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PharmTech09

PharmTech09

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I am just wondering who on here is in a medical career field (Doctor, Pharmacist, Tech, etc.)???

I am studying to be a Pharmacy Tech. I will eventually be a Pharmacist and then maybe move to be a Pain Mgt. MD.
 
PharmTech09 said:
I am just wondering who on here is in a medical career field (Doctor, Pharmacist, Tech, etc.)???

I am studying to be a Pharmacy Tech. I will eventually be a Pharmacist and then maybe move to be a Pain Mgt. MD.
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That's a lot of school. You don't just decide to up and change from a pharmacist to an MD. Make sure you begin your schooling in something that really interests you. Pharm is more chemistry than an MD and their grad tests are different.
 
I understand the vast difference, however, I am interested in both. I am going to become a pharmacist, but I would also like to become an MD in Pain Management partly because of the fact that I am a chronic pain patient and have had so many useless encounters with other doctors. Becoming a pharmacist is GOING to happen but it wouldn't be bad to know all that as an MD either. Yes it's a lot of school but a day without learning something is a day ill spent. Becoming a doctor is just a possibility if I were to switch careers after being a Pharmacist.
 
The road to getting in to medschool is long and arduous. Check out Student Doctor Network, its a great little message board that could answer a lot of your questions. It's geared towards the american system.
 
wizekrak said:
The road to getting in to medschool is long and arduous. Check out Student Doctor Network, its a great little message board that could answer a lot of your questions. It's geared towards the american system.
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3 more weeks until the MCAT and 10 days till the GRE. I am so fucking burned right now. LOL
 
Lysis said:
3 more weeks until the MCAT and 10 days till the GRE. I am so fucking burned right now. LOL
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I have 2 months to wait to see if I'm in, if no then MCAT all over again I think...
 
I start pharmacy school next fall (Sept. 2009). I am a pharmacy Tech at a hospital and Rite-Aid... I hope that helps at all... like they said, from a Pharmacist to an MD, thats a hell of a lot of school and debt...
 
my girl is graduating from regular college next month, then hopefully getting into med-school if she does well enough on her MCATs. LOL I'm just hoping she doesn't realize what a shithead loser she's dating before I can convince her to marry me. :D
 
DonkeyPunch said:
my girl is graduating from regular college next month, then hopefully getting into med-school if she does well enough on her MCATs. LOL I'm just hoping she doesn't realize what a shithead loser she's dating before I can convince her to marry me. :D
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lol. I know this one hot ass chick that got into med school. She will literally refuse to date anyone that isn't going for at least a masters or PhD. Heh. Hot chick though, real hot, I'd lather her up and....
 
It's so much school, and those classes are fucking harddd lol. It's worth it if you can survive!
 
I've worked as a medical assistant for a couple of years.

I should be starting medical school this fall, but have had to defer and won't be starting until 2010.

If you have any questions about the field, let me know.

What you're proposing isn't impossible, but will be a LOOOOOONG road (BS/BA = 4 yrs, Pharm D = 4 years, Pharm Residency = 1-2 years, MD = 4 years, medicine residency + pain management specialty = 4-6 years)

Oh yeah, $$$ is an issue too. Just something else to consider.
 
Money is a big issue. Unless you are at the top of your class you will need to find a way to finance your education. Med school is what like 30-60k per year I'd say, correct me if I'm wrong. Then during your 4 year residency you make about as much as a nurse. so for med school u'll somehow need 120k, that just an insane amount of money.

I'm lucky my mom is paying for my school, but I'm only doing a Speech Therapy MS now, about 10k per year for 3.5 years cuz I don't have the prereqs. Can't wait til fall.
 
I'm at a similiar stage too. I'm in australia. work as a medical scientist and am thinking of studying med. the 4 years of study is a killer though the financial side of things is perhaps worse. i'd be leaving a full time job and would need to spend all my savings and then some to cover living costs whilst studying med. not sure if it is worth it
 
Didn't feel like starting a new topic so I'll ask here. What kind of GPA do med schools look for in applicants. I asked some doctors and they said they got in with 3.2's to 3.5's... Some told me now adays its around 3.8 to 4. I'm a pre-med major but I also plan on majoring in chemistry as a back up. Just need some more math and like 3-4 more chemistry classes. But ya. Are med schools becomming more strict on GPA or is it mostly dependant on MCAT and a decent gpa?
 
Its all relative to the applicants you're competing against. Some schools have strict GPA cutoffs but the weighting breakdown for all categories (GPA, MCAT, Interview/personal assessment score) varies from school to school.
 
PlurredChemistry said:
I've worked as a medical assistant for a couple of years.

I should be starting medical school this fall, but have had to defer and won't be starting until 2010.

If you have any questions about the field, let me know.

What you're proposing isn't impossible, but will be a LOOOOOONG road (BS/BA = 4 yrs, Pharm D = 4 years, Pharm Residency = 1-2 years, MD = 4 years, medicine residency + pain management specialty = 4-6 years)

Oh yeah, $$$ is an issue too. Just something else to consider.
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You can get an associates 2 years, then a pharmD 4 years, and you are a pharmacist. No BS or no residency. The residency, or rotations in pharmacy is the 4th year.

MD is another 6 years though!
 
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