B Health/M Podiatric Med vs Chiripractic Science (1 Viewer)

[ayce93]

Tossing up between the two for my UAC application.
In terms of employment, longevity, and salary which one would be better; and if anyone is doing any of these courses or any Podiatry course - feel free to saturate me with information and your opinions. Cheers

Chiropractic science*

 

[Ryan_T90]

Don't be a Chiropractor, they're faggots. Alternative Medicine is for faggots actually.

I'd definitely go with Podiatric Medicine. From what I have researched, employment and job prospects for a Podiatrist are actually really good, especially in rural areas. In terms of salary, it would usually start around the 48k mark (minimum) for new graduates, probably higher. It can go up to the 80-95k region too, obviously with experience. However, if you were to own your own successful clinic, obviously it would be much higher. I like with Podiatry is that if you're good enough, you can possibly enter Podiatric Surgery, so yeah, that is another field Podiatry opens up to you. I was reading a couple months ago that Podiatrists also have prescribing rights to some types of medicine, but I could be wrong.

So yeah, Podiatry is the way to go. Chiropractors are faggots, simple as that. Plus, they don't get employed in hospitals, another reason why I look down upon them.

 

[Dr_Fresh]

agreed.
complementary/alternative medicine (CAM or whatever u want to call it) usually has close to 0 proof according to studies in high quality studies in journals (e.g. NEJM, JAMA, Lancet, BMJ etc etc) which is why they arent part of mainstream medicine. its pretty much the definition of complementary/alternative medicine.

podiatry, like other allied health professions (e.g. physio, rehab, optom etc) have been shown to work and hence, are part of mainstream medicine. you can actually get employment in hospitals and clinics.

 

[ayce93]

Thank you for your help, very informative! Physio is a definite consideration and chiro, now, is off my list.

 

[farmer123]

Hi ayce, in my opinion all three physio, chiro or pod are all great career choices with different pros and cons. being a first year physio grad, working for a pod/physio during uni and having a sibling who is coming to the end to their masters of chiro gives me a pretty good insight . I would say physio would be the best choice as you are trained for hospital work and have the option of private practice. Hospital wages are pretty good straight out (which is what im on) around the 50k mark and will go up quite nicely over the next couple of years. Pod would also be tops as ryan said they are on pretty good money as well and can work both the hospital or clinic scene, if you like feet that is haha. Chiro is also not a bad option, although they are not trained for hospitals their treatment in private practice is pretty impressive and thanks to my little bro have seen a number of rcts which do indicate them to be at least as effective as my means of physical therapy for some conditions. Mind you chiros have a pretty average image and would probably be harder to find a job than physio and pod. I wouldnt right chiro of though, I never thought much of chiros until my brother started studying and doing his stuff on me and am now considering doing post grad manip physio in the future.

I think you should organise to have a chat with a couple of each a physio,pod and chiro. See what they are all about and take the time to get a good feel for each, its a big decision so do have a chat to some in the game.

obviosuly I would say that physio comes up trumps though!, and good luck!

 

[farmer123]

Also check out occupational therapy!

 

[leekiss]

What's good about occupational therapy? I'm sort of interested in it, do you know much about it?

 

[farmer123]

OT is a bit different, similar anatomy and early subjects at uni, they tend to focus on making sure patients have a safe and manageable home environment although do some casting ect in the hospitals, see if you can track one down and have a chat if it is something your interested in, i can't stress enough that chatting to a couple of professionals in the occupation you like the look of is the best way to get a feel for it rather than googleing it or reading about it in UAC ect.

 

[patdoon]

Tossing up between the two for my UAC application.
In terms of employment, longevity, and salary which one would be better; and if anyone is doing any of these courses or any Podiatry course - feel free to saturate me with information and your opinions. Cheers

Chiropractic science*

out of all health professions podiatry isnt really considered allied health (even though media protrays it that way) it is more of a medical profession or like dentistry in its own field

In australia there are 3 professions that specialise, do surgery and are providers of professional attention, they are medicine, podiatry and dentistry.

Podiatrists scope of practice in australia is much less then the US however in the AU:

-Podiatrists can prescribe medications
-specialise further to do surgery, sports medicine, diabetes etc
-along with medcine and dentistry you can call yourself a 'Dr'.
-refer for diagnostic imaging ie MRI, cat scans etc
- starting salary is from 65k to 110000k
- get in now while its still an undergrad degree cos its changing to postgrad in the future