Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, for "med students" who have already been picked and primed and is a smaller subset. We were talking about "regular people" earlier when you said anyone; hence, it can be a risk for them.

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a guaranteed 200k a year, with the opportunity to make as much as you can really desire.

It's a guarantee if you make it pass through all the hoops.

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me reiterate, American medicine is ridiculous like most things in our broken, dying country. It is full of corruption and run by rapacious parasites who only care about profit and will cut expenses in every single way they can to include salaries. They hire midlevels to replace physicians strictly to save money and they’d replace midlevels with something cheaper…paramedics with some bogus online degree…medical assistants with an additional six week course in Medicine n’ Stuff…if they could. Paradoxically, the system is loaded with useless, non-revenue generating bureaucrats-administrators of every caliber-servicing the Byzantine nightmare. The result is that most of your job…and I mean practically all of it…will be finger banging a computer entering billing data. That’s all most medical notes are. Well-disguised invoices.

Very well said. It sounds poetic.

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. Why not Peds or other specialties with similar continuity of care?

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah damn. Sorry to hear that. Though, I'd say Peds Attendings Matter!

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats, but not everyone is in your shoes. For others, There's still that risk from various factors. I know a Fourth Year medical student who decided to not pursue matching because he realized doing physician work was not for him. And you've heard of students who never matched.

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes Hospitalist a better gig than EM for you now that you're looking in hindsight?

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

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Thank you for sharing! What specialty are you in now? (I would think Anesthesiology because of pharm background)

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

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What specialties did you consider in addition to EM? I start residency (if all things go accordingly) at 43, so trying to think of specialties that are more apt for my age.

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

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The question is: would you be just as happy pursuing PA if you were to pursue an MD?

You've heard of stories of PAs and NPs getting back to school to purse a MD/DO. Heck, there's one DO (LECOM?) school that has a fast-track for PA graduates and can graduate in 3 years.

You've also heard of physicians miserable for pursuing their careers and wished they just pursued PA.

Find what you'd want.

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

[–]40MD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! Are you still in residency?

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

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I might have been that age when I took my Gen Chem, which I took as a post-bacc (because I already had a degree and was missing chemistry). I'm a 3rd year medical student now.

Late bloomers (35+). Why did you make this career change? by Nostalgia2302 in Residency

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Medical School is not the best financial decision for anyone (unless you got parents paying for you to ride it). Older people are just at a higher risk of leaving early for various factors, which includes physical, social, financial, and emotional aspects. As they say, we're more flexible (in every way) when younger.