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I am currently into my second year of my undergrad at a UC. Currently, things have been up and down. Some classes have been tough and some have not. My experience thus far, has been a growing and learning experience. I am beginning to swallow my pride and drop classes that I know I cannot handle mentally in the moment. Furthermore, I am in a dilemma. I enjoy the medical field. Absolutely love it. My experience ranges from a physical therapy aide to a lab technician/surgeon in the department of otolaryngology. Along with that, I enjoy Biology and Chemistry, however, I have troubles when I am tested on it. It is a learning process of course. I do not want to switch majors to say Econ or something else I may be better at. My preferred route is either PA,PT, or Nursing. Of course, if I did Nursing, it would be better for me to transfer to a state school near me in the near future to pursue a BSN -> RN -> NP.

If any of you could PM me personally on helping me on my current situation. I just need somebody to talk to who can give me their insight and stuff. I've talked to close friends and family, and I have their support all the way, I am just having trouble being confident in what I want to pursue and when etc.

Feel free to ask any questions, I am typing this without rereading it to let it all out. Thank you! 🙂
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Your experience ranges from aid to tech to ENT surgeon??? I must be reading this wrong

What makes you prefer PA PT or Nursing?
 
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efle said:
Your experience ranges from aid to tech to ENT surgeon??? I must be reading this wrong

What makes you prefer PA PT or Nursing?
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Guessing surgical tech assisting an ENT
 
Yes, surgical technician assisting in ENT experiments/projects. Sorry about that. I prefer PA, PT, and Nursing due to the clinical aspect. I enjoy being on my feet and experiencing new things day in and day out. They are all similar in that sense which is what I enjoy.

On the other hand, the lab is fun and interesting as well. Lots of work with mice and the middle and inner ear. I enjoy performing the surgeries and dissecting the ear apart for experiments.

In regards to MD, I do not wish to pursue that route because of the length. I want to get my life started and have time to achieve personal goals.
 
Which forum do you suggest I post in? Other than that, I posted here to get different insight. 🙂 Thank you guys.
 
oLefty said:
Which forum do you suggest I post in? Other than that, I posted here to get different insight. 🙂 Thank you guys.
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Right, but you aren't interested in the career that this forum focuses on. I do not know which would be the best resource for you, because I have not looked up PA/PT/NP resources.

Pretty much all you're going to do here is stir the pot on the old "NPs are a symbol of what is wrong with our healthcare system/education" discussion.
 
oLefty said:
Yes, surgical technician assisting in ENT experiments/projects. Sorry about that. I prefer PA, PT, and Nursing due to the clinical aspect. I enjoy being on my feet and experiencing new things day in and day out. They are all similar in that sense which is what I enjoy.

On the other hand, the lab is fun and interesting as well. Lots of work with mice and the middle and inner ear. I enjoy performing the surgeries and dissecting the ear apart for experiments.

In regards to MD, I do not wish to pursue that route because of the length. I want to get my life started and have time to achieve personal goals.
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If you enjoy lab, go for it. There are so many miserable foreign MDs coming here and hating their lab jobs in return for a "better life," whatever that constitutes.
I'd rather see people like you working academics.
 
What do you mean working academics? Sorry 😛
 
efle said:
why are NPs a symbol of what's wrong
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I love debating with you, efle, but I can't muster the energy on this one (have never gotten involved in it, actually). Just search 'NP' and pretty much every thread where they are mentioned devolves into debate.
 
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I love debating with you, efle, but I can't muster the energy on this one (have never gotten involved in it, actually). Just search 'NP' and pretty much every thread where they are mentioned devolves into debate.
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Lameee
 
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