True Story - M.D., PhD., Forensics

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>This is a true story. I actually met the guy (didn’t get to talk to him though) when he came back to my undergrad to lecture.</p>

<p>This guy graduated from my undergraduate, and went onto get his M.D. from medical school. Then, he supposedly did not find medicine to be his thing, so decided to go to graduate school to get his PhD. Then, he realized that he did not like PhD either, so he went back to get degree on forensic science (so yes, he did get M.D. and PhD and degree in forensics. He completed all three)</p>

<p>Some professors in Biology Department praise him as a role model for students to follow. They mention this in the sense that if you don’t like something, you shouldn’t waste your life on it. I do agree that what he pulled off was pretty amazing.</p>

<p>But this is how I really believe. This is not something everyone could do, especially because of financial reason. And I also believe that this is not something that should be simply praised for. I mean, the guy got M.D. and PhD and still thought that he wanted to do something different. Hello? Are we talking about some “I want to do this! No, that! Oh wait, that.”</p>

<p>Now, with all respect, I said that I admire what he pulled off. But, I really wish that some professors saw his action as a red flag to warn students about choosing their occupation bit more carefully than just going at it because they thought they liked it.</p>

<p>What do you guys think? Simply “wow” and “amazing”?</p>

<p>P.S. He is still relatively young. And all of his decisions were made in relatively short number of years. He is in late 30’s or early 40’s (MAYBE…)</p>

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<p>if you don’t like something, there is always the chance it’ll grow into you.</p>

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<p>How is he paying off the debt from med school?</p>

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<p>Personally, I see someone that was confused. He could of easily dont MD/PhD program and get to the same level he is now. He could of done in PhD in physical anthropology, so you get that aspect of forensics and/or he could of done a pathology residency and forensic fellowship or psychiatry and forensic fellowship and get that aspect of forensics. Plus if he did the MD/PhD together, then everything would have been paid for.</p>

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<p>If he got his degree in biology or any other science, then that degree in forensic science was completely unnecessary since you can go into forensic science with just a B.S.</p>

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<p>I am not sure if he had a “degree” that was necessary (like separately for forensics). Like I said, I never talked to him… Everything was secondhand.</p>

<p>It could be possible that he did MD/PhD but I thought what I heard was separate. I wonder that about debts too… Like I said, what he did is really really impressive because it’s certainly not easy. But, I’m just curious how he paid off the debts. :?</p>