Speak to Many, Believe in Yourself Alone.

Podiatry schools did the same for me "interview" wise and I graduated from a top tier undergrad with excellent grades, MCATs, peer-reviewed prospective research etc... Podiatry was my FIRST/ONLY choice b/c of a family member afflicted with diabetes.
I was accepted the very next day with 4 scholarships (tuition discounts). The interview was not an interview, after eating greasy pizza, the 22yo gum smacking ( I will take a polyograph test to back this statement) assistant brought us into a room with two pods that couldn't care less their eyes were drifting/shifting (lying) and one even shut his eyes as he spoke as if he was incredibly tired.
The schools are very desparate and accept practically anyone to feed the anemic schools with govt. tuition monies that must be paid back (no loan repayments in podiatry) MCATs not accepted anyone. Speak to MD/DO/DDS students about podiatry students/etc..
One CA pod school linked up with an allied health professions school because of finances. The vet schools, and others with fewer schools are not ANYWHERE near the desparate measures and miniscule numbers of "applicants" as podiatry schools. WHY?? Read and research.

For over 140K you would think the interviewing "faculty" could stay awake for 10min. No qsns. re: medicine, research, undergrad, it was a joke compared to my MD/DO colleagues real interviews. Podiatry students were accepteed from schools no ever heard of with GPAs of 2.1, 2.3, 3.0, 2.34, 2.8, etc... and MCATs of a total COMBINED of 15,20,16,19,14!! No research, no real journal publications,. ANd the pods call themselves equals??! I know because I sat on the "admissions" committee.


With your grades, undergrad rigor,accomplishments in/outside classroom definitely go for MD/DO you can do absolutely everything a DPM can and much more such as secure NIH funding, publish in real journals and have universal respect and loan repayment plans plus no embarrassing low ball, no benies job "offers" that permeate podiatry. Have confidence in yourself and og for it, don't sell yourself short in this cumbersome profession with low ball salary offers, poor education, non-constistent residencies and dwindling reimbursements specifically for podiatry.

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I completed a 3 year surg residency and have left the profession because of the numerous professional embarrassments and other unprofessional conduct that has plagued this "profession since its inception."
THe profession is one of inaction, politics, and creonism. Speak to everyone, DPMs, MDs, DO, DDS, PhD about podiatry, young/old, READ THIS forum, read the older messages in the archives on the very bottom re: podiatry. Call a hospital/major academic teaching centers such as UPENN, JohnsHopkins, Emory, UMIchigan, Stanford, Dartmouth, UMass ask them about foot and ankle surgery, or DPMs on staff performing full scope, (or performing pedicures) call insurance panels about pods, www.briangale.com speak with the ACFAS, AOFAS etc..