And it would be nice if you can talk to a mentor or a family med doctor in your college/department and hear their opinion on medical school. They are what they are. 2. Lastly, I'd recommend making time for yourself and don't let being a doctor define you.
Quitting med school after 2 years. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. Case reports do not take a lot of effort but can be high yield. I feel the same way about disappointing everybody and myself. I believe there was a similar post about someone in massive $400k debt, but that person may have been blackballed for whatever reason. Honest and balanced answer.
My badge gets me into the […] I don't know what to do. But since there is already a discussion we will leave this up. Many of those towns and programs would love to have someone who is willing. Learning to brew good kombucha is rough stuff. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A lot of the problems we see are the result of societal failings--poverty, poor air quality, lack of support for people with addiction and mental illness. There are actually many opportunities outside the medical field that will help you knock down debt faster. A lot of people in medical school think they studied during undergrad, but it's sometimes not enough to use same tactics for medical school. Hello everyone. Medical doctor degree with no job.
You must be a graduate of a US/Puerto Rican MD/DO program in order to become a military physician without being licensed already. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. If you are in the US, you could always work for the VA. No insurance companies, no billing, no CEOs, and absolutely zero interaction with Big Pharma.
3 comments. my subreddits. One of my close friends hated medical school so much they took a LOA for a year.
Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Just getting into any program should be your hope. Use research as a bridge to get a Consulting or Pharmaceutical gig. In my spare time I try to figure out how to certify my house as a business so I can roast small batches of overpriced coffee. Unfortunately for me, I did not match into residency twice in a row. Posted by 1 month ago. Everything else was just passively making outlines and taking notes.
I know "that's medical school," but I hate it. I'd say study today and tomorrow with friends, be honest with them and tell them what you don't know/understand.
Was really having serious doubts after that but then I guess I looked back really hard on my life goals, why I am trying to be a doctor in the next five years.
Consulting starting salaries for an MD will go from $100k and up; don't go for a big 5 right out of the gate unless you have a degree from a top med school. I hate that when entering school, people are given the advice of "it's not that bad!"
Now, switched into IM and is a Chief, also pursing CC. • find your school's counseling center. You’re gonna have to consider programs that routinely go unmatched.
I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. My first exam is Saturday, and I completed a practice lab practical with the rest of my class and did terrible. Oh and try exercising daily. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. Find an advisor at your school to talk to. These are opportunities for you. Those suggesting you practice in low-income and rural areas are wrong -- you cannot do this in your current situation. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. Many other professions require high demands on you physically and mentally if you want to rise to the top.
You can do it.
We need docs on the inside who will push back against the dehumanizing of medicine. I cannot stress that enough. You have something valuable to offer and you’ve come a long way.
I'm 54 and suffer the pains of the golden handcuffs but I wound up a single parent and have been able to maintain success because I'm able to provide for my family. Thank you for reading, I know I probably went all over the place so if i can clarify anything, let me know.
Med school and residency are hard, no doubt about it. Many of these positions go unfilled. Will you take a pay cut to leave medicine? This blog is my journey to find my lost self, and figure it all out.
I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you don't like your job as a lawyer in your second or third year at a firm, I haven't heard the advice "just stick it out for 6 more years, then the doors will really open. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You made it this far; give yourself a fair shake. The VA gets a bad rap in the media, but from what I've seen, most of it is either unjustified or doesn't involve docs. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. She can help you figure out the best study strategies for you. When you overlap your hardwork everynight to the curious science of medicine and to your life goals and the desire to touch people lives positively in the future, it'll be easier to confront the daily challenges of medical school. I have my regrets but there are days I'm very grateful things turned out the way they did. Take your exam and regardless of your performance meet with academic counseling as well as mental health services. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. But in medicine you have to. I graduated from a foreign medical school which I don't think I can disclose at this time. This is a highly moderated subreddit. I wish I had seen your comment before I commented because you did about 15 times better than I did. This is called being "matched" into a job called medical residency where you work as a junior doctor physician for 3 years inside a hospital and then you get to apply for a real doctor job thereafter. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! It helps clear out my mind. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time.
