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Originally Posted by Poetic Silence
I'm not intending to further confuse you, but your clinical interests seem to indicate you'd enjoy behavioral neurology more than psychiatry.
Just a thought.
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How interesting- I had to go look up this thread to understand what you meant:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=275775. Thanks for that suggestion!!!
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Originally Posted by whopper
...While some people may say this is simply an obstacle, it's an obstacle to the degree where it's not like jumping over a hurdle but climbing over a mountain. By the time you get to the other side you're likely going to be a very different person.....
I've mentioned before in the psychiatry forum-in a sense it's actually quite sexist. Most women entering medschool are in the mid-20s, and by the time they graduate from a residency in their mid-30s.
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Yes, it's like the army! Or volunteering to go into space. Imagine being 100K+ in debt and discovering one can not have children anymore, or must have them NOW, or else.
Memorizing facts comes really easily to me. I daydreamed in my last job, which required a lot of stressful, not that open ended "finding the 'right' answer" style research, about having nothing to do but memorize. It's more the lack of a support system in medical training that strikes me as difficult, as I can imagine the stress that would add to making personal decisions (like starting a family). I mean other than informal support like residents babysitting
I am devoted to my job right now but I can not imagine having to consider my coworkers' reactions to choosing to breed and factor them into the decision.
Anyhow thanks for this great answer. Now I'm curious to know if the culture varies from residency to residency, as roubs pointed out is true for PhD programs below.
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Originally Posted by roubs
I think Ph.D. programs are more varied as far as culture goes compared to the medical education track.
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From the perspective of starting a family or the culture in general?
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Originally Posted by roubs
Your interests actually seem more lined up with Speech/Language Pathology--and you could be practicing after a 2 year masters (3 if you have no undergrad coursework in this area).
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Absolutely-- yet my ultimate goal is being my own boss and I'm not sure Speech Language Pathology is a secure enough path to that for me. I will have no financial support during or after school. And, well, at 1/2 the cost of med school....
FYI according to the spreadsheet I made for two arbitrary Phd/ MD tracks, the MD only starts outstripping the Phd 6 years after the completion of training. That's the straight Phd, no neuropsych training or other specializing. For those who know in advance they will finish and have a clear preference for medical study, psychiatry is probably better financially. (No surprise there).