Going to Med School for the lulz

[gadzooks]

I've been considering going to medical school at either one of the ultra-rare 3-year programs (example), or perhaps in the Caribbean, because then it would double as a vacation.

I mean, it's almost like... why not?

It would be an amazing, life-changing experience. I'd learn extremely valuable knowledge about how the body works and how to stay healthy and the like. I could then work as an M.D. (probably just as a G.P.) for a while to pay off the loans.

Caribbean schools are generally cheaper and easier to get into, so I'd consider one down there. I mean, isn't the Caribbean a huge tourist destination? It sounds like it would be hella fun.

I'm seriously considering this now.

Any advice?

U mad?

U jelly?

[takedrugs_killpeople]

Do it then, I don't give a shit. It's gonna be hard though that's for sure

[L33tz]

you won't get in.

[constantinople]

Originally Posted by gadzooks

I've been considering going to medical school at either one of the ultra-rare 3-year programs (example), or perhaps in the Caribbean, because then it would double as a vacation.

I mean, it's almost like... why not?

It would be an amazing, life-changing experience. I'd learn extremely valuable knowledge about how the body works and how to stay healthy and the like. I could then work as an M.D. (probably just as a G.P.) for a while to pay off the loans.

Caribbean schools are generally cheaper and easier to get into, so I'd consider one down there. I mean, isn't the Caribbean a huge tourist destination? It sounds like it would be hella fun.

I'm seriously considering this now.

Any advice?

U mad?

U jelly?

I don't know much about med school, but I've tooled around the Carribean a bit. What island would you be going to school on? I know there is a University on St. Thomas in the USVI's.


Only downside to living in the Caribbean is how hard it is to get around, and the extreme lack of amenities. Other than that....it's the bomb.

[rustyshackleford420]

OP would you have the motivation not to just chill all day and smoke weed on the beach. Cause if I ever went to the carribean idk if I'd be coming back (and not like that bitch that died.)

[Myxomatosis]

Smoke weed every day at the beach. I have yet to swim whilst baked as fuck.

If it comes down to it, I'll just build a lab specifically for LSD

You should do that if you do go to medical school. Synthesize some acid, man

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by takedrugs_killpeople

It's gonna be hard though that's for sure

Oh fo sho. I know it's not going to be some kind of walk in the park. I'd be up for the challenge.

Originally Posted by L33tz

you won't get in.

Originally Posted by TrustedDr.Watson

I don't know much about med school, but I've tooled around the Carribean a bit. What island would you be going to school on? I know there is a University on St. Thomas in the USVI's.

Only downside to living in the Caribbean is how hard it is to get around, and the extreme lack of amenities. Other than that....it's the bomb.

I haven't looked that far into it yet, to be honest. I actually know virtually nothing about the Carribean area. The farthest south I've ever been is like... San Diego or something (I'm from Canada, so that's a long-ass way to go for me).

Originally Posted by nimajneb

OP would you have the motivation not to just chill all day and smoke weed on the beach. Cause if I ever went to the carribean idk if I'd be coming back (and not like that bitch that died.)

Lol you raise a valid point.

Distractions aplenty there will be.

I would have to keep them priorities in mind.

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by Myxomatosis

You should do that if you do go to medical school. Synthesize some acid, man

I may end up synthesizing all kinds of stuff...

And writing myself prescriptions like I'm signing autographs.

[1983]

Originally Posted by gadzooks

(I'm from Canada, so that's a long-ass way to go for me).

Gadzooks is Canadian... Gadzooks! That's quite the humm dinger you wipper snappers come up with but I'll bite there fella.

So what parts are you from?

Al

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by 1983

Gadzooks is Canadian... Gadzooks! That's quite the humm dinger you wipper snappers come up with but I'll bite there fella.

So what parts are you from?

Al

I'm from Surrey, BC. Born and raised.

But, believe it or not, I have lived in Ottawa before (I mention this because that happens to be listed under your location).

My dad lives in Ottawa so I have spent years there on and off.

