What would be the best introduction to the medical field without the hard schooling and testing?

Question

I'm looking to become a RN of some level. I'm almost done with my BA but it is not in a medical related field. I’d like to go into a career that doesn’t involve taking that MCAT to start with and then move into something more lucrative; becoming a cardiologist or a family doctor, or practioner etc. I’m looking to take baby steps into the medical arena but I don’t want to become a Doctor just yet because I’m not sure what kind of doctor I’d like to be. I’ve heard that there other good things to get into that don’t require MCAT stuff. I’ve got a semi low gpa in my current field of study (management) but its because I’d like to get a back up to earn money for what I truly want to do. ( I didn’t find out what I wanted to do until recently which is get into the medical field) What would be the best introduction to the medical field without the hard schooling and testing that might later help me move into the right direction as a future doctor?

Please keep in mind that I do want to work for my career but I dont want to do it all at once. I'd like to work my way up. That includes scoring well on the MCAT. I just want to know what is a nice path to take to begin and embark on career in the medical field as a doctor.

Just for the record. I've got 97 credits without a degree to show for it. I think nursing might be my best option because I dont want to do something that would involve me doing the whole on call thing. I want a 8-5 thing going.

Answer 1

The amount of dedication required to become a physician is a LOT. Taking baby steps isn't very realistic. Becoming a doctor takes YEARS. Becoming a nurse with your background is going to take long enough.

I'd really advise you to figure out which path you want to go first. Nursing or doctor? You can apply to both and make a real decision if you get more than one to accept you.

If you don't know what kind of doctor you want to be, you've got 4 years of med school to figure that out.

If you just want an idea of what the medical field is like, I'd volunteer at a hospital. It's not perfect, but it will give you some idea as to what the different professions do.

Answer 2

I began my medical career as an emergency medical tech. working both as a 911 dispatcher while in school and then on the ambulance after I got my license. I thought I wanted to be a physician too (not for the money, i just liked the work) but after I finished school for that my son was 1 and it would have been very hard to spend all the time required in school plus my husband worked full time and made enough to support us well.

I loved working in the emergency field but I worked with some real idiots sometimes which made me wondered where they went to school. Then one day my old instructor approached me and asked if I would be interested in teaching along with her and she'd pay for me to go back to school for my instructors license, I couldn't pass it up. She had very high standards and we had the same values, I loved teaching also so I did that for 15 years. I miss it but due to a medical disorder I can no longer do the work.

During my career I taught nurses, doctors, and others in the medical field and they all said it made them better in their work because they now understood what we do on the ambulance before they get the patients better. Plus it is a starting step to many other careers in the medical field which does not begin with the MCAT's.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

you may't do something proper to direct affected individual contact with no need surpassed through a certification procedure. The careers you said require particular courses of preparation and your medical college preparation does no longer meet those criteria. even though it sounds problem-free, attending a medical college does no longer qualify you to be a healthcare professional Assistant or a Nurse, yet it truly is the actual reality. there are diverse jobs outdoors of the shipping of health care that require medical understand-how. I advise you seem for opportunities interior the coverage marketplace.

Answer 4

I hope I never run in to you and require your medical skills or abilities.

I suggest you see a career counselor who will tell you the truth and not fill you with big ideas or put you in a set of clothes that don't fit.

It seems to me you want the glitz and glamour but not have to do the work to achieve it. I'd suggest another career if I were your counsel.

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