happy monday to all! i am slowly but surely getting back in the swing of blogging...trying to at least. so i am linking up with Your Doctor's Wife-Medical Monday because i sure have had a lot of medical scares the past 3 months. here we go!
so i think i can link up this week for medical monday. i am and have been thinking about medical school for a while and i still am. i struggled with the sciences in college, but still enjoyed them and graduated with an overall gpa above 3.4. then i went on to do my masters in public health and had a 4.0 gpa. so there is some hope right? that is what i do not know. should i try and get in to a USA school or go for the Caribbean route? rumor has it that Caribbean trained doctors are not as well received by their USA colleges? is this the case? what are some other options in the medical field other than nursing or pa that one can go into and still come out a "doctor"? sometimes i think my chances are slim to none, but there is always a way around something right? what do you all suggest?
now here is some insight to my medical issue. both of my retina's detached at my young age of 29 (i am still 29). it just happened spontaneously after i recovered from being sick/systemic infection. i guess even though i was taking antibiotics for it, it must have still decided to play with my retina. i have had blurry vision since september. i have had the retina repair surgery with a vitrectomy. i hope to be fully recovered and back to "normal" vision before the new year...perhaps by Christmas time?
and for another link up going on about the kitchen and food...yummo...check out this link up over at Never the Same Spice Twice blog. i sure would love to make this. i am a fan of one pot meals. i bet this paired up with some bread/rolls would be SOOOO good!one pot creamy chicken and noodles. mmm...i can almost smell it now!
~eloquently rambling...
Hi from Medical Mondays! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm so sorry to hear about your issues with the retinal detachment. I actually know someone who had this happen in one eye. He had the surgery and recovered fine (he is actually a surgeon!). I don't have any advice as far as getting into med school, but wish you the best of luck!
ReplyDeleteChrissie, thank you. so far the recovery is going well, just slow. medicine has sure changed over the years! i will keep up my research in regards to med school.
DeletePopping over from Medical Mondays!!
ReplyDeleteI just want to wish you luck as you try to figure out what path to take on this crazy journey. As the wife of a DO student, my advice is this: go into medicine if you cannot imagine doing anything else and are willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Do not do it for the title, the money, the prestige or anything else. It is a difficult road for the most passionate, but only you can decide if you fall into that category. Best wishes!
thank you Ashley and i am following your blog now too! i will figure out the best in the end.
DeleteThanks for linking up with Medical Mondays. I hope your surgery proves successful and wish you luck determining which route to take into medicine. Medical school residency is long and expensive and depending on the type of doctor you want to be might not be any more lucrative than PA school which is significantly more affordable, and gets you into the work force sooner. I am sure you'll find the right fit. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteA Doctors Wife, thank you! i will have to do more research about PA and other options and i am too glad my eye sight is getting better!
DeleteDoc H is always recommending people to become PAs if they are not quite sure becoming a MD is the right path for them. I know his PA quite well and he loves his job. Good pay, good schedule, no call. He is quite happy with his decision to forgo the MD route.
ReplyDeleteI hope you regain clear eye sight soon! That is horrible! :(
Glad to see you back on the grid! Thanks for linking up!
ydw-thank you! good to be back and yes, i will look into it all.
DeleteWelcome back hun, I am glad you are getting back in the swing of things! I had a lot of science, medical and psychology courses and they sure do take a lot out of you, but sounds like you are doing well!
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Erica, it is good to be back. the courses do take a lot out of you, but can be worth it all in the end.
DeleteWelcome back! Glad you're doing better now!
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple of friends who have gone the Caribbean route.. I don't think they've had any issues getting jobs or anything like that.
M and M, thank you. day by day i am getting better. good to hear that things are changing for those that choose the Carribean route!
DeleteI am sorry to hear about your retinal detachment. FYI about Caribbean students, it used to be that Caribbean students were nor well received but now its not the case, just a few residencies are still prejudicial You can match in any residency if you have the board scores.
ReplyDeleteEniola, thank you for the update on Caribbean schools and students. i am getting better slowly but surely with this detached retina stuff.
DeleteThat one pot meal looks amazing! Thanks for linking up with us!
ReplyDeleteit sure does. i hope you try it!
DeleteYikes! So sorry to hear about your eyes. An acquaintance of mine had a similar experience--very scary.
ReplyDeleteThanks for connecting with us at This Momma's Meandering Mondays!
Lauren, thank you! at least it is getting better. i hope this same is true of your acquaintance.
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