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Medical future- serious answers only
19/f
I am just about finishing my first year of college :) I have done a lot of research about what I am interested in and I have come to the conclusion that I would like to work in the medical field for the rest of my future. I've tried narrowing the subject down and have come to a few results- either a medical technician/technologist or a medical scientist. Basically, I would love to work in a hospital/doctors office and work in the laboratory doing research and analyzing things such as cells, body fluids and such. I would also love to come up with research and experiments in order to find new cures or enhance current ones (aka the medical scientist career).
Now i'm having trouble knowing what to major in and going deeper in the future, what kinds of degrees and grad schools I would need. I talked to my advisor and she said that I could double major in my universities health sciences major and a chemistry major. If I did that, then what do you recommend I do? I did research for a medical technician career and it recommends that most medical technicians have a bachelor's degree. Is that better or worse than a master's degree? Would I need to go to medical (grad) school for that? If I didn't, what type of grad school would I have to go into?
I think my main dilemma is that a medical technician is a cross between medicine and science (chemistry in my case) so I'm having trouble deciding what to major in.. chemistry or medicine??
-confused haha
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Hey- I am super knowledgeable in the health field because I want to go to med school (20, colleg). Having said this, I know that medical technicians for the most part do not make a lot of money...they make about $30-40,000/year. That's not a lot if you have college loans after you graduate. <BR><BR>
Now, if you are NOT going to have loans and it's going to be something you'll love, then DO IT. However, you may need to consider financial criteria. If money is not an issue, let me know in the feedback, or drop by a question in my inbox!
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I know it's nuts thinking about the future, and two huge things to consider: do what you love & make a SOLID living for yourself. You must be able to support yourself.
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