Does anyone have a comeback/rebuild themselves story of how they got into medicine?
For a bit of context,
I’m 21 and I finished my BSc in psychology last year but I knew my final classification was still nowhere near enough to opt for a transitional route into med. It still stings a bit to this day knowing that I could’ve had my priorities checked and started earlier.
Even now I look back at A-Levels and GCSEs wishing I could’ve devoted more to studies if I properly thought about where this could lead to.
After graduating, I knew that if this was what I wanted to pursue then I was definitely going to have to put the work in. I also began thinking that this just seemed like an unrealistic goal given my position.
I still keep it as a dream bear in mind but at the same time it appears as something impossible of a mountain to climb.
So I spent a year being unemployed and trying to figure out my next course of action.
Now I can proudly say that I’ve just started my first ever, professional, full time job as a Healthcare Support Worker!
But questions still come up in my head.
Am I doing the right thing? Is this what other people have done? Have people been in my position before?
I’m so passionate and keen to learn about this career that it just feels it’s right for me to chase it. I’d love being able to make a change in someone’s life and I have such a fascination with how science works and how the body functions.
So whether you’ve just started, are going through it or have been through it. I’d love to hear some words of wisdom from you.
I just feel I’m at a stage right now where I’m really trying to figure my life out.