Subject: RE: Ghoulie September Core Challengeironannekidd - 2010-09-15 12:48 PM mndymond - 2010-09-15 2:43 PM Well I survived my meeting...I don't have to present in 2 weeks because we don't actually know for sure what the data says! (Yay)...
We had a minor discussion about MD/PhD again...he understands that I don't want to be in school till I am 35...but at the same time...ugh...he said we will address this at a later point in my medical school period.
Decisions, decisions... I don't remember entirely but you want MD and he's pushing for PhD, correct? Which is he and what is his argument? He is both and a fellow. So he is a MD/PhD and a Fellow of nephrology...which means he did 6 years of medical school (he went to school in Holland ), 4 years PhD, 5 years residency and 2 years fellowship. 17 years of school. His arguements: He feels that in his clinical job he treats patients that are very sick with end stage renal disease, on dialysis, etc...and that although he likes to be a physician that the end story isn't particularly nice when you see people dying of horrible diseases everyday and that research and science give him a break from all that and the ability to feel like he is doing somethign new and exciting. I do feel it is a good rationale...and I like science...but 4 more years...? I'm not sure right at this moment. He understands and is quite adamant about medical school being my first priority right now and that second year is busier than first year was. So he isn't pushing anything on me right at this second. Just that we will return to it eventually. Haha. |