Does anyone know of a physical therapy or nursing program that will transfer credits from the first year of med school? I'm miserable and I don't think I want to do this anymore, but I also don't want to feel like I threw away this year...
If you are miserable I would get out now. It will only get worse as time goes by. Unlike what others have said, you are NOT 25% done. Maybe 12.5% done (3-7 years residency). You think medical school is miserable, wait till residency. Even the diehards question there decision to go into medicine during residency. Don't lock yourself into a profession you hate, because you will be locked in by the massive debt you accumulate.
Obviously you are smart enough to be a doctor because you made it this far. That means you can pretty much do anything that you want. It seems that you are still interested in some type of health care. DO NOT stay in health care just because you spent a year doing it. Stay in because that is what you want to do with your life more than any other job. If this is not the case, you now have the chance to make the best decission of you life. Chose to do the thing you hhave always loved (go to art school, study law, train for the olympics, become a martial arts instructor, become a professional surfer, etc, etc). Once you are locked into medicine these things are financially impossible and by the time you can afford to do them you are too OLD!
If you want to do something else in the medical field, then I would consider transfering to a PA or AA school. You would only have 2 years to go tops (even if they said you could get no credit for you MS 1 year). You would find them much easier in reguards to content and workload. And after graduation you could get a job as a PA working 3 days a week (three 12hour shifts) making close to 100,000 to start (some make 150,000+ at my institution). AAs (anesthesia assistants) start out over 120,000 and can make over 200,000 a year. They basically do the same job as a CRNA, or Anestheiologist with great hours. You have to make sure that the state you want to end up in is a state that licenses AAs, unless you do not care too much where you live. Both are great gigs. Both give you a great lifestyle and you would still be able to use your medical training. Both are excellent choices ONLY if you still want to be in health care, and both would probably fit you better than PT or Nursing.
Good luck, and let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.
Ender.
