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re: Do you know any doctors that did engineering?
Posted on 5/15/20 at 9:56 pm to Boo Krewe
Posted on 5/15/20 at 9:56 pm to Boo Krewe
Most doctors do not go this route bc the typical pre-reqs needed are not included in most engineering core classes. I was a chem eng largely bc it includes all core classes needed for med school. A civil eng as an example has no reason to take organic chem.
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Posted on 5/15/20 at 9:59 pm to Boo Krewe
Good friend of mine graduated in mechanical engineering at Tulane. Worked 1 year and hated it. Went to med school, met his future wife and became an interventional radiologist. Dude pulls down nearly 500K/yr now. I’d say he made a good choice.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:00 pm to WaydownSouth
Healthcare will always be needed for the human race. It’s not going anywhere and will always be a great field to be in.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:03 pm to OweO
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I used to go to a primary care doctor who graduated in mechanical, worked for a few years as a mechanical engineer then decided to go to med school.That's all I have for you.
I think my primary care doc did that too
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:04 pm to Boo Krewe
Several friends did Bio Engineering and then med school.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:18 pm to Boo Krewe
Really, he should just stick to engineering.
Quality assurance measures tied to reimbursement and the inevitable transition to single payer (God I hope not), makes a future in medicine too uncertain.
Quality assurance measures tied to reimbursement and the inevitable transition to single payer (God I hope not), makes a future in medicine too uncertain.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:31 pm to Vastmind
If I could do it over I would have went to med school right out of high school. Sure it is a lot of work and you have some pretty shite years slaving in the system but the payoff is immense. Those questioning if doctors make money puzzles me. Even after malpractice insurance they are making $200K on up. Half mil a year is not unheard of. Even a GP with experience and a good client base can make a shite ton of money going to concierge service... and have a waiting list of willing patients if he loses some.
As far as getting a engineering degree first, I don't think it matters. Nobody cares what the doctors undergrad is in for most anything a doctor would do.
As far as getting a engineering degree first, I don't think it matters. Nobody cares what the doctors undergrad is in for most anything a doctor would do.
Posted on 5/15/20 at 10:54 pm to armsdealer
As far as getting a engineering degree first, I don't think it matters. Nobody cares what the doctors undergrad is in for most anything a doctor would do.
Correct but eng degree is a heck of a plan b if med school does not work out
Half a mill.. I know some making that two years out of residency and they are not surgeons....
Correct but eng degree is a heck of a plan b if med school does not work out
Half a mill.. I know some making that two years out of residency and they are not surgeons....
Posted on 5/15/20 at 11:10 pm to hiltacular
Doctors don't make much compared to wall street people ? Idk
Posted on 5/15/20 at 11:48 pm to Boo Krewe
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Trying to convince this youth to do his undergrad engineering then med school if he gets in
My son in law did his undergrad in engineering, then went straight to med school.
This post was edited on 5/15/20 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 5/15/20 at 11:53 pm to Boo Krewe
Maybe he should just combine the two and be a biological engineer
Posted on 5/16/20 at 12:05 am to AMS
I worked with a guy that had a BS in physics. He'd been out of school about 2 years when I walk into his office one day and he has this thick biology book on his desk. I ask wtf? His response is "I'm teaching myself biology. I'm going to med school and the MCAT is in few weeks."
Next week, I walk into his office. He has a thick biochem book on the desk. A couple of weeks later he took the MCATS. I don't remember the time frame after that but he got accepted to med school on the first try. Works as an ER doc now.
Smart guy.
Next week, I walk into his office. He has a thick biochem book on the desk. A couple of weeks later he took the MCATS. I don't remember the time frame after that but he got accepted to med school on the first try. Works as an ER doc now.
Smart guy.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 9:12 am to Boo Krewe
My late wife's eye surgeon had a Chemical Engineering degree he proudly hanged on his wall. My previous cardiologist also had a Chem E degree. (I'm a retired lawyer with a ChemE background).
Posted on 5/16/20 at 9:51 am to blueridgeTiger
My daughter’s godmother’s sister was an engineer for about four years then got laid off and went to medical school like her dad. She is now a dermatologist in a nice private practice with no debt.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:01 am to Boo Krewe
Yes spine surgeon at my hospital. Probably the smartest doctor there and a bit socially awkward 
Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:14 am to Boo Krewe
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This post was edited on 5/16/20 at 10:16 am
Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:15 am to Boo Krewe
My orthopedic doc has his MD and a PhD in biomedical engineering
Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:16 am to Boo Krewe
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What gpa is good enough
Well, that depends on the applicant's demographics.
For some, a 3.25 will secure a spot, and even a partial scholarship.
For others, a 3.75 lands them on the white list.
ETA: Sorry, I meant wait list.
This post was edited on 5/16/20 at 10:41 am
Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:21 am to genuineLSUtiger
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It’s not going anywhere and will always be a great field to be in.
Pharmacy is probably the worst ROI imaginable for healthcare now, as evidenced by someone going BACK to an undergrad level degree from a doctorate
Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:23 am to WaydownSouth
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No, but I’m about to go from pharm d to engineering. Healthcare fricking blows
Good on you. Pharmacy fricking sucks.
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