2007-10-22 03:56:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Go for it! Who cares how old you are. Im in school now and Im 37. You know what you want so just DO IT! Who cares if it takes you 5 years.......you'll prob. work until your 70. Good Luck!
2007-10-22 04:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by Felicia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think becoming a PA etc might be very smart. You are correct, the older your are entering med school, the harder it is. Staying up all night when you are 35 + is not as easy as when you are 22. You also start wanting other things in life, and your middle ages is when you should have the time , finances & ability to do them-which will not be the case if you are a 40 year old resident. While it is your choice, you should (and so should anyone trying to be a MD) carefully evaluate the time commitment and financial commitment needed to pursue this. Medicine must be first in your life pretty much forever. If you had a child in a school play but got called into the hospital, you can't tell the hospital no. You also would be taking on about $100 K or more in debt at a time when you should have to worry about kids schools $, college funds, etc. This really is a serious decision (and what if you do not get in first round as well? Even top students do not get in). Soul searching in order. It is why I went the route I did as well. And there is no shame.
2016-05-24 04:03:31 · answer #2 · answered by freeda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ,Consider being a PA instead
Assuming that you get into a medical school you will graduate at 47. That's the easy part now you have to go about finding a residency program that will accept you and that you will be willing to spend 3-6 years doing while working obscene amounts of hours at basically minimum wage.
If God forbid you chose surgery and a program actually accepts you, you will work 100 hours per week for 5-6 years and at slighty over minimum wage.
Ask yourself seriously whether or not you have the energy for that kind of work load before you even begin the initial fact finding process.
So make the chart and figure out how many years after residency does the negative cost of your education, and the loss of income finally get overtaken by your positive increase in income ? 10 years ?
2007-10-22 05:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO. wat a stupid idea your 43 right so why at 43 do you want to go into a proceses wich could take ten years and will put you into thousandes of pounds of debt. it's hard to become a doctor super hard, and only the really good make it as doctors so think can you keep up with the stress an the knowlage that most of your work mates who are your age by the time you have fineshed med school will have been doctors for 30 years. its not realistic you need to think about it alot more, and for christ sake dont listen to any thing you read here, people who have enuff time to answer you have to much time..........
2007-10-22 04:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're the only one who can answer that. Do you want to go through all the years it takes to become an MD? Why not look into Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner courses. You get to do most everything an MD does only under the supervision of a doctor. Diagnose, treat, write prescriptions. You can get into a specialty (I'm in Orthopedics) or just family practice. You're not going to make as much as an MD, but it is quite lucrative if that's what you're looking for. I enjoy my job so much, that even though I could make more elsewhere, the environment makes it worthwhile. The field is wide open. I get offers just about weekly. Think about it.
2007-10-22 05:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by D28Guy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's okay if you don't have financial problems. It's also okay if you are not hoping to accomplish something big out of it. The truth is, it's kind of late to start in that field. You would waste a lot of years and money to go through that field. But if you are just going to pursue it for the sake of learning and knowledge, there is nothing wrong about it. But if you are hoping to become someone in that field, then it is not advisable.
2007-10-22 04:10:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
43 is still young! If that is your dream, pursue it 100%! There is no age limitations when it comes to education!
2007-10-22 04:03:50 · answer #7 · answered by TheCoffeeDiva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get in.
The chances for medical school admissions typically decline with age because the registrars and directorate boards view younger candidates as more viable and able to serve longer as physicians.
Advance degrees and preexisting credentials will help in this regard.
2007-10-22 04:06:02 · answer #8 · answered by Eclectic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or course it's worth it! No one retires at 55 anymore, unless they're really rich, 'cause the human lifespan is what, around 80? ...you got to have serious investments to support yourself for some 25 odd years or so. So, in my opinion, go study whaterver you'd like to work in: it's never too late.
Good luck!
2007-10-22 04:30:54 · answer #9 · answered by bestcara 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not?
Do you have the resources to go?
Do you have the time to go?
Do you have support for this endevor?
Is this something you are passionate about?
Will this interfere with your family, job, or
take money away from your bills?
Answer these questions and maybe you
will be closer to your answer.
2007-10-22 04:04:12 · answer #10 · answered by Blessed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