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26 years old Finance guy who now wants to become a doctor... |
| Message Name: |
med student perspective |
| Date Posted: |
02/20/2002 |
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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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As a current medical student, let me tell you that there are plenty of people at my school like you that have taken time off after college to work and then decided to come to med school. Several have families and don't seem to have any real complaints. You may not live like you do on a business salary, but once you are admitted, the schools will somehow get you enough money through loans and grants (mostly loans) so that you can house and feed yourself and your family without having to get another job.
I think medicine is the most amazing and beautiful profession a person could choose. There are, however, significant negatives (long training, long hours...) that go along with the positives of the profession.
Go and spend some time with a doctor and see how it makes you feel. It's really the only way to figure out if it's for you.
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