One of the reasonsI have been in school so long is that I wanted to work in the medical profession. The thing about the medical profession, however, is this...it is a job that you have to have a degree in to pursue. Well, here in lies the problem...To become, let's say, a doctor, or a physical therapist, or a Paramedic, or a Physicians Assistant, you have to prove that you have what it takes to work in a hospital/medical setting. To accomplish this goal, you have to a) volunteer or b) get a job in a hospital. Well, to get a job in a hospital, you need either a certification in something (i.e. phlibotomy, OR Tech, EMT, etc...) or prior work experience...hmmm....can't get experience without getting the job, so...
Anyway, that leaves me with two other options....get a new certification or volunteering. The problem with volunteering at a hospital is that it is very hard to volunteer in places that would really teach you something (like the emergency room or the labor and delivery department). In order to volunteer in these prime places...you have to have a certification....DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM?
So, for as long as I can remember I have been getting different certifications, to get different jobs, just to see my life change so that I never actually work in the jobs I'm certified for....And to add insult to injury, if I do decide to work in something I have achieved certification for, it is usually too late and my certification has expired...(i.e...EMT-I)
Well, now that I have decided to go back to school, I am in the same situation, only much older... I need hospital experience and I don't have any. I looked at all of the jobs available, and of course, they all still need certifications which would take me time to get (which I don't have much of any more). So that leaves me with volunteering...Hopefully, they will be impressed on my application when under hospital work experience I put candy stripper, janitor, and/or wheel chair pusher....What do you think? Is it enough to land me a spot in medical school?
Anyway, that leaves me with two other options....get a new certification or volunteering. The problem with volunteering at a hospital is that it is very hard to volunteer in places that would really teach you something (like the emergency room or the labor and delivery department). In order to volunteer in these prime places...you have to have a certification....DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM?
So, for as long as I can remember I have been getting different certifications, to get different jobs, just to see my life change so that I never actually work in the jobs I'm certified for....And to add insult to injury, if I do decide to work in something I have achieved certification for, it is usually too late and my certification has expired...(i.e...EMT-I)
Well, now that I have decided to go back to school, I am in the same situation, only much older... I need hospital experience and I don't have any. I looked at all of the jobs available, and of course, they all still need certifications which would take me time to get (which I don't have much of any more). So that leaves me with volunteering...Hopefully, they will be impressed on my application when under hospital work experience I put candy stripper, janitor, and/or wheel chair pusher....What do you think? Is it enough to land me a spot in medical school?
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Stupid work cycles! I'd say go for the volunteering gig and try to worm your way into something bigger and better through all the networks you'll make around the halls!
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