med school vs graduate school

who8mahrice
Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:09:45 +0000

Well, unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be able to do much this summer- I’m planning on taking a full summer course load.

Good point about shadowing a neurologist bigred, I hadn’t thought about that.

As for my interest in neuroscience, I’m really interested in the cognitive aspect of it. Basically, the fact that we can think about thinking is astounding to me. I would really like to learn more about the mind-body problem (how the mind interacts with the body). Also, I originally planned a second major in biophysics (but my current school doesn’t have that major). This all seems to point more at the pHD huh?

But there are some aspects of being doctor I think I would really enjoy. Having the power to significant affect someone’s life, to save someone on the brink of death…that’s not something you can come across every day. As a doctor, I could be saving dozens of people’s lives every single day. It’s kinda corny…but I watch shows like Grey’s Anatomy and something in me is stirred…I think to myself, “some day that’ll be me…” haha…yea. And even as a doctor, I’m still able to do research aren’t I?