A Complicated Question

[ishaninatte]

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I'm currently living and working in Japan and have been accepted to medical school for 2005. I know you are supposed to wait and see and whatnot, but I have always wanted to do neuro and will pursue that course during medical school.

I was an Eastern Studies major in college and I feel like I will regret giving up the academic lifestyle. To me, neuro and Eastern Studies are compatable (studies like Geography of Thought), yet I'm really uncertain about how to incorporate an academic course of study with the largely practical course of study in medical school. It seems it would be hard to do so. Can you attend graduate school in the summers? Can you become affiliated with a university as a lecturer? I won't even ask if there's time or not, cause I know the answer.

I only ask because I knew an oncologist who taught Western Civilizations on the side. I've always wondered how he got that gig (couldn't have hurt to ask, either).

 

[Rolandicfissure]

I'm currently living and working in Japan and have been accepted to medical school for 2005. I know you are supposed to wait and see and whatnot, but I have always wanted to do neuro and will pursue that course during medical school.

Can you attend graduate school in the summers? Can you become affiliated with a university as a lecturer? I won't even ask if there's time or not, cause I know the answer.

I only ask because I knew an oncologist who taught Western Civilizations on the side. I've always wondered how he got that gig (couldn't have hurt to ask, either).

What it sounds like you want to do is become an adjunct faculty member at a university while holding a career as a neurologist. This may be possible to do -- in college, a neurologist visited to lecture to my psychology class the day we learned about the brain. Also, a cardiologist lectured more than once to my medical ethics class.

If you remain interested in this, I would suggest contacting the departmental chair(s) wherever you are interested in lecturing. Establishing a good relationship with them is probably the best start. Also, your fourth year of medical school could be tailored to allow you to take night classes that might count towards a graduate degree in the future. I am taking two hours of night classes right now for fun (i.e. because I'm a nerd).