Alternatively, you can try for the consulting or pharmaceutical gig without doing research, but your negotiating power may be more limited.
And it would be nice if you can talk to a mentor or a family med doctor in your college/department and hear their opinion on medical school. They are what they are. 2. Lastly, I'd recommend making time for yourself and don't let being a doctor define you.
Quitting med school after 2 years. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. Case reports do not take a lot of effort but can be high yield. I feel the same way about disappointing everybody and myself. I believe there was a similar post about someone in massive $400k debt, but that person may have been blackballed for whatever reason. Honest and balanced answer.
My badge gets me into the […] I don't know what to do. But since there is already a discussion we will leave this up. Many of those towns and programs would love to have someone who is willing. Learning to brew good kombucha is rough stuff. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A lot of the problems we see are the result of societal failings--poverty, poor air quality, lack of support for people with addiction and mental illness. There are actually many opportunities outside the medical field that will help you knock down debt faster. A lot of people in medical school think they studied during undergrad, but it's sometimes not enough to use same tactics for medical school. Hello everyone. Medical doctor degree with no job.
You must be a graduate of a US/Puerto Rican MD/DO program in order to become a military physician without being licensed already. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. If you are in the US, you could always work for the VA. No insurance companies, no billing, no CEOs, and absolutely zero interaction with Big Pharma.
3 comments. my subreddits. One of my close friends hated medical school so much they took a LOA for a year.
Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Just getting into any program should be your hope. Use research as a bridge to get a Consulting or Pharmaceutical gig. In my spare time I try to figure out how to certify my house as a business so I can roast small batches of overpriced coffee. Unfortunately for me, I did not match into residency twice in a row. Posted by 1 month ago. Everything else was just passively making outlines and taking notes.
I know "that's medical school," but I hate it. I'd say study today and tomorrow with friends, be honest with them and tell them what you don't know/understand.
Was really having serious doubts after that but then I guess I looked back really hard on my life goals, why I am trying to be a doctor in the next five years.
Consulting starting salaries for an MD will go from $100k and up; don't go for a big 5 right out of the gate unless you have a degree from a top med school. I hate that when entering school, people are given the advice of "it's not that bad!"
Now, switched into IM and is a Chief, also pursing CC. • find your school's counseling center. You’re gonna have to consider programs that routinely go unmatched.
I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. My first exam is Saturday, and I completed a practice lab practical with the rest of my class and did terrible. Oh and try exercising daily. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. Find an advisor at your school to talk to. These are opportunities for you. Those suggesting you practice in low-income and rural areas are wrong -- you cannot do this in your current situation. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. Many other professions require high demands on you physically and mentally if you want to rise to the top.
You can do it.
We need docs on the inside who will push back against the dehumanizing of medicine. I cannot stress that enough. You have something valuable to offer and you’ve come a long way.
I'm 54 and suffer the pains of the golden handcuffs but I wound up a single parent and have been able to maintain success because I'm able to provide for my family. Thank you for reading, I know I probably went all over the place so if i can clarify anything, let me know.
Med school and residency are hard, no doubt about it. Many of these positions go unfilled. Will you take a pay cut to leave medicine? This blog is my journey to find my lost self, and figure it all out.
I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you don't like your job as a lawyer in your second or third year at a firm, I haven't heard the advice "just stick it out for 6 more years, then the doors will really open. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You made it this far; give yourself a fair shake. The VA gets a bad rap in the media, but from what I've seen, most of it is either unjustified or doesn't involve docs. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. She can help you figure out the best study strategies for you. When you overlap your hardwork everynight to the curious science of medicine and to your life goals and the desire to touch people lives positively in the future, it'll be easier to confront the daily challenges of medical school. I have my regrets but there are days I'm very grateful things turned out the way they did. Take your exam and regardless of your performance meet with academic counseling as well as mental health services. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. But in medicine you have to. I graduated from a foreign medical school which I don't think I can disclose at this time. This is a highly moderated subreddit. I wish I had seen your comment before I commented because you did about 15 times better than I did. This is called being "matched" into a job called medical residency where you work as a junior doctor physician for 3 years inside a hospital and then you get to apply for a real doctor job thereafter. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! It helps clear out my mind. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time.
