finks Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hello All, Just wondering if anyone has gotten their masters in physio and then gone into med? Any info you have on the topic would be great, thanks! Finks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceWine Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hello All,Just wondering if anyone has gotten their masters in Physio and then gone into med? Any info you have on the topic would be great, thanks! Finks physiology or physio therapy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finks Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 physio therapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Cytometry Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 this has been done as i have a colleague in residency training now and she had a physiotherapist background. Definitely do-able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaiah4110 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I also know quite a few people who have gone into physio with the hopes of eventually going into med. Not sure if they got in, but thats definitely a possibility! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afsmak27 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 I also know quite a few people who have gone into physio with the hopes of eventually going into med. Not sure if they got in, but thats definitely a possibility! Great, thanks for that. It has to be the most useless response ever. Of course it's a possibility Captain Obvious, just like it's a possibility that someone could have gotten into UBC med with a music, forestry, engineering, computer science, psychology, pharmacology, physiology, math, philosophy, history, English, anthropology, etc degree. Hopefully you don't carry over such brilliance this coming August. As for the OP, there are at least 4 physiotherapists in the class of 2012, and quite a few in the 2013. As long as you can pull off decent grades, you stand a good shot at getting accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaiah4110 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Haha point taken. i skimmed through the OP's post and thought s/he was asking about whether it was possible to go to to med from physio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cococrisps Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 afsmak27, did u create a new account just to post that. surely it cant be your first post. pathetic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finks Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 my main issue is that physio is a two year program and finishes at the end of Sept, therefore if I accept for sept 2010 then I can't apply to med (my ultimate goal) this cycle (2010-2011) or next cycle (2011- 2012) because I won't be done until Sept 30th 2012....so that will mean three years....plus during that program my EC's will suffer as there will be little time for anything else.. thoughts are welcome. ps- i think my GPA is what is hurting my application, 1st - rejected post interview, 2nd waitlisted...still waiting (things are not looking good) so how do I improve my GPA? plus I guess I can't change it for this next application due in sept......do I just take some more undergrad classes? HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afsmak27 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'm sure you can apply WHILE in physiotherapy, med schools aren't too strict about that. Heck, people leave pharmacy/nursing/engineering all the time. The only program(s) that bind you to enrollment and won't let you bail into medicine are post-graduate masters/PhD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Great, thanks for that. It has to be the most useless response ever. Of course it's a possibility Captain Obvious, just like it's a possibility that someone could have gotten into UBC med with a music, forestry, engineering, computer science, psychology, pharmacology, physiology, math, philosophy, history, English, anthropology, etc degree. Hopefully you don't carry over such brilliance this coming August. As for the OP, there are at least 4 physiotherapists in the class of 2012, and quite a few in the 2013. As long as you can pull off decent grades, you stand a good shot at getting accepted. Lol calm down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'm sure you can apply WHILE in physiotherapy, med schools aren't too strict about that. Heck, people leave pharmacy/nursing/engineering all the time. The only program(s) that bind you to enrollment and won't let you bail into medicine are post-graduate masters/PhD. Is physio not a masters program? I would ask UBC about applying concurrently before going into this for 2 years, especially if it doesn't finish till September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finks Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Physio is a masters program and I'm pretty sure med won't accept you if your not done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that physio may even be harder to get into than med? I looked into it briefly. I was working as a personal trainer for a number of years, so it was the logical step for me. I had a heart-to-heart with my physio about it, and she warned me that you really have to be in love with it to do well at it. It's hard to make money at it (this is not the reason I decided not to apply) and it can be hard to get established. If you're in a big city this may be different. OH! I almost forgot. My mother-in-law was in physio and then med. However- she wasn't there by choice. It's a long and amazing story, but she was one of the first women admitted to U of T medical. Essentially she was in physio at first because women were not allowed in the medical program at the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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