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There was a thread, and an associated 19-minute video about a young lady who wanted to leave medicine. I watched the video, and read her thread, and was just about to post when she deleted it.
Now I don't know if this is appropriate, and I don't remember her username so I can't PM her, but I still want to say to her what I'd intended to. So I thought I might start a thread in hopes of catching her attention.
This is what I was going to post:
Wow. I hope people will be able to be considerate of the bravery required to admit something like this. And, as much as I'd like, I don't think it's worth it to ask you to think this over again. That feeling mostly stems from knowing a fellow science teacher that left Medical School in his early 20's after finished two years, taught for ten years, had a family, and the kids, and the nice yard with a cool garden, but never really lost that need to be a physician. He just went back to school, this time around to a DO school, this September.
However, best to you. I hope you find a career that's rewarding. In your case, depending upon what state you live in, I would really recommend teaching in the public schools. My colleague entered a career switcher program, from medical student to middle school science teacher. There's a multitude of resources for a science educator. In our state, we have a loan forgiveness and repayment program. There's a marginal repayment every year, and if you've taught for 8 or more years, all of your loans are forgiven, which was a great deal for him, as he was in pretty deep. Additionally, we have a hudhouse program, which gives teachers a house in a poorer region. This might seem like a bad deal, but really, every house in that development is sold at 50% to a teacher or a policeman, firefighter, ect. So very safe to live in, and after 3 years, you can sell it, so you make like 100-200K pretty easily, also helpful in paying off loans. The Hudhouse program is a national one, so I would look into it.
Again, best to you.
To other SDN members reading this thread, what would you say to a person leaving medical school? Advice?
Now I don't know if this is appropriate, and I don't remember her username so I can't PM her, but I still want to say to her what I'd intended to. So I thought I might start a thread in hopes of catching her attention.
This is what I was going to post:
Wow. I hope people will be able to be considerate of the bravery required to admit something like this. And, as much as I'd like, I don't think it's worth it to ask you to think this over again. That feeling mostly stems from knowing a fellow science teacher that left Medical School in his early 20's after finished two years, taught for ten years, had a family, and the kids, and the nice yard with a cool garden, but never really lost that need to be a physician. He just went back to school, this time around to a DO school, this September.
However, best to you. I hope you find a career that's rewarding. In your case, depending upon what state you live in, I would really recommend teaching in the public schools. My colleague entered a career switcher program, from medical student to middle school science teacher. There's a multitude of resources for a science educator. In our state, we have a loan forgiveness and repayment program. There's a marginal repayment every year, and if you've taught for 8 or more years, all of your loans are forgiven, which was a great deal for him, as he was in pretty deep. Additionally, we have a hudhouse program, which gives teachers a house in a poorer region. This might seem like a bad deal, but really, every house in that development is sold at 50% to a teacher or a policeman, firefighter, ect. So very safe to live in, and after 3 years, you can sell it, so you make like 100-200K pretty easily, also helpful in paying off loans. The Hudhouse program is a national one, so I would look into it.
Again, best to you.
To other SDN members reading this thread, what would you say to a person leaving medical school? Advice?
