If Not Medicine, Then What?
11-25-2012 at 12:35 PM
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If Not Medicine, Then What?
I am pretty confident to say that many have considered medicine as a career path after their undergraduate studies. But with the stats, not many do become a doctor. So, what now?
Have you ever wanted to become a doctor?
What is your plan b and why?
For your plan b, how are the job prospects in the future?
I feel that it no matter how much education we get, we can't really land ourselves with a good decent job. It is not enough to get undergrad nowadays and sometimes, a masters is not enough as well. For example, physiotherapists generally earn just above the minimum wage in Canada, I find this to be ridiculous because of the training they go through.
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11-25-2012 at 12:52 PM
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If making money is the only reason why your at Mac, then your not in school for the right reasons.
Undergraduate education is about higher learning which usually doesn't land to a higher paying job.
If you just want to increase your career prospects, it's a much better idea to go to college for that.
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11-25-2012 at 12:58 PM
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Yes, although I would not say it's plan A, I would prefer to say I dont really have a plan A. I want to do something intellectually challenging that interests me and I can't for sure say what that is in only my second year of Undergrad.
I disagree with the statistic regarding Physiotherapists: http://www.livingin-canada.com/salar...herapists.html http://www.wowjobs.ca/salary-physiotherapist http://www.albertahealthserv ices.c...rs/page127.asp
You also have to keep in mind the state of the economy at the time at which people are looking for work. We have just come out of a pretty big recession so its understandable that job opportunities are not as good nor as well paying compared to times when the economy is expanding.
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11-25-2012 at 12:59 PM
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After this mad anatomy course I'm taking this year, I want to do medicine more than anything else.
I'm applying next year. :.))))))
If I don't get in, I'll do a Master's, and try again.
If I don't get in, I'll do a PhD, and try again.
If I don't get in, I'll do some research, and publish a few papers, and try again.
If I don't get in, I'll do some ground-breaking research, win a Nobel, and try again.
If I still don't get in, I'll found my own med school and go there on a scholarship.
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11-25-2012 at 01:01 PM
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Exact opposite for me! This anatomy course has certainly got me re-considering my future plans To each their own I guess
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11-25-2012 at 01:31 PM
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Do coop, move to Korea, start a business as a convenience store owner.
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11-25-2012 at 01:32 PM
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Oh sorry, double post, please check post below....
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11-25-2012 at 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mastercool
If making money is the only reason why your at Mac, then your not in school for the right reasons.
Undergraduate education is about higher learning which usually doesn't land to a higher paying job.
If you just want to increase your career prospects, it's a much better idea to go to college for that.
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I agree with your comment and I like that you said "if" because that "if" is incorrect. I am at Mac for a specific reason and of course money is not the only goal. I am here to do what interests me, but I am also here to make a living out of that. I currently am interested in a few things, but with this thread, I am hoping to explore more of what could interest me and also do well financially. The last thing I want is to do what I want but regret it because I cannot support myself financially.
I am glad that you have brought this topic up because I would like to ask you on how you have planned your future? What are you doing that interests you? How do you plan to make a living out of it?
To be honest, I don't have the guts to do what I really want. I cope with that by finding a compromise with what I want and with a job that I can support myself with.
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11-25-2012 at 02:08 PM
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Many family friends I know who didn't get into med school right after undergrad did a masters and reapplied after that and got in (long way). Some people switched to pharmacy
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11-25-2012 at 02:12 PM
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Come to the Physician Assistant information night, Tuesday, Nov. 27 @ 7 in HSC1A1!
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11-25-2012 at 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by PAstudent
Come to the Physician Assistant information night, Tuesday, Nov. 27 @ 7 in HSC1A1!
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Thank you for letting us know!
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- Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT)
- Medical Diagnostic Imaging (MDI)
- Physiotherapy
- Chiropractic
- Nursing
- Clinical Nutrition
- Teaching (for example a PHd in Anatomy)
- Dentistry
Then at a more undergrad level (but more direct jobs) mac offers:
- Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (undergrad + masters)
- Chemical and Bioengineering
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Erm...nursing after undergrad??? Seems a bit of a waste...
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11-25-2012 at 04:23 PM
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Waste of what? There are also accelerated nursing programs you can take if you already have an undergraduate degree. I would never say though that the time you spent doing your first degree is really a huge waste of anything, it's not like you are coming out with nothing...
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As much as it sucks to say this, but a general Bsc with no other credentials won't really take you anywhere without some kind of professional credential like mentioned above.
If your lucky, you might be able to find a great paying job as a lab tech making $16/hr+benefits at an educational institution like Mac, but MLT is a much preferred credential in this area.
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