Hello all, this is my first post in this forum.
After a number of years of exploration and hesitation I have decided
to take my pre-med courses. My long term goal would be to practice
psychiatry, neuropsychiatry or family medicine. However, I need some
advice on the best route to take in order to maximize my chances of
meeting this goal.
I graduated with a BA in Psychology from Gonzaga U. in 2004. My first
semester I was pre-med, but dropped it because I disliked chemistry
and had only vague notions about my future career. This being so, I
had lackluster scores in my first-year premed courses (see list
below)...
Organisimal Bio I: C
Organisimal Bio I Lab: B+
Statistics: C-
Literary Genres (English): C+
English Composition: B+
Despite the setbacks of my first few semesters, I pulled my act
together and graduated with a respectable cumulative GPA (3.58).
Now I am enrolled in a community college General Chemistry I
lecture/lab and an intermediate algebra class. I believe the algebra
class is necessary as it proved a barrier to sucess in math in the
past. My plan is to take remedial math classes up until trigonometry.
This should help me suceed in Physics.
I do not plan on completing all of my premed work at a community
college, but transfering an indeterminate number of credits to a state
school and then taking more advanced courses at a state school.
As far as work experience, I have worked on a mental health crisis
hotline, taught English in Japan for a year, worked in a managerial
role at a developmental disabilities residential program and am
currently a job coach for people with traumatic brain injuries.
Now, on to the questions.
1. Should I retake any of the classes listed above, or just move on
an prove that I have turned over a new leaf?
2. Should I volunteer at more traditional medical/surgical (rather
than psychiatric) organizations?
Thanks for all your help, I look forward to discussing this with you.
After a number of years of exploration and hesitation I have decided
to take my pre-med courses. My long term goal would be to practice
psychiatry, neuropsychiatry or family medicine. However, I need some
advice on the best route to take in order to maximize my chances of
meeting this goal.
I graduated with a BA in Psychology from Gonzaga U. in 2004. My first
semester I was pre-med, but dropped it because I disliked chemistry
and had only vague notions about my future career. This being so, I
had lackluster scores in my first-year premed courses (see list
below)...
Organisimal Bio I: C
Organisimal Bio I Lab: B+
Statistics: C-
Literary Genres (English): C+
English Composition: B+
Despite the setbacks of my first few semesters, I pulled my act
together and graduated with a respectable cumulative GPA (3.58).
Now I am enrolled in a community college General Chemistry I
lecture/lab and an intermediate algebra class. I believe the algebra
class is necessary as it proved a barrier to sucess in math in the
past. My plan is to take remedial math classes up until trigonometry.
This should help me suceed in Physics.
I do not plan on completing all of my premed work at a community
college, but transfering an indeterminate number of credits to a state
school and then taking more advanced courses at a state school.
As far as work experience, I have worked on a mental health crisis
hotline, taught English in Japan for a year, worked in a managerial
role at a developmental disabilities residential program and am
currently a job coach for people with traumatic brain injuries.
Now, on to the questions.
1. Should I retake any of the classes listed above, or just move on
an prove that I have turned over a new leaf?
2. Should I volunteer at more traditional medical/surgical (rather
than psychiatric) organizations?
Thanks for all your help, I look forward to discussing this with you.
