Anything more stereotypically pre-med?

[Medstart108]

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I was just talking to a 1st year premed. She told me that she wanted to do an MD PhD and become a neurosurgeon.

Then when i hinted at the hours during residency she told me - good luck with that...
When i hinted at the low salary of doctors during their 20s she told me - its not all about the money...

Good grief does she know anything about what it takes to do 4 years of undergrad, 8-9 years of MD PhD followed by 7-8 years of residency, not to even mention the "having children" part of the equation.

 

[tiedyeddog]

Not sure what your point is. Neurosurgery has a pretty high density of MD/PhD'ers for a surgical field. Does every premed become an MD/PhD neurosurgeon? No. Do some? yes. It's not like she is contracted in to doing that path, she might change her mind later like many do.

Doesn't sound like what she said was too crazy; training is long and pay is low until you become an attending. Besides, it's better to shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you'll still end up in the stars. 😉

 

[chillaxbro]

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[Perrotfish]

I was just talking to a 1st year premed. She told me that she wanted to do an MD PhD and become a neurosurgeon.

Then when i hinted at the hours during residency she told me - good luck with that...
When i hinted at the low salary of doctors during their 20s she told me - its not all about the money...

Good grief does she know anything about what it takes to do 4 years of undergrad, 8-9 years of MD PhD followed by 7-8 years of residency, not to even mention the "having children" part of the equation.

Just an FYI, most MD/PhD programs are 7 years. That's what's attractive about them, you get a PhD in the time it takes to get a masters degree, and the program usually pays for all 7 years of your education besides. When you take into account that many uber-competitive residencies will require a year of research anyway, what you're really doing is trading 2 years of light work in the lab for having no student loans.

 

[freakingoutabit]

Honestly, I don't see what's so ridiculous about that. Many people spend the bulk of their 20s in school and the bulk of their 30s in residency. For someone who enjoys research, time spent in school isn't simply a means to an end.

 

[Medstart108]

Just an FYI, most MD/PhD programs are 7 years. That's what's attractive about them, you get a PhD in the time it takes to get a masters degree, and the program usually pays for all 7 years of your education besides. When you take into account that many uber-competitive residencies will require a year of research anyway, what you're really doing is trading 2 years of light work in the lab for having no student loans.

In Canada its 8-9 (at least at UofT). Forgot to mention this is in Canada.

 

[Aerus]

Besides, it's better to shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you'll still end up in the stars. 😉

You have the saying backwards. Shoot for the stars and maybe you'll land on the moon.

 

[darkjedi]

i don't get this thread

 

[Escape_Goat]

This is the most pre-med OP I've ever seen.

 

[Spinach Dip]

i don't get this thread

I'll try to summarize. Ahem...

"I want to be a MD/PhD Brain Surgeon because I want to help people. Money is no issue."



Yeah. I'd just love to hear a freshman in Chem 101 say that. It'd be a good laugh. 😆

 

[Arbor Vitae]

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[loltopsy]

I met a guy who was non trad, entered med school at 30, did an MD/PhD while having several kids, did a surgical residency plus a couple years of fellowship, but that wasn't enough. He ran a lab with graduate students under him and was working at the bench too. Bench-****ing-research. In a different field all together. So 80 hours a week from residency/fellowship plus probably another 40 at least for research.

Some people are just nuts.

 

[WestCoastNative]

Besides, it's better to shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you'll still end up in the stars. 😉

👍 This. Let the girl dream big man. She'll realize what kind of a goal it is later on if she doesn't already, but if shes passionate and ambitious about reaching her goals than she can pull it off. If anything, I got respect for people that try reaching these type of goals. Most people from my past would probably laugh at me wanting to be a doctor, but you'll never know unless you try.

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

I was friends with a guy in high school who used to tell people he was going to go to med school and become a radiologist. It didn't work out. He became a neurosurgeon instead.

 

[NontradCA]

Were they also obnoxiously eating carrots? What's with pre meds and eating carrots?

Btw OP, making these threads is in fact very "pre-med". Have you ever read this sub forum?

 

[tiedyeddog]

You have the saying backwards. Shoot for the stars and maybe you'll land on the moon.

No.

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

OP is a stereotypical pre-med.

 

[DTrain3]

It's her life. Don't kill her vibe bro

 

[as1212559]

This is the most pre-med OP I've ever seen.

OP is a stereotypical pre-med.

Nail hit, on the head.

 

[loveoforganic2]

No.

hahaha, i love the correction though