Alternatively, you can try for the consulting or pharmaceutical gig without doing research, but your negotiating power may be more limited.
And it would be nice if you can talk to a mentor or a family med doctor in your college/department and hear their opinion on medical school. They are what they are. 2. Lastly, I'd recommend making time for yourself and don't let being a doctor define you.
Quitting med school after 2 years. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. Case reports do not take a lot of effort but can be high yield. I feel the same way about disappointing everybody and myself. I believe there was a similar post about someone in massive $400k debt, but that person may have been blackballed for whatever reason. Honest and balanced answer.
My badge gets me into the […] I don't know what to do. But since there is already a discussion we will leave this up. Many of those towns and programs would love to have someone who is willing. Learning to brew good kombucha is rough stuff. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A lot of the problems we see are the result of societal failings--poverty, poor air quality, lack of support for people with addiction and mental illness. There are actually many opportunities outside the medical field that will help you knock down debt faster. A lot of people in medical school think they studied during undergrad, but it's sometimes not enough to use same tactics for medical school. Hello everyone. Medical doctor degree with no job.
You must be a graduate of a US/Puerto Rican MD/DO program in order to become a military physician without being licensed already. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. If you are in the US, you could always work for the VA. No insurance companies, no billing, no CEOs, and absolutely zero interaction with Big Pharma.
3 comments. my subreddits. One of my close friends hated medical school so much they took a LOA for a year.
Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Just getting into any program should be your hope. Use research as a bridge to get a Consulting or Pharmaceutical gig. In my spare time I try to figure out how to certify my house as a business so I can roast small batches of overpriced coffee. Unfortunately for me, I did not match into residency twice in a row. Posted by 1 month ago. Everything else was just passively making outlines and taking notes.
I know "that's medical school," but I hate it. I'd say study today and tomorrow with friends, be honest with them and tell them what you don't know/understand.
Was really having serious doubts after that but then I guess I looked back really hard on my life goals, why I am trying to be a doctor in the next five years.
Consulting starting salaries for an MD will go from $100k and up; don't go for a big 5 right out of the gate unless you have a degree from a top med school. I hate that when entering school, people are given the advice of "it's not that bad!"
Now, switched into IM and is a Chief, also pursing CC. • find your school's counseling center. You’re gonna have to consider programs that routinely go unmatched.
I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. My first exam is Saturday, and I completed a practice lab practical with the rest of my class and did terrible. Oh and try exercising daily. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. Find an advisor at your school to talk to. These are opportunities for you. Those suggesting you practice in low-income and rural areas are wrong -- you cannot do this in your current situation. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. Many other professions require high demands on you physically and mentally if you want to rise to the top.
You can do it.
We need docs on the inside who will push back against the dehumanizing of medicine. I cannot stress that enough. You have something valuable to offer and you’ve come a long way.
I'm 54 and suffer the pains of the golden handcuffs but I wound up a single parent and have been able to maintain success because I'm able to provide for my family. Thank you for reading, I know I probably went all over the place so if i can clarify anything, let me know.
Med school and residency are hard, no doubt about it. Many of these positions go unfilled. Will you take a pay cut to leave medicine? This blog is my journey to find my lost self, and figure it all out.
