I was 37 when I started medical school (after 15+ years in nursing all the while thinking about medicine). If it’s really what you want, then do it! Life should not be lived with regrets. If you are not sure it’s what you, do your research. Medical school takes time, money, and commitment and you don’t want to make that investment only to figure out its not what you expected.

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, doc! You are so right... Often times, people take age older than mid 23 to be a weakness for medical school. Being older can be a great asset. You develop the certainty that this is the profession you want and the maturity to pursue a rigorous curriculum. Thanks again!

Im 40 . This is very motiving . Never too old

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

@garrickgregory6403

7 жыл бұрын

When she said she had someone in her 50s in class. That should be enough motivation right there

This put a smile on my face. Thank you for this.

This is what people want to hear when everything going around is so negative with no hope. Thank you alot..God bless u

I am 46 and so much motivated by your talks. Thanks Dr. Renee....

Thank you!! Im turning 50 soon, so I appreciate the encouragement!

Your advice is simple and fantastic! Everyone could benefit! #gettowork

6 жыл бұрын

Michelle Eaton Hi! I glad this was helpful to you. It's a question that I get all the time and a major reason for lack of confidence. Feel free to visit my website www.premedstrategies.com and set up a strategy session with me. Good luck in your endeavors!

Thank you for this video! I've been struggling with the "am I too old" question as well.I'm 37 years old & thought that I was seriously too old to be considering becoming a doctor.

7 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Why don't you visit my website (www.premedstrategies.com) and book a free consultation with me. Let's talk it through!

Thank you so so sooo much!

I'm 43 and just made the decision that Medical School is the path I desire to take. I have some Science Prerequisites to fulfill prior to that. But, I appreciate hearing this! Thank You for sharing

Very inspiring. I have been looking for a video like this and you just made my day. I have both subscribed and also sent you a consultation request. Talk with you soon

Awesome aunty, am inspired. Instant subscribtion

I love it!!! Get it done!!

Thanks for this.

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

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thx u for posting this. "Do you plan on dying today?" LOL. I needed to hear that.

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I love you..thank for this

6 жыл бұрын

Asha Maughn... You are very welcome!

What about residency? Do residency programs “discriminate” against older aged med school applicants? You have to match in a residency in order to put your hard earned medical doctorate (md) to work. It would be devastating to complete 4 years of medical school and not match. Of course there are younger applicants who don’t match. It’s devastating to not match. An MD is kinda useless by itself clinically. You can not Segway into PA or Nursing training with it either. You must go back to the drawing board and apply to these programs as a new applicant. You have to go back to school. You take a risk going to medical school because it’s all or nothing. I’d say the older applicant has to be willing to take more the risk of not matching in a residency. Not saying that they won’t successfully match especially into FM or Peds. Many older applicants have great passion and longevity. Working as an Attending MD is their “retirement”. It’s just that everyone speaks about making it to med school, when matching in a residency is the real gate you’re working towards opening to become a practicing Physician.

After how much I research in youtube, I realized that its so common for people who claimed to be "too old" to just go and attend anyway. That should be a great motivator too. It's never too late to start :)

Instant subscription.

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love ur face i love ur talk i love ur dress ur hair everything about u!!!!i am having a very bad day i am a doctor and have postpD i am struggling every day and i have yet to clear my speciality exam

i am 21 and taking anti depp thinking i wasted my 3 years but then i see this type of vid on utb ammazing starting again i will be 23 in uni thanks.

@eljamo93

3 жыл бұрын

lots of people take anti depressants. You'll be fine!

Hi any strategies to get into uk medical school?

Short sweet and strong ..you should do ads. Great screen command and ebony Dr. Inspiration, 26 about to jump in neva too late i guess

How long do you recommend that we study for MCAT? I am 40 and I would like to go to medical school.

I'll be 47 by the time I can even apply to med school. Got nothing else to do !

Hi I am currently taking my prereqs for Nursing at my local community college. Rigtht after I will be applying for a BSN program which will gtake another 2years. Then finally I will be in a positionto apply for Med school. I am 33 years old. Bought time I enroll in med school I will be hitting 40. Is that to old to start ?

4 жыл бұрын

Hi LaTonya! I hope you watched this video a few times to get your answer. There is no right age to go to medical school.

33 and just hoping to even be considered. 😔

I just turned 60. Am I too old to go to medical school? I'm studying up for the Macy's.

Hello I want to ask you something. Whenever I visit any hospital or see any doctor i feel like they have huge importance and respect so I should do it & everyone needs a doctor. So is it a good reason for pursuing med school ?

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Suraj! Sorry for the delayed response. I, like many doctors, pursued medicine because I felt it was the best way that I could help others. Being viewed as an important person and getting respect from others was not a consideration. The reason is that respect does not merely come from a title. Respect is something that anyone, doctor or not, has to earn by being kind and respectful to others. If you are considering a career in medicine, ask yourself if you would do it even if you got no feedback from anyone. What you do in life should fulfill you enough so that when the tough times come that you still find it a positive and meaningful purpose. Good luck to you!

@SurajSharma-bw7fv

4 жыл бұрын

@ Thanks ma'am for your reply.

True you'll still be alive but if you start for instance at 32 and don't finish residency till 41, that's more than half your life already gone assuming you're lucky enough to live until 80. If you want to retire early say at 60, you only have about 19 years of potential for income. This is further exacerbated by the fact that you have to literally give up your entire 30's to become a doctor, especially if you already invested half/most of your 20's as well (my particular situation). If you haven't traveled before starting med school, you can also forget about that until you finish residency. I know there are people who say you can balance it, this and that, but that's for the minority of people who have superb time management skills. I'm not trying to discourage anyone, just laying out the reality of needing to go into this with eyes WIDE open and realizing how much more you're willing to sacrifice for that degree/title.

4 жыл бұрын

Valid points, Nathan. In that case, one needs to determine if medicine is truly a passion. If a person feels like s/he is giving up too much of life to pursue medicine, I'd say that medicine is probably not the route for that person.