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Hi all,
A little background about me: I did not have the strongest undergraduate record. I graduated with a 2.8c/2.6s gpa from a top 25 school. After that, I decided to spend a year doing a postbacc in which I raised my gpas to 3.0, with the thought I was going to apply to DO school. During winter break last year (I had 9 weeks off), I studied for the MCAT and managed to pull a 514.
While doing this I also looked into other career options in the medical field, since I cannot see myself doing anything other than that. A friend of mine is in podiatry school, and he told me about podiatry so I started researching more and more about the field, and it turns out its something I would be interested in pursuing. Originally, I wanted to go to medical school and become a psychiatrist, considering my background (my family has problems with sleep, anxiety, Ive had problems with depression in the past, I have a brother with autism, etc).
After looking into podiatry I'm really split 50/50 between what I want to do. I know psychiatry and podiatry are like polar opposites, but I feel that both provide great relief to patients which is why Im split between these two. Im going to start shadowing a podiatrist next week so perhaps my opinion will change. Ive also shadowed and MD and DO (both FM docs), and I havent really had an opportunity to shadow a psychiatrist (I doubt one would even let me).
So heres the deal: Ive mentioned the idea of podiatry to my parents but they are repeatedly telling me to get into a 'real' medical school, and that podiatrists have no respect. They're even telling me to go to the caribbean before choosing podiatry. I do know 5 people who have been successful from the caribbean (2 of them matched this year). I do care a little about being respected, but if I enjoy what Im doing I doubt it would matter. Money wise, ive read that podiatrists can make comparable amounts to dentists, family docs, and the ceiling is quite high. I guess for my parents it comes down to whether as a podiatrist, I would be respected by my MD/DO colleagues. Money isnt really the issue here.
A little background about me: I did not have the strongest undergraduate record. I graduated with a 2.8c/2.6s gpa from a top 25 school. After that, I decided to spend a year doing a postbacc in which I raised my gpas to 3.0, with the thought I was going to apply to DO school. During winter break last year (I had 9 weeks off), I studied for the MCAT and managed to pull a 514.
While doing this I also looked into other career options in the medical field, since I cannot see myself doing anything other than that. A friend of mine is in podiatry school, and he told me about podiatry so I started researching more and more about the field, and it turns out its something I would be interested in pursuing. Originally, I wanted to go to medical school and become a psychiatrist, considering my background (my family has problems with sleep, anxiety, Ive had problems with depression in the past, I have a brother with autism, etc).
After looking into podiatry I'm really split 50/50 between what I want to do. I know psychiatry and podiatry are like polar opposites, but I feel that both provide great relief to patients which is why Im split between these two. Im going to start shadowing a podiatrist next week so perhaps my opinion will change. Ive also shadowed and MD and DO (both FM docs), and I havent really had an opportunity to shadow a psychiatrist (I doubt one would even let me).
So heres the deal: Ive mentioned the idea of podiatry to my parents but they are repeatedly telling me to get into a 'real' medical school, and that podiatrists have no respect. They're even telling me to go to the caribbean before choosing podiatry. I do know 5 people who have been successful from the caribbean (2 of them matched this year). I do care a little about being respected, but if I enjoy what Im doing I doubt it would matter. Money wise, ive read that podiatrists can make comparable amounts to dentists, family docs, and the ceiling is quite high. I guess for my parents it comes down to whether as a podiatrist, I would be respected by my MD/DO colleagues. Money isnt really the issue here.