[L33tz]

go to cayman islands.

the salary for a janitor there is like $40,000

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by L33tz

go to cayman islands.

the salary for a janitor there is like $40,000

[L33tz]

Originally Posted by gadzooks

implying, the country is rich, due to the laundering down there.

cool down faggot, i don't even care about you.

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by L33tz

implying, the country is rich, due to the laundering down there.

Actually that's not a bad idea if I were solely looking for the island experience.

But my other objective is to become an M.D.

Maybe I could do both... work as a janitor while going to med school...

[1983]

Originally Posted by gadzooks

Actually that's not a bad idea if I were solely looking for the island experience.

But my other objective is to become an M.D.

Maybe I could do both... work as a janitor while going to med school...

Worked as a janitor in KAF... Should of got danger pay for the shitters alone.

Al

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by 1983

Worked as a janitor in KAF... Should of got danger pay for the shitters alone.

Al

Are you talking about this place?

http://www.kidkaf.com/

[Yurpen]

Originally Posted by gadzooks

I've been considering going to medical school at either one of the ultra-rare 3-year programs (example), or perhaps in the Caribbean, because then it would double as a vacation.

I mean, it's almost like... why not?

It would be an amazing, life-changing experience. I'd learn extremely valuable knowledge about how the body works and how to stay healthy and the like. I could then work as an M.D. (probably just as a G.P.) for a while to pay off the loans.

Caribbean schools are generally cheaper and easier to get into, so I'd consider one down there. I mean, isn't the Caribbean a huge tourist destination? It sounds like it would be hella fun.

I'm seriously considering this now.

Any advice?

U mad?

U jelly?

Do it up hater.

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by Yurpen

Do it up hater.

You should have been like...

[Yurpen]

Do it, I don't see anything wrong with it.

An opportunity presents itself, It's just waiting for your black ass to get your foot in the door.

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by Yurpen

Do it, I don't see anything wrong with it.

An opportunity presents itself, It's just waiting for your black ass to get your foot in the door.

I'd have to finish my bachelors degree first anyway.

Plus I'd have to take a few more pre-req's (o chem, etc).

And I'd have to take the MCAT.

It would take some time, but I could be ready in like a year maybe.

[Yggdrasil]

Originally Posted by gadzooks

I'd have to finish my bachelors degree first anyway.

Plus I'd have to take a few more pre-req's (o chem, etc).

And I'd have to take the MCAT.

It would take some time, but I could be ready in like a year maybe.

Might have been silly to do your undergrad, then, if you were planning on doing your medical schooling somewhere in the Caribbean. Not sure how it works in the islands, but in Colombia at least, medical students don't have to go through a traditional undergrad education. You enter a university, enrolled in the college of medicine, and within 5 years you graduate as a doctor. You don't get the general, broad education you get from doing undergrad in the US, but on the flipside what you do study while in university there is much more relevant to your career path.

I would think systems similar to that in Colombia can be found in other parts of Latin America

[1983]

Originally Posted by gadzooks

Are you talking about this place?

http://www.kidkaf.com/

Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan...

Al

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by 1983

Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan...

Al

Ohh, ok... Totally different, lol.

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by Yggdrasil

Might have been silly to do your undergrad, then, if you were planning on doing your medical schooling somewhere in the Caribbean.

This is actually kind of a new idea, so there's not much I could have done.

Originally Posted by Yggdrasil

Not sure how it works in the islands, but in Colombia at least, medical students don't have to go through a traditional undergrad education. You enter a university, enrolled in the college of medicine, and within 5 years you graduate as a doctor.

Interesting though... I will have to do some more research.

[p6867]

I was considering going to med school last year. Then i talked to a bunch of Doctor friends and friends in med school.
Fuck that. It's like 10 years of everything being shitty. Also good luck with Caribean med schools.

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by p6867

I was considering going to med school last year. Then i talked to a bunch of Doctor friends and friends in med school.
Fuck that. It's like 10 years of everything being shitty.

I know it's a lifetime decision. I make no assumptions about it being easy or anything. I was just thinking that it might be an interesting option to consider via a non-traditional route like a Caribbean school or a 3-year school.

