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Curious as to how career changers found the courage to leave their old career behind and start anew in medicine.
Are you working while taking courses?I am just starting the process of changing careers from nursing to pursue a career in medicine. Honestly I had always wanted to pursue medicine but life happened and I worked my way through nursing school and worked the past 8 years as a nurse only to realize that I was not challenged mentally at all during my time as a nurse. I find it unappealing mentally and I am seeking medicine also because the influence you can have in helping people and truly saving a life. The final kick I needed to truly see that was my wife telling me that the ER resident she saw saved her life when she was previously diagnosed with cancer. The true influence physicians have on saving a life were so evident in that statement to me and woke me up to the idea of actually pursuing a career in medicine. I am currently working on my prerequisites for medical school admission and look forward to taking the next step into medicine, and away from nursing.
Are you working while taking courses?