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I'll be starting my pre-med requirements this fall and looking forward to it! One of my former clients is a family practice doc and I just met with her today to get the 'real' story on school, residency, etc. She's pretty burned out (3 years out of residency and she's considering quitting!) but had good things to say and feels that I have a realistic view about how tough it will be. I'm taking the slow and easy track right now.
I'm getting started late, I'll be 30 this year and am married with two kids (and working on #3). I've been a doula for three years and wanted to be a midwife for a long time but just felt frustrated at the limited nature of homebirth midwifery. I have read a few comments here from people who weren't in love with the catching babies aspect and I say, more for me!
The debt scares me, well, a lot of it scares me but I figure if at the end of my prereqs I say, "Forget it!", I'll have a four year degree which is more than I have right now. I think I'd reconsider midwifery if med school doesn't work out, but I'd go direct entry vs. certified nurse midwifery.
I went to Salary.com to look at the salaries for OB/GYN in my area and I was blown away... but I have no idea what the debt repayment will be like or malpractice insurance. I also would like to look into an oncology or maybe a high risk subspecialty but knowing very little about these things I'm mostly talking out of my rear. 😛
I'm getting started late, I'll be 30 this year and am married with two kids (and working on #3). I've been a doula for three years and wanted to be a midwife for a long time but just felt frustrated at the limited nature of homebirth midwifery. I have read a few comments here from people who weren't in love with the catching babies aspect and I say, more for me!
The debt scares me, well, a lot of it scares me but I figure if at the end of my prereqs I say, "Forget it!", I'll have a four year degree which is more than I have right now. I think I'd reconsider midwifery if med school doesn't work out, but I'd go direct entry vs. certified nurse midwifery.
I went to Salary.com to look at the salaries for OB/GYN in my area and I was blown away... but I have no idea what the debt repayment will be like or malpractice insurance. I also would like to look into an oncology or maybe a high risk subspecialty but knowing very little about these things I'm mostly talking out of my rear. 😛
