My older sis is an MD and also has a DO ( osteopath).She started as a med tech and got her masters, then taught at a small college before she went to med school. This made her a really well rounded Doc and she may soon get on staff at the Med School at Ohio State. I agree that the MD is the gold standard of advanced degrees, no question about it. It has the most status and is a rough admissions process as well.
However, some fields do have a great deal of rigor when granting advanced graduate degrees.
My masters in physics was a lot tougher to obtain than my doctorate in science ed for example.
I think being a doctor of medicine is one of the greatest things an individual can do for a career.
In my humble opinion, you might consider other fields as valid and worthwhile , as it looks quite pompous to look down on the rest of us poor slobs with "ordinary" adavanced degrees.
Howie...I can almost gaurantee you that your sister is NOT both an MD and a DO. That's pretty much exactly the same degree!!! Do you mean she started at an allopathic (MD) school and transferred to a osteopathic (DO) school???
Also, if you've got a master's in physics...I'd say you're smarter than about 70% of medical students/doctors out there. Yes, getting the MD/DO is the most rigourous of the degrees out there, but does not mean you have to be the smartest!!! On average, engineers are much smarter than doctors. Doc's ONLY have to memorize memorize memorize!
Al-Gebra:
I disagree about your post that it depends on the medical school you go....not at all!! If you want to practice in the US you have to pass the licensure exams (USMLE steps I, II, III) and ALL medicals schools follow a general core of classes to prepare each student for those exams. So whatever med school you go to, Harvard med or Drew med school in So. Central....you STILL have to pass the same exams to practice, the rest is title.
theworm:
congrats on your degree...you didn't have to post it online. Anyone with something looking like education could've been able to tell that you were a physician from your various posts.
And I do agree with you concerning "mdpitt" I wouldn't consider his ten years of residency/fellowship in surgery education....it's more of learning a specific practice/trade.
