Medical School

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the hate for the gap year. In my child's cohort, the ones who took a gap year are the affluent ones with time and money to kill, so it could be envy.

I have two girls who have taken gap years. They will turn 24 shortly after starting medical school. Thats just a long road to start late especially if they want to have children.
You are right though. It’s generally kids with the financial means and connections. It’s actually making the admissions process harder and less diverse for lower income families.

Assuming they end up in primary care like most women, they can start popping buns out of their ovens as soon as they're in residency. Let's be honest, though, they'll probably stop practicing anyway since they're only in medical school to find a rich husband.

You are living in the last century.

Sadly MAGA can’t never face the reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the hate for the gap year. In my child's cohort, the ones who took a gap year are the affluent ones with time and money to kill, so it could be envy.

I have two girls who have taken gap years. They will turn 24 shortly after starting medical school. Thats just a long road to start late especially if they want to have children.
You are right though. It’s generally kids with the financial means and connections. It’s actually making the admissions process harder and less diverse for lower income families.

Assuming they end up in primary care like most women, they can start popping buns out of their ovens as soon as they're in residency. Let's be honest, though, they'll probably stop practicing anyway since they're only in medical school to find a rich husband.

You are living in the last century.

Sadly MAGA can’t never face the reality.

DS showed me a Reddit post the other day about some young woman in law school admitting that her true goal in life is to be a stay at home mom. They’re not hiding it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I never hear people disparaging gap years. My kid at an Ivy and is not taking one, and if anything, felt pressured to even though not needed. They started working as an EMT prior to college, got research early on, so checked all boxes with leadership and volunteering. They’d rather get going as it’s a long road, has maturity, doesn’t want to waste time or money proving that with some additional experience.

Bravo. FYI, most kids don't do EMT before college because you usually have to wait in line for those kind of things and the lines don't move. Also, most places won't let you in an ambulance until you are 18.

EMT training can be done as a part of high school in our area.

EMT is a waste of time. They will spend most of the time sitting around parking lots of taking homeless/tailor park people to the ER for common ailments or pain meds

This is also the bread and butter of many physicians. If you don't like it, Speedrun your NP degree and open a med spa in a wealthy area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the hate for the gap year. In my child's cohort, the ones who took a gap year are the affluent ones with time and money to kill, so it could be envy.

I have two girls who have taken gap years. They will turn 24 shortly after starting medical school. Thats just a long road to start late especially if they want to have children.
You are right though. It’s generally kids with the financial means and connections. It’s actually making the admissions process harder and less diverse for lower income families.

Assuming they end up in primary care like most women, they can start popping buns out of their ovens as soon as they're in residency. Let's be honest, though, they'll probably stop practicing anyway since they're only in medical school to find a rich husband.

LOL!!!

say you don’t know anything about medical school, medical students, or doctors … without saying it.

Patient outcomes and satisfaction are better with female doctors btw.

Female physicians do indeed have a higher rate of attrition: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37459094/