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re: I’m 46 and I just applied to med school
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:22 am to NorthEnd
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:22 am to NorthEnd
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Go to dental school. No residency and earning potential is much greater than 250. You’ll catch up much faster.
I thought he said he didn’t like being interrupted by stupid shite every 20 minutes... hygiene is ready... Every 15 gotdamn minutes. I don’t know how I get anything done.
This post was edited on 9/18/20 at 11:25 am
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Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:31 am to 14&Counting
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In know a woman who started at 50. Becoming a doctor was her life long ambition and she decided to go for it.
Follow your dream and do what makes you happy.
Except this isn't his dream. This is him running from one profession over money and being tired of red tape. Except he is running to a profession at his age that will result in him having less money and just as much or more red tape.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:35 am to Vastmind
I worked with a doctor in Boston who went back to med school later in life. He had worked on Wall Street, got tired of the stress of it. So, he retired and went to med school.
Said he'd never make as much money as a doctor as he did on Wall St., but he'd definitely be much happier.
Good luck!!
Said he'd never make as much money as a doctor as he did on Wall St., but he'd definitely be much happier.
Good luck!!
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:37 am to NoHoTiger
Yeah treating crackheads in the ER is so satisfying.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:45 am to Vastmind
The other option is to divorce your wife and marry a doctor
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:47 am to MSTiger33
I went to dental school with a girl who went back in her 40's, after her kids were raised and her hubby was an established lawyer.
Go for it.
Go for it.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:56 am to RingLeader
As someone that considered medical school but decided on PA school, I think you have to see medical school as a calling. If it's anything less than that for you, doesn't seem worth it.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:56 am to Vastmind
How is pharmaceutical sales these days?
Posted on 9/18/20 at 12:03 pm to tigerinthebueche
quote:All of our salaries could go to 0, right?
Except that he left out the part where the OP said his salary could go to 0. If the OP loses his job, how does that affect t the analysis?
Maybe he was wise with that $185K/yr he's been making in Baton Rough of all places, and planned for the future? To help out on the salary cut, maybe the wife can go to work to pay for her own Botox?
Posted on 9/18/20 at 12:12 pm to dcw7g
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r. Med school is 4 years, residency is 3. Skip the full residency and you can only get a job making about what a pharmacist does.
Medical College of Georgia is offering a 3 + 3 deal.
Three years for MD, then 3 years of residency in medicine, peds, family practice.
It’s happening.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 12:16 pm to Vastmind
My allergist when I was a kid went to med school in her 40s after being a stay at home mom - she said she was made fun of in the 80s bc of it - but she even went on to a speciality
So if you want to do that - do it - frick what ppl say
So if you want to do that - do it - frick what ppl say
Posted on 9/18/20 at 12:36 pm to lsu xman
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Yeah treating crackheads in the ER is so satisfying.
He is a pulmonologist. He doesn't treat too many crackheads in the ER.
This post was edited on 9/18/20 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 9/18/20 at 12:36 pm to metallica81788
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Only do medicine if you cannot see yourself doing anything else. At the end of the day it’s just a job
^Truth
Posted on 9/18/20 at 12:44 pm to Sebastian
Depends on what product you are pushing. I know a baw that is in pharma sales and does quite well. Only thing from what I understand, is that it is contract work. After a year or two you may not have a job anymore.
Someone with a Pharm D would be better off trying to get a MSL position. Its essentially like a drug rep, except you go around pitching to insurance carriers and state Medicaid programs as to why they should carry a particular drug. You are allowed to use and cite studies and compare it to other medications. You also get a guaranteed salary and don’t work off commission
Someone with a Pharm D would be better off trying to get a MSL position. Its essentially like a drug rep, except you go around pitching to insurance carriers and state Medicaid programs as to why they should carry a particular drug. You are allowed to use and cite studies and compare it to other medications. You also get a guaranteed salary and don’t work off commission
Posted on 9/18/20 at 12:48 pm to Vastmind
Do it if you want to.
With salary and bonus I make six figures and I’m not in sales (directly), oil field, medical field, or a plant. I work 40-50 hrs a week.
With salary and bonus I make six figures and I’m not in sales (directly), oil field, medical field, or a plant. I work 40-50 hrs a week.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 2:07 pm to logjamming
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Triggered.
Yep
Posted on 9/18/20 at 2:20 pm to ApexTiger
I would reach out to physicians and discuss it with them. A LOT of stuff being said in this thread is flat out wrong.
I do know people redoing residencies in their 40s. I only knew 1 person in med school in their 40s. US med schools may look down at someone in there 40s but Caribbean will for sure take them.
I do know people redoing residencies in their 40s. I only knew 1 person in med school in their 40s. US med schools may look down at someone in there 40s but Caribbean will for sure take them.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 3:55 pm to Vastmind
Good luck but you're not going to get in secondary to your age.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 7:26 am to BearsFan
I would not do this, but to each his own.
Medicine is not what it was 30 years ago when I graduated from med school.
Doctors don’t really have control of anything. So many levels of approval.
“You can’t do this as an inpatient, you can’t do this as an outpatient.”
“Patient has to have their labs done at Labcorp.”
“That drug is not on insurance formulary.”
“Our approved procedure list does not include that indication.”
And on and on.
The “electronic medical record” is basically a reverse tool. It really helps you get less accomplished in a longer amount of time.
I’m well paid, but I look forward to retiring soon.
Medicine is not what it was 30 years ago when I graduated from med school.
Doctors don’t really have control of anything. So many levels of approval.
“You can’t do this as an inpatient, you can’t do this as an outpatient.”
“Patient has to have their labs done at Labcorp.”
“That drug is not on insurance formulary.”
“Our approved procedure list does not include that indication.”
And on and on.
The “electronic medical record” is basically a reverse tool. It really helps you get less accomplished in a longer amount of time.
I’m well paid, but I look forward to retiring soon.
Posted on 9/19/20 at 7:28 am to Marco Esquandolas
quote:Well, if I walked into a GP and he was in his mid-50’s, I’d be like, “Cool, I can trust this doc” honestly
Starting to practice at 55?...yeah, good decision.
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