Hi, I am 30 and considering changing careers into medicine to become a doctor. I will have to start from the very bottom (keep in mind) by starting undergraduate study. I have an AAS in IT I earned years ago, but am tired of doing the work. I want dive into science and seek a career in helping people. I know it's a LONG hall of education and money to become a doctor, and I am thinking I would be just under or @ 40 before I even was able to get placed into a residency program, then 3-5 more years of that before I could start thinking about a fellowship. So I would be looking at 45-47 before I was actually doing most on my own. So, do you think maybe 30 is just too late to get started?
2007-03-24 20:33:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
No - it's NEVER too late. Go for it and dood luck!
Edit: I saw on one one of those medical shows onthe discovery channel this Doctor who changed his career in his 40's. He was a former cop -turned Doctor now working the ER.
2007-03-24 20:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by Sven B 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Change Career At 30
2016-10-31 23:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by mulry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think that 30 is too old to change careers. My mother, she was a nurse (RN) for 10 years. Then, at 33, she attended college again to get her Bachelor's Degree so that she could become a Nurse Practitioner-which, by the way, makes the same money as and is the equivalent to a doctor(depending on which state you live in, if your even in the U.S.) but you don't have to work as many hours as a doctor does. Anyway, what I'm saying is that if you really want to change careers, and you dedicate your self to it, then, you could, in fact, change your career and be happy with it. You're never too young or old to change your life around. Just make sure you're happy with whatever you choose. If you really want to do it, go for it, but first think of how much it would be worth it.
2007-03-24 20:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Angel 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Career change is a very crucial thing at any age and in this age, it looks even more crucial, It all depends upon the interest, passion and the hard work you put along into becoming and doctor, If you have these then no can stop you from serving people as a doctor, Think about the opportunity cost and what are its future prospects and 45 is a good age to practice as a doctor and you could practice till the age of 80, So this wud be a wise decision provided you look into the promises and the pitfalls and make a wise decision. I wish you all the best hopes and aspirations
2007-03-24 20:46:27 · answer #4 · answered by Aditude 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I opened this question up ready to let you know how long it would actually take to be a doctor, but I see that you already know. Congratulations, that's the first step. It is not too late if that's what you want to do. Keep in mind, though, that unless you are able to afford to go to school full time, to devote the time and energy into this, that it will take a lot longer than you anticipate. If you have to work and can only take, lets say, 9 credit hours a semester, you are going to be at least 1 1/2 semesters behind, and that is being generous. My mom went back to school, and with 5 kids at home, got her degree at forty. My sister, with three kids under 6, got her degree with high honors. So anything is possible. Good luck.
2007-03-24 20:51:50 · answer #5 · answered by s 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go back to college and major in nursing or even better, in radiological procedures and become an x-ray technician. you have to major in something, it may as well be in the medical field and be practical. It doesn't have to be pure biology. What if you decide half-way thru that you do not want to be a doctor because of the time and money involved. Then you would still be able to work in the medical field if you were in nursing or an x-ray tech When you finish the college degree, then see what you think about medical school.
You could be a physician's assistant instead or a MRI specialist or CAT scan specialist, which has a lot of responsibility without all the years of education.
2007-03-24 20:45:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Being 45-47 years of age now is not like being what it was 2 generations ago. You have heard that 40 years of age is the new 30 years of age. Imagine how it will be when it is your turn. I think you should go ahead with your education. Good luck.
2007-03-24 20:37:55 · answer #7 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don't think it's too late to get started - as long as you're going to be happy in the end. even if you don't start out as a doctor on your own until you're 45-47, that still gives you a good 20 years at least of being a doctor. and at least you'll be happy.
2007-03-24 20:36:47 · answer #8 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere, a while back ,that Lady Cilento, the mother of Diane Cilento, film actress, was in her late fourties before she started her studies to become a doctor, and she did very well at it. So at your age it's shouldn't be a problem.
2007-03-24 20:44:24 · answer #9 · answered by Alwyn C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are never too old to change careers or anything in your Life.
2007-03-24 20:36:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