show you the course outline here we study in 5 years of DPT program and this 5 year DPT prgram is total of 179 Credit Hours.
After 12 year of scooling (intermediate level) we go for studying DPT and after that 1 year of House Job.

Thanks for sharing this info! Always cool to learn about how this field looks in other countries. It looks like you will need quite a few pre requisite classes to apply for a US medical school (Chemistry I and II, Biology I and II, Physics I and II, Organic Chemistry I and II to name a few). But definitely check out the admissions pages for your schools and contact the schools directly to make sure you are on the right route.

I'm curious that your program is still called a "doctorate level". So, you don't have to get a bachelor's or master's degree first? I think it's fair to say we have to do 12 years of intermediate schooling too (we say grade school, junior high and high school). THEN we have to do a bachelor's degree, then we can finally apply to a doctorate program.

What is a "house job"?

Again, thank you for sharing. I really appreciate your information!

 

[Azimuthal]

For the most part, you are ineligible for US medical schools. Typical US medical schools require 1 year of gen bio (anatomy and physiology not counted for most schools), 1 year of gen chem, 1 year of organic chem (sometimes 1 semester of biochem or biochem can be used to replace 1 course of organic chem), 1 year of physics, some require calculus. There are other requirements required by individual institutions.

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

Thanks for sharing this info! Always cool to learn about how this field looks in other countries. It looks like you will need quite a few pre requisite classes to apply for a US medical school (Chemistry I and II, Biology I and II, Physics I and II, Organic Chemistry I and II to name a few). But definitely check out the admissions pages for your schools and contact the schools directly to make sure you are on the right route.

I'm curious that your program is still called a "doctorate level". So, you don't have to get a bachelor's or master's degree first? I think it's fair to say we have to do 12 years of intermediate schooling too (we say grade school, junior high and high school). THEN we have to do a bachelor's degree, then we can finally apply to a doctorate program.

What is a "house job"?

Again, thank you for sharing. I really appreciate your information!

Actually i said here we apply for DPT program after 12 years of schooling
In 12 years of schooling , its same like urs ,i.e, junior school, high school till grade 10, then college level which is grade 11 and 12 of schooling.
And ofcourse i have studied Biology 1 nd 2, Chemistry 1 nd 2 , organic chemistry 1 nd 2 , physics 1 nd 2.
Then after completing of 12 years of study , we got eligible for giving MCAT.
After clearing MCAT then we got eligible for applying either in medical school or physical therapy school.
So 12 years of schooling + 5 years of doctorate degree is equivalent to 17 years of study
And after that we have to do 1 year of House Job to get our doctorate degree. So after 12 year of schooling, 5 years study for becoming a medical student or physical therapy student + 1 year house job is necessary to get a doctorate degree..

House Job mean one year fulltime internship or residential clinical work in a hospital recognized by the Council for the purpose of attaining full registration with the Council.
one year house job in clinical subjects in a hospital approved by the Council is required for conversion of provisional registration into full registration.

House job is like , we are assigned in different wards in hospitals and have to give duty over there, look after patients and have to work with a senior doctor to get experience for 1 whole year. After that we get our doctorate degree.

 

[csidpt]

Actually i said here we apply for DPT program after 12 years of schooling
In 12 years of schooling , its same like urs ,i.e, junior school, high school till grade 10, then college level which is grade 11 and 12 of schooling.
And ofcourse i have studied Biology 1 nd 2, Chemistry 1 nd 2 , organic chemistry 1 nd 2 , physics 1 nd 2.
Then after completing of 12 years of study , we got eligible for giving MCAT.
After clearing MCAT then we got eligible for applying either in medical school or physical therapy school.
So 12 years of schooling + 5 years of doctorate degree is equivalent to 17 years of study
And after that we have to do 1 year of House Job to get our doctorate degree. So after 12 year of schooling, 5 years study for becoming a medical student or physical therapy student + 1 year house job is necessary to get a doctorate degree..

House Job mean one year fulltime internship or residential clinical work in a hospital recognized by the Council for the purpose of attaining full registration with the Council.
one year house job in clinical subjects in a hospital approved by the Council is required for conversion of provisional registration into full registration.

House job is like , we are assigned in different wards in hospitals and have to give duty over there, look after patients and have to work with a senior doctor to get experience for 1 whole year. After that we get our doctorate degree.

Basically, per my friends who are MDs, it's almost impossible to get into a US Med school (at least a decent one) if you're an international student. None of them had any international students in their respective classes. It sounds like you're from Pakistan, can you possibly bribe your way into a state medical school in that country? I don't mean to be culturally ignorant but I've heard from my friends that bribery is common in that part of the world (especially for schools). If not, then the Caribbean (think Big four only), Australia, and China are options. Good luck!

 

[ChefWu]

Basically, per my friends who are MDs, it's almost impossible to get into a US Med school (at least a decent one) if you're an international student. None of them had any international students in their respective classes. It sounds like you're from Pakistan, can you possibly bribe your way into a state medical school in that country? I don't mean to be culturally ignorant but I've heard from my friends that bribery is common in that part of the world (especially for schools). If not, then the Caribbean (think Big four only), Australia, and China are options. Good luck!

c'mon now...

 

[Sweet_candy1394]

Basically, per my friends who are MDs, it's almost impossible to get into a US Med school (at least a decent one) if you're an international student. None of them had any international students in their respective classes. It sounds like you're from Pakistan, can you possibly bribe your way into a state medical school in that country? I don't mean to be culturally ignorant but I've heard from my friends that bribery is common in that part of the world (especially for schools). If not, then the Caribbean (think Big four only), Australia, and China are options. Good luck!

Actually yu have heard wrong from your friend, I can't bribe my way into a medical school. Nor anyone can can bribe into other schools as well.
It's not common over here in our country.
By the way thanks a lot for ur opinion.


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