I apologize in advance if I am posting in the wrong area. I am writing this form my tablet and it is not too friendly on this site.
So, I'm posting to show people that are thinking about this journey that you are not alone. I am also open to any and all advice.
I'll try to sum up my history.
I attended college for 2 years before deciding to join the military. I spent 5 years active duty military (2006-2011). I was amazed by the military medics and when I got out of the military I became a paramedic.
I am currently a critical care paramedic.
I have been going to college the past few years. I currently have an associates degree in liberal arts. I have about 169 semester hours of college. The credits are in different areas so I unfortunately only have an associates degree on top of my Paramedic cert.
Being a paramedic we can do a few invasive procedures and work with doctors in certain situations. I try to talk to the doctors and hang out after dropping off a patient as long as I can to see what the doctor has to say and their ideas. I'm so fascinated by medicine.
A lot of paramedics become nurses and P.A.'s because they want to go further in medicine and they also tend to be at a point in life where medical school seems too much of a reach.
I have taken many biology classes,100,101,102,201,227,228 etc. I love medicine. I'm not a "natural" I have to work very hard to grasp ideas outside of what I can see with my naked eyes. I have not taken chem yet :-/
I'm almost 30 years old and I have about 2 years before I would apply to medical school.
I realize that many people are getting into medicine at a later age. I'm fine with not being the youngest in the program, I'm fine with not being the smartest.I however am not okay with not being the hardest worker. That's something that I want to re-enforce to everyone.
A few years ago I didn't think I could make it in the military. I achieved that goal with advancing in rank very fast and finding a lot of discipline.
For me taking an accelerated paramedic program was very hard. I worked harder than anyone I met. I did not receive the highest grade but I completed the task. I'm proud of what I have done. Others have done more but we all have individual tasks that are hard for us. We also don't see others struggles.
Now, I see this daunting task in front of me. The only thing I know how to do it attack it. I will meet this task head on. If I fail, it will not be because I didn't try my best.
I currently have a 3.4 gpa. This includes my Math and Sciences.
Will I achieve my goal, yes! I'm not cocky, never go into something thinking of a way out before you have truly started.I have confidence in who I am and what I'm willing to do. I understand the facts of this matter.
If you focus on the negative it will grow, and grow until it's all you can see and hope is lost.
To those making this journey I hope you all work hard and get to where you want in life. It is is becoming a doctor or if it changes and you decide to go on a different path.
So, I'm posting to show people that are thinking about this journey that you are not alone. I am also open to any and all advice.
I'll try to sum up my history.
I attended college for 2 years before deciding to join the military. I spent 5 years active duty military (2006-2011). I was amazed by the military medics and when I got out of the military I became a paramedic.
I am currently a critical care paramedic.
I have been going to college the past few years. I currently have an associates degree in liberal arts. I have about 169 semester hours of college. The credits are in different areas so I unfortunately only have an associates degree on top of my Paramedic cert.
Being a paramedic we can do a few invasive procedures and work with doctors in certain situations. I try to talk to the doctors and hang out after dropping off a patient as long as I can to see what the doctor has to say and their ideas. I'm so fascinated by medicine.
A lot of paramedics become nurses and P.A.'s because they want to go further in medicine and they also tend to be at a point in life where medical school seems too much of a reach.
I have taken many biology classes,100,101,102,201,227,228 etc. I love medicine. I'm not a "natural" I have to work very hard to grasp ideas outside of what I can see with my naked eyes. I have not taken chem yet :-/
I'm almost 30 years old and I have about 2 years before I would apply to medical school.
I realize that many people are getting into medicine at a later age. I'm fine with not being the youngest in the program, I'm fine with not being the smartest.I however am not okay with not being the hardest worker. That's something that I want to re-enforce to everyone.
A few years ago I didn't think I could make it in the military. I achieved that goal with advancing in rank very fast and finding a lot of discipline.
For me taking an accelerated paramedic program was very hard. I worked harder than anyone I met. I did not receive the highest grade but I completed the task. I'm proud of what I have done. Others have done more but we all have individual tasks that are hard for us. We also don't see others struggles.
Now, I see this daunting task in front of me. The only thing I know how to do it attack it. I will meet this task head on. If I fail, it will not be because I didn't try my best.
I currently have a 3.4 gpa. This includes my Math and Sciences.
Will I achieve my goal, yes! I'm not cocky, never go into something thinking of a way out before you have truly started.I have confidence in who I am and what I'm willing to do. I understand the facts of this matter.
If you focus on the negative it will grow, and grow until it's all you can see and hope is lost.
To those making this journey I hope you all work hard and get to where you want in life. It is is becoming a doctor or if it changes and you decide to go on a different path.
