I get that this guy is rightly proud that he's about to graduate medical school, but I don't think this is a very good idea for couple of different reasons. First, it reeks of the "He Hate Me"nonsense of the XFL, where anyone could put anything on their jerseys (which I liked for the XFL, as it was entertainment more than football), but it also is just an invitation to get blasted (verbally and physically) by the opposition, who are going to think the guy is a pompous ass (an assessment I don't necessarily disagree with). I can picture an opposing player, after pancaking him on a play, standing over him and yelling "Doctor, heal thyself!!!!" https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/02/20/chiefs-laurent-duvernay-tardif-doctor-jersey
I don't know how he managed to do this but kudos to him. OTOH, a guy that size putting on that rubber glove could be intimidating.
Wow--McGill! Ivy equivalent. Wonder what his Wonderlic score was? Had to be in the 40s. Reminds me of Byron "Whizzer" White, who was an All-American football player for the U of Colorado and class valedictorian, led the NFL in rushing...while attending Yale law school! And of course, after the career was over, he was appointed to the SCOTUS by President Kennedy. Clark Kent and Superman all rolled into one.
That's right. Also, I believe Canadian med school admissions are even tougher than American. Impressive, impressive feat. I wonder if and where will he attend residency. Read about Byron White. Awed.
McGill surely must be right up there with U of Toronto, right? Either of them could stand up to Oxbridge, the Ivies, Stanford, etc. That guy must be an absolute genius and a workaholic to put himself through med school on time while playing in the NFL. Scary smart. Irritatingly, annoyingly hard working. O-linemen are known for their smarts (by the way, their average Wonderlic scores are HIGHER than quarterbacks, you could look it up), but still, this is ridiculous. I'm a big and perpetually disappointed Chiefs fan, will start following this guy.
They're all so darned hard, typically 5%, 10% tops, my second oldest was looking into med school, she's a biology major, 3.86, very smart, but the wind was taken out of her sails somewhat when she saw the admit rates. I've been told the reality is they're higher than that, because all schools seem to play funny statistical games with them, but still, very tough to get in. If Canadian admit rates are lower than the U.S., that must be awfully tough. I bet a school like McGill is 2%, 3%. Just a horseback opinion.
He's a Francophone Quebecois. Of course he's pompous. Nevertheless, the achievement is real, and if he can use it to build a bit of a persona on the field, more power to him. What was the name of a NHL player with PhD in Mathematics? As I recall, he eventually quit football to concentrate on research.
Yep, McGill is an absolute top school, playing musical chairs with Toronto for #1. I am kind of skeptical about the claims that these are equals to Oxbridge or the Ivies )big fish in substantially bigger ponds), but they are undeniably great schools. Easily better then the Ivies in the minds of their alumni I am curious about how they let him stretch MS4 year, allowing him to study for a few months at a time in off season. Med schools are usually a lot less flexible. Canadian med schools offer much less spots then US ones (and I believe, also lower tuition). So competition is intense. I believe savvy applicants apply to American schools to increase chances; there's a guy selling a book popularizing American DO schools as a "safety" so to speak (most provinces will license an American DO degree holder). As for international graduates, Canadian licensure is practically out of reach - partly due to tough exams, but mostly because of severely limited number of residency spots (CMA is even more of a cartel than AMA).
"I'm an accountant so I want CPA on my jersey." "I just got my doctorate in History so I want PhD on my jersey." Such ego trips.