I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you don't like your job as a lawyer in your second or third year at a firm, I haven't heard the advice "just stick it out for 6 more years, then the doors will really open. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You made it this far; give yourself a fair shake. The VA gets a bad rap in the media, but from what I've seen, most of it is either unjustified or doesn't involve docs. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. She can help you figure out the best study strategies for you. When you overlap your hardwork everynight to the curious science of medicine and to your life goals and the desire to touch people lives positively in the future, it'll be easier to confront the daily challenges of medical school. I have my regrets but there are days I'm very grateful things turned out the way they did. Take your exam and regardless of your performance meet with academic counseling as well as mental health services. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. But in medicine you have to. I graduated from a foreign medical school which I don't think I can disclose at this time. This is a highly moderated subreddit. I wish I had seen your comment before I commented because you did about 15 times better than I did. This is called being "matched" into a job called medical residency where you work as a junior doctor physician for 3 years inside a hospital and then you get to apply for a real doctor job thereafter. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! It helps clear out my mind. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time.
Alternatively, you can try for the consulting or pharmaceutical gig without doing research, but your negotiating power may be more limited.
And it would be nice if you can talk to a mentor or a family med doctor in your college/department and hear their opinion on medical school. They are what they are. 2. Lastly, I'd recommend making time for yourself and don't let being a doctor define you.
Quitting med school after 2 years. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. Case reports do not take a lot of effort but can be high yield. I feel the same way about disappointing everybody and myself. I believe there was a similar post about someone in massive $400k debt, but that person may have been blackballed for whatever reason. Honest and balanced answer.
My badge gets me into the […] I don't know what to do. But since there is already a discussion we will leave this up. Many of those towns and programs would love to have someone who is willing. Learning to brew good kombucha is rough stuff. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A lot of the problems we see are the result of societal failings--poverty, poor air quality, lack of support for people with addiction and mental illness. There are actually many opportunities outside the medical field that will help you knock down debt faster. A lot of people in medical school think they studied during undergrad, but it's sometimes not enough to use same tactics for medical school. Hello everyone. Medical doctor degree with no job.
You must be a graduate of a US/Puerto Rican MD/DO program in order to become a military physician without being licensed already. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. If you are in the US, you could always work for the VA. No insurance companies, no billing, no CEOs, and absolutely zero interaction with Big Pharma.
3 comments. my subreddits. One of my close friends hated medical school so much they took a LOA for a year.
Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Just getting into any program should be your hope. Use research as a bridge to get a Consulting or Pharmaceutical gig. In my spare time I try to figure out how to certify my house as a business so I can roast small batches of overpriced coffee. Unfortunately for me, I did not match into residency twice in a row. Posted by 1 month ago. Everything else was just passively making outlines and taking notes.
I know "that's medical school," but I hate it. I'd say study today and tomorrow with friends, be honest with them and tell them what you don't know/understand.
Was really having serious doubts after that but then I guess I looked back really hard on my life goals, why I am trying to be a doctor in the next five years.
Consulting starting salaries for an MD will go from $100k and up; don't go for a big 5 right out of the gate unless you have a degree from a top med school. I hate that when entering school, people are given the advice of "it's not that bad!"
Now, switched into IM and is a Chief, also pursing CC. • find your school's counseling center. You’re gonna have to consider programs that routinely go unmatched.
I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. My first exam is Saturday, and I completed a practice lab practical with the rest of my class and did terrible. Oh and try exercising daily. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. Find an advisor at your school to talk to. These are opportunities for you. Those suggesting you practice in low-income and rural areas are wrong -- you cannot do this in your current situation. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. Many other professions require high demands on you physically and mentally if you want to rise to the top.
You can do it.
We need docs on the inside who will push back against the dehumanizing of medicine. I cannot stress that enough. You have something valuable to offer and you’ve come a long way.
I'm 54 and suffer the pains of the golden handcuffs but I wound up a single parent and have been able to maintain success because I'm able to provide for my family. Thank you for reading, I know I probably went all over the place so if i can clarify anything, let me know.
Med school and residency are hard, no doubt about it. Many of these positions go unfilled. Will you take a pay cut to leave medicine? This blog is my journey to find my lost self, and figure it all out.
