Do you think it would be possible to do an online masters in education during med school?

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I wanted to look into teaching. Not just clinical teaching, but classroom teaching, perhaps at community colleges. I see myself teaching maybe 1 or 2 courses per semester when i'm a lot older.
 
LoveBeingHuman:) said:
I wanted to look into teaching. Not just clinical teaching, but classroom teaching, perhaps at community colleges. I see myself teaching maybe 1 or 2 courses per semester when i'm a lot older.
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They'll hire you to teach with your MD. You'll have enough work and if you really wanna do it just get on that later. It's a terrible idea to do it now
 
Maybe if you had like a research yr built into your degree
 
LoveBeingHuman:) said:
I wanted to look into teaching. Not just clinical teaching, but classroom teaching, perhaps at community colleges. I see myself teaching maybe 1 or 2 courses per semester when i'm a lot older.
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So get your masters when you're a lot older. They don't have an age cap on those.
 
I know someone that got a master in science while simultaneously going to medical school. Not an MD/MS program.
While this is possible, it is ridiculously hard on the verge of being impossible.
 
Your residency training and attending job will be heavily involved in teaching; be it other residents, interns, and other health care providers. Not needed.

You need to worry about doing well enough in medical school to get into residency; and that is a full time job and a half.

darkjedi said:
maybe focus on getting into med school first

most online degrees are worthless anyway
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Only way they aren't is if you work for a company that is willing to pay for the tuition of the program and can catapult you into a higher position with a good pay bump. Have a good friend in the pharma industry that got his MBA and Masters in Engineering in 3 years online. Got him into a 6-figure salary range with extensive benefits (company stock, pension with higher 401K match, etc.) But that was within THAT company only and had to work 60+ hours a week doing it. If he did it on his own, then it'd be worth nothing close to what he'd have to pay.
 
LoveBeingHuman:) said:
Nobody asked you.
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You posted this thread on a public forum. If you don't like the tone of some of the answers, ignore them. Being petulant like a child is not becoming and does nothing to entice people to help you out.
 
I know a guy with an MS in psychology that teaches at a state school. He received no formal education training. With an MD/DO/PhD/(insert professional/doctoral degree) you can teach without any background in education.
 
No. If you had 36 hours in a day, it still wouldn’t be enough time.
 
LoveBeingHuman:) said:
I wanted to look into teaching. Not just clinical teaching, but classroom teaching, perhaps at community colleges. I see myself teaching maybe 1 or 2 courses per semester when i'm a lot older.
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Possible? Yes.

Smart? No.

Google "master's in medical education" and you will find a lot of programs, but you would typically undertake one after teaching for awhile (early-mid career).
 
Goro said:
Unfortunately for the rest of us, continually asking insipid questions is not a TOS violation. Going loose canon is.
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I'm not sure what your problem is. You're consistently mean and hostile towards me (and many other members) all the time. I have a right to think about my future and fulfill my goals if they don't hurt other people.

I mean, I don't really care about what you say. But I feel bad for you because you're here on this site being mean to people that are probably half your age. It's just sad.
 
LoveBeingHuman:) said:
I'm not sure what your problem is. You're consistently mean and hostile towards me (and many other members) all the time. I have a right to think about my future and fulfill my goals if they don't hurt other people.

I mean, I don't really care about what you say. But I feel bad for you because you're here on this site being mean to people that are probably half your age. It's just sad.
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It’s not that you’re planning. It’s how you respond to people and how you ask a lot of questions that are either irrelevant or could be answered with a search.
 
LoveBeingHuman:) said:
I'm not sure what your problem is. You're consistently mean and hostile towards me (and many other members) all the time. I have a right to think about my future and fulfill my goals if they don't hurt other people.

I mean, I don't really care about what you say. But I feel bad for you because you're here on this site being mean to people that are probably half your age. It's just sad.
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Get a grip on emotions before pursuing medicine. You will have interviewers, coworkers, fellow students who are much more vicious than the infamous "Goro" lol...
 
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