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26 years old Finance guy who now wants to become a doctor... |
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Just a secretary, but... |
| Date Posted: |
02/19/2002 |
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I'm 26 years old and getting closer to 27. I graduated college with a business degree and quite frankly, business sucks. Over the last couple of years I've considered the idea of actually going back to school to become a doctor. I would have to go through at about of year of post-bac classes and take the MCAT. Then, I'd have to wait a year before getting into a school. I'd then have 4 years of Med School, and finally the 3 years of residency. This puts me at age 35 before I start making a true living as a doctor. I'm currently involved with a woman my age (26) who has a 7 year old child. Marriage and such is a definite option for our relationship. Here's my question...
Does anyone out there have experience about starting a family while in med school? How hard is it to do? What do you do about money? What does the stress of medical school and doctoring do to a relationship? Any advice would be greatly appreciated... |
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I'm just a unit secretary on a very busy hospital cardiac floor, but I work with physicians, nurses, specialists, etc. and see the hell these people go through every day with almost no payback. The doctors get up at 5am for rounds before office work, then go to the office all day, then make another set of rounds in the evening to see any patients who were asleep or any new admissions. They are called (24hrs a day) at home and at work with point-blank, critical questions about their patients care, are expected to remember which drugs they're all on, qualify their test results, lab work, speak with family members - one patient alone could take up an entire evening. I RARELY see them shown appreciation for this unbelievable dedication. They put their entire family life second, as even on nights and weekends with their wives and children they are attached to the hospital by phone and fax. I can only say to you, (and with personal experience as my husband went thru this same dilemma 8 years ago): being a physician is a CALLING. If you do not feel, in your soul, that you were meant to do this, then you should think about another career. As I stated in the beginning, I am just a "lowly" secretary - seriously, a monkey could do my job! But with 2 babies, I LIKE being able to go to my job and pretty much coast by on "auto-pilot" many nights. Doctors don't have that luxury...think about this very, very carefully. Sincerely, and best of luck, Jenn
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