I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you don't like your job as a lawyer in your second or third year at a firm, I haven't heard the advice "just stick it out for 6 more years, then the doors will really open. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You made it this far; give yourself a fair shake. The VA gets a bad rap in the media, but from what I've seen, most of it is either unjustified or doesn't involve docs. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. She can help you figure out the best study strategies for you. When you overlap your hardwork everynight to the curious science of medicine and to your life goals and the desire to touch people lives positively in the future, it'll be easier to confront the daily challenges of medical school. I have my regrets but there are days I'm very grateful things turned out the way they did. Take your exam and regardless of your performance meet with academic counseling as well as mental health services. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. But in medicine you have to. I graduated from a foreign medical school which I don't think I can disclose at this time. This is a highly moderated subreddit. I wish I had seen your comment before I commented because you did about 15 times better than I did. This is called being "matched" into a job called medical residency where you work as a junior doctor physician for 3 years inside a hospital and then you get to apply for a real doctor job thereafter. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! It helps clear out my mind. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time.
Alternatively, you can try for the consulting or pharmaceutical gig without doing research, but your negotiating power may be more limited.
And it would be nice if you can talk to a mentor or a family med doctor in your college/department and hear their opinion on medical school. They are what they are. 2. Lastly, I'd recommend making time for yourself and don't let being a doctor define you.
Quitting med school after 2 years. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. Case reports do not take a lot of effort but can be high yield. I feel the same way about disappointing everybody and myself. I believe there was a similar post about someone in massive $400k debt, but that person may have been blackballed for whatever reason. Honest and balanced answer.
My badge gets me into the […] I don't know what to do. But since there is already a discussion we will leave this up. Many of those towns and programs would love to have someone who is willing. Learning to brew good kombucha is rough stuff. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A lot of the problems we see are the result of societal failings--poverty, poor air quality, lack of support for people with addiction and mental illness. There are actually many opportunities outside the medical field that will help you knock down debt faster. A lot of people in medical school think they studied during undergrad, but it's sometimes not enough to use same tactics for medical school. Hello everyone. Medical doctor degree with no job.
You must be a graduate of a US/Puerto Rican MD/DO program in order to become a military physician without being licensed already. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. If you are in the US, you could always work for the VA. No insurance companies, no billing, no CEOs, and absolutely zero interaction with Big Pharma.
3 comments. my subreddits. One of my close friends hated medical school so much they took a LOA for a year.
Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Just getting into any program should be your hope. Use research as a bridge to get a Consulting or Pharmaceutical gig. In my spare time I try to figure out how to certify my house as a business so I can roast small batches of overpriced coffee. Unfortunately for me, I did not match into residency twice in a row. Posted by 1 month ago. Everything else was just passively making outlines and taking notes.
I know "that's medical school," but I hate it. I'd say study today and tomorrow with friends, be honest with them and tell them what you don't know/understand.
Was really having serious doubts after that but then I guess I looked back really hard on my life goals, why I am trying to be a doctor in the next five years.
Consulting starting salaries for an MD will go from $100k and up; don't go for a big 5 right out of the gate unless you have a degree from a top med school. I hate that when entering school, people are given the advice of "it's not that bad!"
Now, switched into IM and is a Chief, also pursing CC. • find your school's counseling center. You’re gonna have to consider programs that routinely go unmatched.
I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. My first exam is Saturday, and I completed a practice lab practical with the rest of my class and did terrible. Oh and try exercising daily. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. Find an advisor at your school to talk to. These are opportunities for you. Those suggesting you practice in low-income and rural areas are wrong -- you cannot do this in your current situation. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. Many other professions require high demands on you physically and mentally if you want to rise to the top.
You can do it.
We need docs on the inside who will push back against the dehumanizing of medicine. I cannot stress that enough. You have something valuable to offer and you’ve come a long way.
I'm 54 and suffer the pains of the golden handcuffs but I wound up a single parent and have been able to maintain success because I'm able to provide for my family. Thank you for reading, I know I probably went all over the place so if i can clarify anything, let me know.
