Should I study Health and Medicine?

[Araceli Cianna]

So I have always been into trying to cure people. Whether it be their minds, their bodies, their souls, ect, I have had an overarching theme of wanting to cure others my entire life. Even before I developed my own chronic sickness that leaves me incapable of work.

I have had interest in psychoanalysis, neuroscience, nanomedicine, epigenetics, herbology/pharmacy, and even holistic and alternative medicines like energy healing and other such systems for the last six years. I am now twenty four.

Currently I am on disability benefits but I don't want to be on it forever. I don't know if my condition will fully improve or not, but I don't think I will ever feel satisfied in life until I have at least even a part time career in curing people.

The good thing is my condition is improving little by little and my next reassessment for disability benefits is at the beginning of 2020. So I have about three years to set a path up for myself as I worry I may not be eligible for financial help after that point.

Now I am strong enough to start some part time studying again but I don't know where to start. I was originally going to start up my own shop online creating my own herbal health and beauty products and get income that way but then I thought I should probably have more an understanding of the science about it.

So I started looking at online diplomas for herbology but ended up redirected to a full on online accredited health and medicine diploma which I wanted to study before and tried to sign up a couple of months ago but there was a misunderstanding with the contact details and it never went anywhere.

Now I am thinking that to pursue a full doctorate in health and medicine it will take me many years and whilst I could still make my own business after when I'd learned the science of medicine, I am worrying that it will leave me financially unsupported when I need it (I have always had money worries).

Without making this too long, basically I'm wondering what I should do? Also because I can't seem to make up my mind which speciality of health and medicine I'm most interested in - I enjoy them all.

Do any of you have any advice for me, what you think would be good to do in my situation? Should I take the longer path of full certification and give myself more time to know what I want to specialise in? And manage my own business at a later date? Or what?

Thanks.

 

[icehorse]

you could start by putting a toe in the water and getting certified as a Functional Movement coach. It's totally legit and really helpful.

 

[YmirGF]

Why not attack this with multiple goals? In other words, acquire basic skill sets with the idea of adding if it proves to be a good fit? This is not an inexpensive pursuit however.

 

[SabahTheLoner]

If you want to study medicine, neuroscience and pharmaceutical science are good fields to go into, because of the rarity of good neuroscientists in general and the fact that medicines are being better developed and more widespread, and will to continue to do so. It'll take a lot of financial planning on your part, though, because it's not cheap to become a certified doctor. I would recommend studying basic anatomy and psychology before anything else, though.

My mom actually had a lot of trouble finding good neuro-doctors when she first found out she had a rare nerve condition in her leg. She is lucky to have found a doctor that was able to do some surgery in the nerves affected that weren't moter neurons. Her condition won't go away anytime soon but she's healthy and doing well. She was also worked in drug stores for a while when she was a young adult because she wanted to be a pharmacologist.

I'm not exactly an expert but I will say that it might be a good idea to research job opportunities and demand for today and within the next several years. I'm taking some time this year to save up money for my own college education and I've been looking into anthropology. Researching the field and sub-fields of any science is a good way to get to know the study and have a better idea of what you would like to do, even if you have a general idea.

 

[Araceli Cianna]

Why not attack this with multiple goals? In other words, acquire basic skill sets with the idea of adding if it proves to be a good fit? This is not an inexpensive pursuit however.

Oh interesting, I like this idea. I could definitely try this across the board, thanks!

 

[Araceli Cianna]

If you want to study medicine, neuroscience and pharmaceutical science are good fields to go into, because of the rarity of good neuroscientists in general and the fact that medicines are being better developed and more widespread, and will to continue to do so. It'll take a lot of financial planning on your part, though, because it's not cheap to become a certified doctor. I would recommend studying basic anatomy and psychology before anything else, though.

My mom actually had a lot of trouble finding good neuro-doctors when she first found out she had a rare nerve condition in her leg. She is lucky to have found a doctor that was able to do some surgery in the nerves affected that weren't moter neurons. Her condition won't go away anytime soon but she's healthy and doing well. She was also worked in drug stores for a while when she was a young adult because she wanted to be a pharmacologist.

I'm not exactly an expert but I will say that it might be a good idea to research job opportunities and demand for today and within the next several years. I'm taking some time this year to save up money for my own college education and I've been looking into anthropology. Researching the field and sub-fields of any science is a good way to get to know the study and have a better idea of what you would like to do, even if you have a general idea.

With becoming a fully certified doctor, thankfully, I could get an advanced learner loan here and wouldn't have to pay it back till I am earning over a certain amount. I did study anatomy last year on the site Alison and I really enjoyed it. Of course it's not accredited, but it did give me an idea that I liked it.

I'm glad your mum is doing well and healthy. With pharmacy I'd be more interested in creating the drugs rather than dispensing them. Maybe not like creating a cure for cancer - but just creating better medicines which work more efficiently and have less harmful side effects.

The part I bolded was very good advice, thank you, I will do just that.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Sounds like you have the right mentality for it. However, do not waste your time or money with online "colleges." If you want to do it online, enroll in a real college and do distanced learning. And once you reach a certain you most likely are not going to be able to continue schooling and doing residency while running a business. Some programs even explicitly prohibit working (or working full time) while enrolled in the program, and you'll need either savings and/or stipends to live on. It's something you'll have to work out when applying for a post-graduate program.
You may also consider starting with a two year program at a community college. Those programs tend to be fiercely competitive, but it will open up many doors for opportunities working in the medical field.