<p>I have one question for you guys...</p>
<p>Why have you guys chosen to pursue medicine?
Also, why have you chosen the accelerated programs and not taken the traditional path into medical school?</p>
<p>I'm just curious...</p>
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<li><p>i have chosen to pursue medicine because it is where all my interest lies and i could never see myself doing anything else. it is rewarding for me and i love the idea of being able to learn from my patients on a day-to-day basis.</p></li>
<li><p>i wanted to stay in boston because i fell in love with the city and knew that the opportunities (with so many hospitals) would be endless. therefore i applied and was accepted as a sophomore at BU to their 8 year program. i love bu and am thrilled about staying there. also, i’ve saved a ton of money because i didn’t need to stress about mcats and take courses as well as not needing to pay for applications and travel fare for interviews. being accepted to med school 2 years early took a huge weight off my shoulders, and i will be ahead of the other students in my class in that i have already gotten to take biochemistry.</p></li>
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<p>you guys realize that Obama will impose Universal Health Care and cut premiums 30% and through deduction, cut physican pay by 30%.</p>
<p>If insurance rates are lower, how the hell are Insurance companies gonna pay pre-obama rates?</p>
<p>Im pretty concerned because then im definitely picking business.</p>
<p>i believe in going into a profession that makes you happy. even if i get paid less, medicine is what makes me happy as well as treating people. if you would be happier as a business major and happier making more money, definitely don’t go into medicine.</p>
<p>why should you go into a profession just for the money? You should do something for which you have a passion, money should solely be a by-product.</p>
<p>well i’m glad you’re picking business. people who pursue medicine for money are not going to be good doctors. If you think about it, you could be spending between 12 to 20 years after HIGH school before you begin making money. If you really wanted to make money, you should have been thinking about business from the beginning. Medicine is not about money, its about a lot of different aspects of scientific approaches to health care and research in the biomedical industry. It takes a great deal of time and care to become a doctor, a lot more than people give it credit for.</p>
<p>Sorry, that post just ****ed me off because I have some friends who think like that about medicine, but they don’t even know the half of it. many of them will be making money as i am still a resident, maybe while i’m paying to go to med school.</p>
<p>^^ 12to 20 years??? please explain. The most i can possibly think of is 15. 4 years of college, 4 years of med, 5 years of residency, and 2 years of fellowship. Is there a 7 year fellowship?</p>
<p>CC’er, I seriously hope you don’t go into medicine. You just want money, not to help others. I surely hope that you don’t become a doctor.</p>
<p>i agree CCer, medicine is not about the money. If you want to make a lot of money, like millions, go in some other field. However, I will add, money is not the most important thing, but it is pretty important. I wish to have a family and an above-average lifestyle. Even I would not have gone into medicine if it paid only 25K. Of course, helping people and my interest in science is my major motivation, but money does make somewhat of a difference. However, the way CCer implied it was that he/she was going into the field totally for the money.</p>
<p>yeah dude ever heard of neurosurgery? not that everyone makes it to neurosurgery or wants to be a neurosurgeon, but if you do, then it can take up to 20 years. Thats the most rigorous/time-consuming i’ve heard of.
check it here: [Neurosurgeon</a> Education and Training](<a href=“http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/neurosurgeon-education-2091.html]Neurosurgeon”>http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/neurosurgeon-education-2091.html)</p>
<p>Yup the maximum numbers add up, 8 years of school + 7 years of residency + 2 years of advanced training + 3 years of practice before board certification = 20 years. But imo its worth it, the brain is the most enigmatic frontier in medicine.</p>
<p>Job security, no matter what health care system is. Anything connected to medicine will enjoy job security. Unless, you feel like you might enjoy unemployment.</p>
<p>that’s what i’m going for</p>