Med school and residency are hard, no doubt about it. Many of these positions go unfilled. Will you take a pay cut to leave medicine? This blog is my journey to find my lost self, and figure it all out.
I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you don't like your job as a lawyer in your second or third year at a firm, I haven't heard the advice "just stick it out for 6 more years, then the doors will really open. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You made it this far; give yourself a fair shake. The VA gets a bad rap in the media, but from what I've seen, most of it is either unjustified or doesn't involve docs. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. She can help you figure out the best study strategies for you. When you overlap your hardwork everynight to the curious science of medicine and to your life goals and the desire to touch people lives positively in the future, it'll be easier to confront the daily challenges of medical school. I have my regrets but there are days I'm very grateful things turned out the way they did. Take your exam and regardless of your performance meet with academic counseling as well as mental health services. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. But in medicine you have to. I graduated from a foreign medical school which I don't think I can disclose at this time. This is a highly moderated subreddit. I wish I had seen your comment before I commented because you did about 15 times better than I did. This is called being "matched" into a job called medical residency where you work as a junior doctor physician for 3 years inside a hospital and then you get to apply for a real doctor job thereafter. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! It helps clear out my mind. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time.
Alternatively, you can try for the consulting or pharmaceutical gig without doing research, but your negotiating power may be more limited.
And it would be nice if you can talk to a mentor or a family med doctor in your college/department and hear their opinion on medical school. They are what they are. 2. Lastly, I'd recommend making time for yourself and don't let being a doctor define you.
Quitting med school after 2 years. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. Case reports do not take a lot of effort but can be high yield. I feel the same way about disappointing everybody and myself. I believe there was a similar post about someone in massive $400k debt, but that person may have been blackballed for whatever reason. Honest and balanced answer.
My badge gets me into the […] I don't know what to do. But since there is already a discussion we will leave this up. Many of those towns and programs would love to have someone who is willing. Learning to brew good kombucha is rough stuff. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A lot of the problems we see are the result of societal failings--poverty, poor air quality, lack of support for people with addiction and mental illness. There are actually many opportunities outside the medical field that will help you knock down debt faster. A lot of people in medical school think they studied during undergrad, but it's sometimes not enough to use same tactics for medical school. Hello everyone. Medical doctor degree with no job.
You must be a graduate of a US/Puerto Rican MD/DO program in order to become a military physician without being licensed already. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. If you are in the US, you could always work for the VA. No insurance companies, no billing, no CEOs, and absolutely zero interaction with Big Pharma.
3 comments. my subreddits. One of my close friends hated medical school so much they took a LOA for a year.
Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Just getting into any program should be your hope. Use research as a bridge to get a Consulting or Pharmaceutical gig. In my spare time I try to figure out how to certify my house as a business so I can roast small batches of overpriced coffee. Unfortunately for me, I did not match into residency twice in a row. Posted by 1 month ago. Everything else was just passively making outlines and taking notes.
I know "that's medical school," but I hate it. I'd say study today and tomorrow with friends, be honest with them and tell them what you don't know/understand.
Was really having serious doubts after that but then I guess I looked back really hard on my life goals, why I am trying to be a doctor in the next five years.
Consulting starting salaries for an MD will go from $100k and up; don't go for a big 5 right out of the gate unless you have a degree from a top med school. I hate that when entering school, people are given the advice of "it's not that bad!"
Now, switched into IM and is a Chief, also pursing CC. • find your school's counseling center. You’re gonna have to consider programs that routinely go unmatched.
I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. My first exam is Saturday, and I completed a practice lab practical with the rest of my class and did terrible. Oh and try exercising daily. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. Find an advisor at your school to talk to. These are opportunities for you. Those suggesting you practice in low-income and rural areas are wrong -- you cannot do this in your current situation. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. Many other professions require high demands on you physically and mentally if you want to rise to the top.
You can do it.
