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26 years old Finance guy who now wants to become a doctor... |
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To michpoo... |
| Date Posted: |
02/28/2002 |
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Wondering if you've made your decision re: med school, what it is and what influenced your ultimate decision. I have been in business for six-seven years and am also disillusioned. I'm unhappy and have had medicine in the back of my mind since college, when I was pre-med for two years. I'm currently struggling with the decision to do medicine, since the time and effort will be great, and there are other things that I want out of life as well (marriage, family - I am a 29 year old female). Any ideas or pieces of advice that you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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I have decided to pursue the Med School track. I'm taking classes next semester to get the prereqs under my belt. I look at this site and read some of the things people who are doctors say about the profession and how much it is changing and how much they don't like it and I'll admit it scares me. I would hate to spend the next 6 years of my life becoming an MD (in title anyway, if not in salary) and hate it. But, I can't see myself hating it.
So then I thought about it. There are Vault Message Boards for practically every type of career. The law board is filled with people complaining about their profession. The same with the finance board, the consulting board, the marketing board, etc.etc. The Health Care board, however, is quite small. Well, why do people come to Vault anyway? I don't think people who love their jobs, or the careers come to this type of website. It's the people who are think the grass is greener that visit Vault.
I'm going to start doing volunteer work at a local hospital to get a better feel for it all. The smells, the illnesses, the death, the pain, the gross stuff, and the healing, the happiness, the helping, the relief, the trust, etc.
I just know that I can't keep going the way I am in the field I'm in.
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