dilemma15 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Hey everyone, What would you suggest doing if one does not get into medicine after undergrad? Just some stats: GPA is ~3.95, MCAT is good except VR, which stays at an 8 no matter what I do... EC's should be somewhat above average, with research (no publications), volunteering, clubs, super academic awards in high school and university, etc. What other options are out there for someone with a bachelor of health sciences? (I know most people do grad school, but I feel that if I go I won't re-apply to medicine...would grad school be worth it?) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmm Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Physician Assistant, PT/OT, Nursing, Counseling Psychology, Teaching, Policy, Research...A lot of these careers also have high salaries and in theory can fulfill the same reasons people have for going into Medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leijona88 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Look into respiratory therapy. Seems like it would be a cool job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souljaboy Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nursing or physiotherapy are in the same area as medicine, with a very decent salary (possibility of $100,000+) and more normal work hours and shifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nursing or physiotherapy are in the same area as medicine, with a very decent salary (possibility of $100,000+) and more normal work hours and shifts. Pharmacy also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leijona88 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nursing or physiotherapy are in the same area as medicine, with a very decent salary (possibility of $100,000+) and more normal work hours and shifts. Normal work hours... nursing... in the same sentence? lol. Well some areas of nursing have regular hours; most don't though. But ya some RNs make $125k but that's top of the pay scale with tons of overtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Scully Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I agree with the above responses. Myself, I'm applying to Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. I've had exposure to these fields in the past and combined with the reasons why I want to pursue a career in healthcare, I feel it's a good plan for me. Also maybe look into radiation therapy/sciences. When a close friend of mine had chemo she found them to be very helpful and had more interaction with them than her doctors. I'm also doing a Masters degree right now. But I did it because I wanted to, and I loved the project during my undergrad so I took the opportunity to continue on and do an M.Sc. I find it's helped me tremendously in terms of being a TA, working around others...personally I sort of came out of my shell. If you do grad school, make sure it's something you want to do, and for the love of god, please research your supervisor (I know a lot of students who didn't do this and dropped out). Don't do it just because you think "I'll get into med from it". Most schools aren't even using my Masters grades. Only you can decide if grad school is "worth it" for you. You still have to know what you want to do after grad school. I know a guy who was 45 before he decided to go to medical school. I know it's upsetting not getting into medicine, but if you look at the real reasons you wanna get into it, there are tons of other jobs that can still provide that satisfaction and good pay/lifestyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilemma15 Posted February 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Does anyone know if it's possible to go for an MBA / something completely unrelated to medicine with a bachelors in science? I know MBA requires work experience...who would want to hire someone with a BSc for a business position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred245 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Does anyone know if it's possible to go for an MBA / something completely unrelated to medicine with a bachelors in science? I know MBA requires work experience...who would want to hire someone with a BSc for a business position? Actually, finance/banking industry hires a lot of engineers, physics, math...basically anything with strong math background. Now as for life science, I'm not too sure haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 to person inquiring about mba, yes, science and business can be a good mix, keep in mind, mba programs almost always require least couple years work experience... a good example of an interested industry, big pharma, bsc, mba, 2 years sales experience... you'll def get a look honestly, the world is your opus, go travelling after working 3 months, internships are everywhere, if u look, entrepreneurship, honestly, if you have humanities talents, writing and speaking mostly, your job ops open exponentially... there's one job i want now, and i'm doing the sort of brute make money thing rite now, u know the whole dig prob, everyone has i post so often... but one job, is something i'm eyeballing bad, so cool, but u need to be a solid writer... to me, i love it, but still nervous, and im never nervous bout jobs, even my med interviews were fun in the sun health writing is another one, running non profits, or working for them, they pay so bad (if you think 40 g is bad) that you'll be paid in the extra skills u pick up since more qualified apps steer to the higher pay Hey everyone, What would you suggest doing if one does not get into medicine after undergrad? Just some stats: GPA is 3.95, MCAT is good except VR, which stays at an 8 no matter what I do... EC's should be somewhat above average, with research (no publications), volunteering, clubs, super academic awards in high school and university, etc. What other options are out there for someone with a bachelor of health sciences? (I know most people do grad school, but I feel that if I go I won't re-apply to medicine...would grad school be worth it?) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 you have to have a niche if ur life sciences, but honestly multi-disciplinary grads with a few niches are so sexy for finance and banking, honestly, i never thought of working as say a pharma analyst for example, i have strong stats and research, augment the multi-disciplinary background... but ur right, i feel i'd have to strengthen my math acumen still, but i sort of don't like putting out bad work, as well, fundamentals and technicals are not really the same, so broad scope can work if u stick to fundamental analysis Actually, finance/banking industry hires a lot of engineers, physics, math...basically anything with strong math background. Now as for life science, I'm not too sure haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medcareer Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Ya probably a very good idea to have a plan b,c, and even d. Just in case as it can be competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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