We need docs on the inside who will push back against the dehumanizing of medicine. I cannot stress that enough. You have something valuable to offer and you’ve come a long way.
I'm 54 and suffer the pains of the golden handcuffs but I wound up a single parent and have been able to maintain success because I'm able to provide for my family. Thank you for reading, I know I probably went all over the place so if i can clarify anything, let me know.
Med school and residency are hard, no doubt about it. Many of these positions go unfilled. Will you take a pay cut to leave medicine? This blog is my journey to find my lost self, and figure it all out.
I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you don't like your job as a lawyer in your second or third year at a firm, I haven't heard the advice "just stick it out for 6 more years, then the doors will really open. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You made it this far; give yourself a fair shake. The VA gets a bad rap in the media, but from what I've seen, most of it is either unjustified or doesn't involve docs. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. She can help you figure out the best study strategies for you. When you overlap your hardwork everynight to the curious science of medicine and to your life goals and the desire to touch people lives positively in the future, it'll be easier to confront the daily challenges of medical school. I have my regrets but there are days I'm very grateful things turned out the way they did. Take your exam and regardless of your performance meet with academic counseling as well as mental health services. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. But in medicine you have to. I graduated from a foreign medical school which I don't think I can disclose at this time. This is a highly moderated subreddit. I wish I had seen your comment before I commented because you did about 15 times better than I did. This is called being "matched" into a job called medical residency where you work as a junior doctor physician for 3 years inside a hospital and then you get to apply for a real doctor job thereafter. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! It helps clear out my mind. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time.
Alternatively, you can try for the consulting or pharmaceutical gig without doing research, but your negotiating power may be more limited.
Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You will still have plenty of opportunities to heal the sick and give comfort to the unhealable, in between checking off boxes.
Im always tired to do the things that must be done and I just want to sleep after the all day classes. Cookies help us deliver our Services. I guess I'm going to go through with it. But some days, I see a bus that looks particularly deadly and just thinking about getting smashed by it gets me through the day. Bolster your application. When people go into finance or consulting they a) don't have as rosy a picture as they do of medicine and b) have the ability to leave. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts I think a lot of this has to do with where you're trained. I have seen many examples from peers who were in my medical school graduating class. You said everything and more that I wanted to say. You are in such a unique position to impact people's lives, and once you get done with training, you will see that you have the freedom to do that in a plethora of ways. Any advice? But for most, it's not as bad as you think.
So a bit more info, I applied Internal medicine during the first cycle, then family and internal med during second cycle. The advise above seems sound. Just saying. I can keep reapplying year after year but then my loans would just keep increasing. I was hospitalized twice for suicidal ideation. If you were at my school, here's what I would recommend (your school might have similar resources): • tell your friends how you feel, and what you're struggling with; you're likely to find out that they're stressed too, even if it's not quite as much, and they can help you fill in the missing pieces, • if you have a "big sib"/assigned mentor in the class ahead of you, go to them for help too, • ask the course director about what help is available from the teaching staff; especially see if she knows of upperclassmen who are good tutors. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service/questions. You and your family may need to consider those avenues, as even if you go through residency, that's an additional 3-4 years of mounting debt and then PSLF , where you'll have to pay the taxes associated with the amounts forgiven (someone please correct me if I'm wrong about paying taxes on the forgiven amounts). OP will at gain an income and experience waiting for a residency slot. As someone entering med school in a few months, thank you. The u/MedSchoolDropoutArmy community on Reddit. Now the way becoming a "working" physician in the US works is you apply once a year during September, interview for a couple months, then find out whether or not you got any job the following March. your post is awesome. It is very, very easy to get publishable case reports.
And it would be nice if you can talk to a mentor or a family med doctor in your college/department and hear their opinion on medical school. They are what they are. 2. Lastly, I'd recommend making time for yourself and don't let being a doctor define you.
