I am re-posting this from the Pre-Med Forum as instructed in an effort to find as much information as I can.
First let me say that I am a 36 year old Male (YES I understand my age is a large factor) that has just recently joined the Army to help fulfill my current goal to pursue a career as a Doctor in the Army, I WILL become a Doctor (current goal pediatric Oncology which I realize needs to remain fluid as I learn more) I am just looking for the most optimum route to take advantage of all of my current resources.
I am currently a 68W in the US Army doing what I can to start the process to my Pre-Med degree while being deployed. I have done what I can to find a straight answer on whether my old education (Bachelors degree in Electronic Engineering from ITT Tech in 2000) is able to be utilized to pursue my current or not to be met with yes/no whether related to how long ago or "accreditation" starus of that school from about every front I can manage to talk with. I am constantly searching (when I can) on ways to go about this path within the army through a program or by taking any class I can manage in my off time yet I find myself staring at the wall of "starting over completely" which I am very happy to do yet only if it is a necessary step.
I have talked to every PA, Doctor, and medical professional that I have interacted with yet still I have yet to form a clear picture of how I can go about this. I think about this every day when I wake up and am still thinking on how I can go about this every night as I fall asleep and I now find myself needing to seek out other expert help not within my circle of peers. I know of USHS and of the Medical Scholarship program my question is HOW I go about reaching the point where I can take advantage of those resources.
My current path looks like this, do the first two years at a Community college taking the CLEP for all classes I can, then proceeding to a Main Stream College to finish my Pre-Med classes with the ultimate Goal of USHS. I have done all I can through my Army Education center that is required signed up at the local Commuity college only to be meet with another possible bump in the road in that I might as well not bother with the CLEP tests as now I am being told that many colleges do not accept them.
I am looking for a solid path that I can set myself upon to reach my goal yet all I seem to do is meet obstacles, at this point I am seeking any advice I can find on what exactly I can or should be doing.
First let me say that I am a 36 year old Male (YES I understand my age is a large factor) that has just recently joined the Army to help fulfill my current goal to pursue a career as a Doctor in the Army, I WILL become a Doctor (current goal pediatric Oncology which I realize needs to remain fluid as I learn more) I am just looking for the most optimum route to take advantage of all of my current resources.
I am currently a 68W in the US Army doing what I can to start the process to my Pre-Med degree while being deployed. I have done what I can to find a straight answer on whether my old education (Bachelors degree in Electronic Engineering from ITT Tech in 2000) is able to be utilized to pursue my current or not to be met with yes/no whether related to how long ago or "accreditation" starus of that school from about every front I can manage to talk with. I am constantly searching (when I can) on ways to go about this path within the army through a program or by taking any class I can manage in my off time yet I find myself staring at the wall of "starting over completely" which I am very happy to do yet only if it is a necessary step.
I have talked to every PA, Doctor, and medical professional that I have interacted with yet still I have yet to form a clear picture of how I can go about this. I think about this every day when I wake up and am still thinking on how I can go about this every night as I fall asleep and I now find myself needing to seek out other expert help not within my circle of peers. I know of USHS and of the Medical Scholarship program my question is HOW I go about reaching the point where I can take advantage of those resources.
My current path looks like this, do the first two years at a Community college taking the CLEP for all classes I can, then proceeding to a Main Stream College to finish my Pre-Med classes with the ultimate Goal of USHS. I have done all I can through my Army Education center that is required signed up at the local Commuity college only to be meet with another possible bump in the road in that I might as well not bother with the CLEP tests as now I am being told that many colleges do not accept them.
I am looking for a solid path that I can set myself upon to reach my goal yet all I seem to do is meet obstacles, at this point I am seeking any advice I can find on what exactly I can or should be doing.
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