New Member (Introduction)

[ChuckaZulu]

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I guess you could call me a "Nontraditional Student".

I went from my High School Graduation straight to Fort Benning, GA. for Army Infantry Training. It had always been my dream to go into the Military and I had planned to make a career of it. After only six years my wife had other ideas. I took a job as a Security Officer in a local ER to pay the bills and ensure my wife and I had Medical coverage, etc. It was there that I was turned on to Medicine. I took the Hospital's EMT course and went directly to work for a Private Ambulance Company. I then went to Medic School after only a little over a year of that. I went to a Hospital Based two-year program and loved being in a clinical setting. I've been a Paramedic for 10 years now and need something more. I thought becoming a Fire Fighter/Paramedic 7 years ago would help fill that void. Though it's still a long way till I earn my Bachelor’s, I need to keep my goal of going to Medical School in focus. I look forward to spending some time here asking questions and making new friends.

 

[blee]

Welcome. 🙂

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

That's pretty cool, ChuckaZulu. Welcome. You'll find tons of support here in the non-trad forum. And you're well on the way to having your personal statement written already <grin>!

 

[ChuckaZulu]

Thanks, I'll need it 😀

That's pretty cool, ChuckaZulu. Welcome. You'll find tons of support here in the non-trad forum. And you're well on the way to having your personal statement written already <grin>!

 

[MollyMalone]

Welcome to SDN!

 

[JamieMac]

...Though it's still a long way till I earn my Bachelor’s, I need to keep my goal of going to Medical School in focus. I look forward to spending some time here asking questions and making new friends.

You'll definitely find support from people here throughout your quest. I have read a lot of posts from people in a similar situation to yours. You should go to the mentor thread, and you might find someone that came from paramedic to pre-med, and maybe even medicine.

Best of luck! 👍

 

[oxeye]

Welcome!

 

[mj1878]

WELCOME! 😀

You've found a great resource! Use it wisely (meaning, take everything you read here with a grain of salt).

 

[ChuckaZulu]

Thanks for the welcome and feedback.

 

[PharmacyMeds]

It's my pleasure to join with this community and I hope I'll learn something new features here. I am here, to exchange some good post and information.