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Hello! I am currently a junior in college forced to make a tough decision. I have to decide to fully pursue my dream of becoming an OB-GYN or to give up my dream and become a nurse-midwife instead.
A little background: My passion is in women's health. I know without a doubt that I have to work within the field in order to be happy. However, my GPA is currently a 3.1. My adviser said that it is tough, but doable if I get 4.0 every semester until I graduate and possibly go an extra year in order to spread out the rest of my classes. That would mean that would be applying for med school when I am 24. I know in the scheme of things, that isn't that old, but I want a ton of kids, which just isn't realistic if I wait until I am done training after I am 32. With that being said, I feel like I could also be happy as a midwife. My understanding is that they basically do everything that an OB-GYN would do expect for surgery.
Part of me feels like this is the smart choice. I could be done with my training by the time I am 25 and have a career and a large family. The other part of me is heartbroken for giving up my dream so easily and fears that the limited abilities of a nurse-midwife would not be enough for me.
I don't know what to do, and I am in a tough situation, as I have to decide within the next day as classes start and I have to switch from pre-med requirements to pre-nursing.
So here is where you come in: I need help. How do you view midwives? Is there a certain stigma that perpetuates among doctors regarding midwives? Is it worth it to keep fighting for med school when I might not get in? How much family time do you have? If you could do it all over again, would you chose something that is basically the same thing with a limited scope and save yourself the years of training?
Thank you for your time and responses. I truly appreciate it.
A little background: My passion is in women's health. I know without a doubt that I have to work within the field in order to be happy. However, my GPA is currently a 3.1. My adviser said that it is tough, but doable if I get 4.0 every semester until I graduate and possibly go an extra year in order to spread out the rest of my classes. That would mean that would be applying for med school when I am 24. I know in the scheme of things, that isn't that old, but I want a ton of kids, which just isn't realistic if I wait until I am done training after I am 32. With that being said, I feel like I could also be happy as a midwife. My understanding is that they basically do everything that an OB-GYN would do expect for surgery.
Part of me feels like this is the smart choice. I could be done with my training by the time I am 25 and have a career and a large family. The other part of me is heartbroken for giving up my dream so easily and fears that the limited abilities of a nurse-midwife would not be enough for me.
I don't know what to do, and I am in a tough situation, as I have to decide within the next day as classes start and I have to switch from pre-med requirements to pre-nursing.
So here is where you come in: I need help. How do you view midwives? Is there a certain stigma that perpetuates among doctors regarding midwives? Is it worth it to keep fighting for med school when I might not get in? How much family time do you have? If you could do it all over again, would you chose something that is basically the same thing with a limited scope and save yourself the years of training?
Thank you for your time and responses. I truly appreciate it.