Quitting med school after 2 years. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. Case reports do not take a lot of effort but can be high yield. I feel the same way about disappointing everybody and myself. I believe there was a similar post about someone in massive $400k debt, but that person may have been blackballed for whatever reason. Honest and balanced answer.
My badge gets me into the […] I don't know what to do. But since there is already a discussion we will leave this up. Many of those towns and programs would love to have someone who is willing. Learning to brew good kombucha is rough stuff. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A lot of the problems we see are the result of societal failings--poverty, poor air quality, lack of support for people with addiction and mental illness. There are actually many opportunities outside the medical field that will help you knock down debt faster. A lot of people in medical school think they studied during undergrad, but it's sometimes not enough to use same tactics for medical school. Hello everyone. Medical doctor degree with no job.
You must be a graduate of a US/Puerto Rican MD/DO program in order to become a military physician without being licensed already. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. If you are in the US, you could always work for the VA. No insurance companies, no billing, no CEOs, and absolutely zero interaction with Big Pharma.
3 comments. my subreddits. One of my close friends hated medical school so much they took a LOA for a year.
Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Just getting into any program should be your hope. Use research as a bridge to get a Consulting or Pharmaceutical gig. In my spare time I try to figure out how to certify my house as a business so I can roast small batches of overpriced coffee. Unfortunately for me, I did not match into residency twice in a row. Posted by 1 month ago. Everything else was just passively making outlines and taking notes.
I know "that's medical school," but I hate it. I'd say study today and tomorrow with friends, be honest with them and tell them what you don't know/understand.
Was really having serious doubts after that but then I guess I looked back really hard on my life goals, why I am trying to be a doctor in the next five years.
Consulting starting salaries for an MD will go from $100k and up; don't go for a big 5 right out of the gate unless you have a degree from a top med school. I hate that when entering school, people are given the advice of "it's not that bad!"
Now, switched into IM and is a Chief, also pursing CC. • find your school's counseling center. You’re gonna have to consider programs that routinely go unmatched.
I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. My first exam is Saturday, and I completed a practice lab practical with the rest of my class and did terrible. Oh and try exercising daily. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. Find an advisor at your school to talk to. These are opportunities for you. Those suggesting you practice in low-income and rural areas are wrong -- you cannot do this in your current situation. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. Many other professions require high demands on you physically and mentally if you want to rise to the top.
You can do it.
We need docs on the inside who will push back against the dehumanizing of medicine. I cannot stress that enough. You have something valuable to offer and you’ve come a long way.
I'm 54 and suffer the pains of the golden handcuffs but I wound up a single parent and have been able to maintain success because I'm able to provide for my family. Thank you for reading, I know I probably went all over the place so if i can clarify anything, let me know.
Med school and residency are hard, no doubt about it. Many of these positions go unfilled. Will you take a pay cut to leave medicine? This blog is my journey to find my lost self, and figure it all out.
I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you don't like your job as a lawyer in your second or third year at a firm, I haven't heard the advice "just stick it out for 6 more years, then the doors will really open. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. You made it this far; give yourself a fair shake. The VA gets a bad rap in the media, but from what I've seen, most of it is either unjustified or doesn't involve docs. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. She can help you figure out the best study strategies for you. When you overlap your hardwork everynight to the curious science of medicine and to your life goals and the desire to touch people lives positively in the future, it'll be easier to confront the daily challenges of medical school. I have my regrets but there are days I'm very grateful things turned out the way they did. Take your exam and regardless of your performance meet with academic counseling as well as mental health services. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. But in medicine you have to. I graduated from a foreign medical school which I don't think I can disclose at this time. This is a highly moderated subreddit. I wish I had seen your comment before I commented because you did about 15 times better than I did. This is called being "matched" into a job called medical residency where you work as a junior doctor physician for 3 years inside a hospital and then you get to apply for a real doctor job thereafter. Join our community, read the PF Wiki, and get on top of your finances! It helps clear out my mind. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time.
Alternatively, you can try for the consulting or pharmaceutical gig without doing research, but your negotiating power may be more limited.
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