The best medical career?

Question

Im sort of wanting to go into the medical profession.
I love babies, and so interested in pregnancy.
So, what career path should I take? I dont have my Bachelor degree yet, but Im working towards it?

Im not sure about nursing because Im not into doing all the dirty work, but maybe!

Answer 1

While akfortyseven makes some reasonable points, I have to wonder about a neurosurgeon, who would have needed to have a 3.8 or better in college, no knowing the difference between "there" and "their" or proper grammar and capitalization.

That not withstanding, see the counselors at your school for advice, there are too many opinions online, and none of us know what your interests are and your academic skills.

Bless You!

Answer 2

There are many health care professions, and several related to preganacy and childbirth.

You need at this point to look at what your life goals are, and possibly go to the career counseling center at your school. Most colleges have counselors who can test not only your aptitudes but also your personality and interest traits. They then analyze this data and cangive you a list of professions and occupations which are a good match for your abilities, interest and personality.

I will agree with the above responder, when he states that most students in both medical and nursing school change their focus due to the experiences during clinical rotations.

However, a basic plan for what your goals are, should be made now. Do you want to go to 4 years of college and start working, or go to an additional 4 years of medical school and then 4-5 years of residency.

You say you don't want to do the dirty work, but that shows a lack of understanding about the profession of an RN. They work more in patient management and coordination, while the LVN/LPNs and CNAs perform most of the hands-on daily tasks.

Also there are many positions performed by advanced practice nurses, such as nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. These positions require a Bachelor degree in Nursing and a Master Degree in the Specialty. There are even Women's Health Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives who work in pregnancy and childbirth.

Whatever you decide, Good Luck!

Answer 3

You could be a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, also called an ultrasonographer. That's what I'm going to school for! And I didn't even think I was interested in the medical field! The people I have talked to in this field love their job. Of course there are many aspects of this profession, such as echocardiography, neurosonography, abdominal sonography, vascular u/s, etc. But since you are interested in pregancy, you could specialize in ob/gyn ultrasounds. They use high-frequency sound waves to trasmit an image of the baby on a monitor. They take measurements, calculate values, and analyze results for the physicians. They may work in a hospital or a doctor's office. Avg. salary is about $57,000, with the highest paid making close to $80,000. There is alot of general info about the career on this website: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos273.htm

There are several ways of getting into this field, the most common being training at a technical school offering an *accredited* sonography program. Check out this website to find an accredited program near you: http://www.caahep.org/Find_An_Accredited_Program.aspx

From there, you will need to talk to the school to find out what the requirements are for entering the program. Some schools require a background in a similar field such as radiology. The program I will be in is an 18-month associate's degree with certain pre-req courses you have to take before applying to the program. Be prepared, these schools are usually very competitive & some may have long waiting lists to get in. So if this is something you're interested in, start looking at your options now. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

Answer 4

If you want to be a doctor, you'll do better getting into medical school if you get a degree in a life science (Bio, Biochem), get some exposure to medicine (volunteer, get a summer job in a research lab) and do amazing well on standarized tests.

You will also do best to apply to schools, especially state shcools, in the state where you are resident. If you are out of state for school, look at establishing residency there, if the schools are better/more numerous than in your parents' state.

Delivering babies is a surgical subspecialty. Four years of med school, 1 year internship, 2 years general surgery, 2 more years Ob/Gyn specialty. Counting college, that is 13 years of schooling. You'll be 31 years old, probably, and ready to find a job.

Do not go that way unless you are crazy sure that it is what you want.

Answer 5

the above poster is inaccurate on a few levels. For one, if you are interested in medicine, it is to no advantage to major in a life science: in fact, non-science majors score on average higher on every section of the MCAT, get into medical school at a higher percentage, and do better first 2 years of medical school (largely because of there reasoning ability and well-roundedness.)

But again, shadow shadow shadow different careers in the health related areas (nurse, NP, PA, physician). DO NOT, and i cannot stress this enough, go to medical school with the mentality that you definitely want to do OB/GYN, as medical students change there minds about there specialties at least 3 times after doing clinical rotations.

Answer 6

Midwife.
Or Obstetrics-Gyn if you don't mind the long road it demands.