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Originally Posted by mcdavi02  I look at it like this- most of the people who apply to medical school don't even get accepted. It seems almost unfair to take up a seat in med school just to get out and say thanks but it's not for me now, perhaps later. Don't get me wrong, I understand the drive to do something different, but isn't part of the med school entrance process trying to differentiate yourself based on genuine desire to stick with the profession? |
I'm disappointed in you. It sounds like you have some experience in the medical field (at least at the undergraduate level), so allow me to go on a diatribe.
"Oh poor me, I took up a seat in medical school, and now I have an M.D., and plan on flight instructing for a little bit before I start residency. That poor guy or girl out there that didn't get my spot and now it's completely wasted right?"
The simple fact is that going by your logic over 2/3 of people in medical school right now should not be there, because they don't know what branch of medicine they are going to practice, or if they are going to practice at all. Maybe we should go further and pigeon-hole people as soon as they apply and get accepted. For me personally, I wanted to be a pediatric surgeon for 12 years of my life going into med school, and now I'm going to be a psychiatrist (Save your jokes myflightsurgeon
). My best friend here wanted to be a cardiologist, and is now going to be a medical malpractice attorney. Basically, what you are saying is that he would have to give up his spot as well because he won't be 'practicing medicine' and his slot should have gone to someone else right?
I understand, with your limited knowledge of the subject, how one could come to the viewpoint you have, but the fact is that there are people that get in to medical school that shouldn't be there, and people that should be there that aren't. That is out of the scope of a conversation on an aviation board.
I would appreciate more constructive comments on the subject to continue.