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Re: Decisions on Medical SchoolFrom: virginia san miguel (vsm@icsi.net)Tue Sep 30 21:29:27 2003
Jamie, I suggest you GO FOR IT! I mean go all out for what you want. Medical school can be difficult, but it will be worth it in the long run. It takes perseverance and hard work. You can do it. I am impressed at how articulate you are about your dream. You will find this profession very rewarding. I didn't realize that I wanted exactly what you have so eloquently described until later in life, after I had a different professional degree. I went back to college and started over to get to my goal and made it. A decade late, I am finally living that dream and loving it. Good luck. Virginia -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Jamie Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Decisions on Medical School Hello, I posted in this forum last year to ask for some opinions on how difficult medical school would be for me. Clearly, I am not a professioanl, unless were are looking at my preofessional High School student status. Tonight I attended a College Fair and started truly hearing about different plans for my future. WOW! My future...I have alot of decisions to start making soon, and I would like some help. For as long as I can remember, I have desired to attend medical schhol to become and Obstetrician and help women. But what is holdiong me back? The fear of being solely responsible for two precious lives and knowing that they are putting themselves in my hands, the whole 12 years of learning and starting my life late, the fear of not having enough drive to make it through the schholing, and not being smart enough to do what it requires and grasp the concepts. The things that drive me teoward my dream are: the ability to be my own boss and decide for myself what path my career takes and learn to depend on myself, the opportunity to work with the most fascinating state in a womans life (pregnancy..in my point of view)..and give my patients (esp. high school females like myself) a person to relate to and trust for some of the most important aspects of their health and not quite lastly..because there are many more...the income to live the lifestyle that I am used to and dream to continue living in my own way later down the road. If I decide to essentially "wimp out" of medical school, I would go into nursing, and most likely regret later letting my fear put hold on me. Though, nursing would allow me to start my own life sooner and in the long ruin spend more time with my family. Either way, I know that both areas of the field require dedication. Please, if you have any inspiration, comments, ideas, suggestions, or warnings to share please let me know..you can email me too. I hope that hearing some good advice from experienced PROFESSIONALS will help me make up my mind (or at least give me more ease). Thank you for taking time out to read my LONG message and hopefully respond. Thank you, Jamie Oklahoma
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