But then again, there's still internship and residency, which is another 4+ years, and that's a huge drawback. But if I chose a specialty I was interested in, it should make it a lot more tolerable.

[p6867]

Also, Caribbean schools are not going to lead to being high in your field.

[47 47 47]

Originally Posted by p6867

Also, Caribbean schools are not going to lead to being high in your field.

[water bottle]

Yeah, I mulled over being a doctor for a while. Then a friend of mine who's going through med school gave me a good piece of advice:

1. Go on a bus or a busy street at look at 20+ people.
2. Realize that on any given work day, as a doctor, you will have to poke, prod, and otherwise touch their bodies, including inside their orifices. You'll also have to play with all sorts of fluids their bodies produce.
3. Ask yourself if you still want to be a doctor.

A lot of people want to be a doctor for the prestige. I think that's the wrong attitude. I'm not insinuating that gadzooks has that motivation, just saying it's true.

[water bottle]

Also, gadzooks, last I checked, UCalgary offers a 3 year program. That's considerably closer than Texas or the Caribbean if I recall your rough location correctly.

[Tokerface]

What's the point if you're too stressed from the enormous workload to enjoy it?

[ayingerbrau]

You jelly?

[p6867]

The issue there is that the graph stops at 45 and doesn't go by salary but by total earned, assuming you got the job as a UPS driver immediately upon high school graduation. At 45, a physician has only been working for about 15 years. By around 70, when he's acquired much more skill and specialization, what he's made lifetime and what they ups driver will have made in a lifetime will be separated by many zeroes. Also, you're at the whims of UPS if they will give you that much OT.

[Optionryder420]

Originally Posted by Myxomatosis

Smoke weed every day at the beach. I have yet to swim whilst baked as fuck.

If it comes down to it, I'll just build a lab specifically for LSD

You should do that if you do go to medical school. Synthesize some acid, man

They don't teach you anything like that at Med School.

[a334jv2df]

I know someone who went to St. James in the Caribbean. Was a lot of work, but much less competitive then the US schools. He did residency and now pretty much writes scripts for money. Pulls in about 200k a year

[water bottle]

Frankly I wouldn't be too comfortable if my doctor went to med school in Granada.

[Optionryder420]

Originally Posted by ayingerbrau

You jelly?

I'm pretty sure you don't just start out as a driver. The whole place is unionized and you've gotta pay your dues (literally and figuratively) before you can drive or make some real money.

[gadzooks]

Originally Posted by ayingerbrau

You jelly?

I've seen this chart before, and it raises a good point IF the person is only looking for the highest paying outcome strictly in financial terms.

I just get the feeling, though, that being an M.D. might be a bit more rewarding than driving a truck.

Originally Posted by p6867

By around 70, when he's acquired much more skill and specialization, what he's made lifetime and what they ups driver will have made in a lifetime will be separated by many zeroes. Also, you're at the whims of UPS if they will give you that much OT.

This too.

Originally Posted by water bottle

Also, gadzooks, last I checked, UCalgary offers a 3 year program. That's considerably closer than Texas or the Caribbean if I recall your rough location correctly.

That is much closer.

I will definitely look into University of Calgary now...

Originally Posted by Tokerface

What's the point if you're too stressed from the enormous workload to enjoy it?

That is a valid point, but I'm sure I would have at least some downtime.

Originally Posted by Optionryder420

They don't teach you anything like that at Med School.

However, I would have to take some organic chemistry courses as prerequisites to get into med school in the first place.

Originally Posted by a334jv2df

pretty much writes scripts for money. Pulls in about 200k a year

[p6867]

Originally Posted by water bottle

Frankly I wouldn't be too comfortable if my doctor went to med school in Granada.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/95442/30-r...edical-moments

"I'm a working physican, with a degree from the ho chi minh city school of medicine."

[a334jv2df]

Originally Posted by ayingerbrau

You jelly?

No, because I plan on living well passed the age of 27. Not to mention "MD like hours" is such bullshit. ER doctors don't work like private practice who don't work like intern medicine, etc, etc. You cannot generalize like that. Some doctors put in 13 hours a day as a norm, others put in 5.