anonymouse
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I’ve always been premed, but I’ve recently discovered podiatry and I find it really attractive as a career for these reasons:
- making a difference, and relieving pain
- ability to do surgery and clinic
- becoming an expert in one area
- a bit more stability in terms of residency
- less critical patients and emergencies
- and better work life balance (are these correct assumptions?)
But I’m also have some things holding me back. One is that I’m not really interested in opening my own practice/ business (and I’ve read that’s where the money is at).
The other thing is that I have the stats for med school (4.0 gpa and 518 MCAT) and I’m not sure if it’s a smart choice to forgo that opportunity.
Am I a right fit for podiatry or should I just continue with premed? Hope I can gain more perspectives about the field of podiatry (since there’s not a lot out there). Pros and cons of the career?
- making a difference, and relieving pain
- ability to do surgery and clinic
- becoming an expert in one area
- a bit more stability in terms of residency
- less critical patients and emergencies
- and better work life balance (are these correct assumptions?)
But I’m also have some things holding me back. One is that I’m not really interested in opening my own practice/ business (and I’ve read that’s where the money is at).
The other thing is that I have the stats for med school (4.0 gpa and 518 MCAT) and I’m not sure if it’s a smart choice to forgo that opportunity.
Am I a right fit for podiatry or should I just continue with premed? Hope I can gain more perspectives about the field of podiatry (since there’s not a lot out there). Pros and cons of the career?