Hi all,
I apologize for my silence. I been away for a while. Okay so her goes. I have been positioning myself for Med school. And by that I mean, taking the MCAT the summer of fall of 2014. When suddenly I got an idea. "I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE MCAT".... I have so much going on that I just don't want to add the stress of MCAT and the U.S. Med School App process in the mix. " I mean the" political U.S. Med School App process GAME!!!!!" I just want to cut out the fat. I already know that I want to be a clinician and not do unnecessary research. NOT TO MENTION THE 300K IN DEBT.... NOT NICE.
So I came to the conclusion that maybe The Caribbean Med School Option is more my speed. I need to speed up this process and not be dragging along as a Mom, Wife and Premed student forever!!!!! Also I don't feel like after all I've been through that I need to prove my passion for medicine to anyone. I've made it through several tough and extreme trials and have persevered, and that's proof enough. Why should the ADCOMM at any U.S. school have my destiny in thier hands. I AM WIDE OPEN AT THIS POINT.
A good friend of mine has a PHD in chemistry and said suddenly while studying for the MCAT, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS...And voila..... she is starting is part of the first incoming class of 2014 at a great Caribbean Med School in January. I am so excited for her, that I feel like it's me. I also know that "IT NEEDS TO WORK FOR YOU AS MUCH AS IT WORKS FOR THE SCHOOL". That is not always the case in the U.S. I am not caught up in University Names and history. Means nothing without the USMLE step 1 and 2 leveling ground. Let's face it, it all comes down to one thing USMLE and that's all.
I am making all the contacts that I possibly can. I am interested in General Surgery - leading to a fellowship in Bariatric Surgery, Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine in that order. My true passion is Bariatric Surgery or Trauma surgery. With the burnout rates involved in Trauma Surgery, I would have a better quality of life in Bariatric Surgery. I am intrigued at how they change the lives of people that are slowly dying from multiple illnesses related to obesity. So I recently connected with a Bariatric Surgeon and asked if i could shadow her and she said absolutely and I am so ELATED ABOUT THAT....
Well I have a very full schedule for the Spring of 2014 and am really glad that I am almost completed with my 1st goal. Everyday getting closer and closer. No one would have been able to tell me that I would go through all the obstacles that I have encountered and had to maneuver to make this dream happen. I am glad that God has brought me this far and will take me all the way. Only God can carry you over Mountains!!
