For what it's worth, I'm not planning to go to a loosey-goosey we-love-alternative-politics let's-all-hug law school. I want to go to a "regular" one. A good, high-ranked one. Where the students claw each other's eyes out in their rush to be on top. Where the stress is so intense you subsist on chocolate and coffee the entire three years. Where summers are spent rushing around building your résumé and relaxing is something you might squeeze in on a Saturday morning if you have time and if you decide you wouldn't rather sleep (and who wouldn't rather sleep?). And funnily enough, I have this feeling I'll be able to handle it and it's what God wants me to do. Unless God turns on me and presents me with a mushy, intership heavy, Nader-loving, alternative approach. But I'm hoping not. Because, really, I need an intense law school to prepare for an intense career. I might as well just jump right in.
I had no idea they had law schools like that, or that you had considered them. Wow, I like your image of "let's-all-hug-each-other." That pretty much cracked me up. Like YEAH- hugs should be reserved for those really poignant CSI-Sara-almost-got-killed-by-a-crazy-man kinds of moments, and the rest of the days should be filled with heroic overacheiving and fighting for a problem! [armor reference]
Um.
I can also imagine this is why we didn't get along at a certain social event a couple years ago. Heheheh. We must be badassses.
I would crack and not cope under a certain level of pressure, because I'm already a hyper-achieving sort (one of the reasond I DON'T want a certain kind of typical medical school experience), but I do very much value an education and training that will get me "regular" access to medical facilities of the sort I want to work in- and in general, yes, I'm with you that I want a real "I'm in the world" kind of approach. The fight's stronger that way. ;) But...anyway. It's a lot to think about.
Response Part 1healthnut22July 18 2006, 08:00:36 UTC
Thank you for your lengthy reponses and time and sharing some of all the information you've gathered. I've done much research on the licensing laws and a possibly slightly different angle on the fields and careers than you have, so that means it was nice to get the added perspective that you have from your own research that you've done. With my angle of research and information in mind (for instance, I know the various prerequisites and requirements like the back of my hand), one thing I haven't done so much of is interviews. I think that's a really good idea. I'm actually a little scared to think of doing it, but I bet if I asked my chiropractor for starters, she might let me talk or shadow her or her husband, and I could gain some valuable "daily life of a physician" information for starters
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Response Part 2healthnut22July 18 2006, 08:03:21 UTC
7. (Here's another indication of how long I've thought about surgery): I am a huge advocate of the use of acupuncture for surgical anesthetizing instead of more dangerous chemical anesthetic. This can also be used in dental surgeries, and has been in Mexico. (But not in the U.S. far as I know.) It's become quite popular news (unlike the first time I ever read about it) that people can and have done open heart surgery with acupuncture, while the patient sits up, talks, and eats oranges or orange juice (for energy/minerals/distraction?). In China, it is very common for some of their hospitals to entirely use this method. I admire that no end. Come to think of it, maybe I should go and visit a Chinesse hospital sometime. In the future. The open-heart surgery sounds freaky, but anesthesia and "going under" is one of the significant dangers of surgeries
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Response Part 3healthnut22July 18 2006, 08:04:28 UTC
I limped for a long time, and I'm sure that did nothing to help my spinal allignment.
Here is the reason for my "problem" and wondering if I should pursue more of an MD education as well. I realized ND's can't do surgical residencies even if they got more licensable in more states, because surgery is a "medical" art, and you need a "medical" degree to do it! So here's where I am. I'm starting to wonder how to get the correct nutritional and holistic training but also be able to perform actual medicine in the traditional form. I'm wondering about looking into my correspondence degree again for ND, esp. since you can get anatomy and all the basic medical sciences at either ND or MD school. The nice thing there is that I probably wouldn't have to do four years at both schools; I would only need those first two years' training at one place or another- if everyone was nice to each other and agreed to transfer my transcripts.
Do both. Then teach allopaths how to heal people. Yeah, it'll suck, and take forever, but once you get there you could do so much good. And there's no rule that MD's can only spend 15 minutes with each patient; that's just how they do it because they a) can make more money that way and b) don't understand the harm it does.
(Or not. being a geek/circus performer/etc I might just think it's boring if you only do one :P )
Thank you, Apoc. I'm actually fascinated with plastic surgery, remote as this may sound, and no, no, no- I do not mean and hope never to have to break someone's nose to reconstruct it for vanity. I have no idea why I was researching such a thing as plastic surgery (this ought to tell me something right there, eh?), but did you know that some standard surgeries like clept lip or palate surgeries and many war wounds, for instance, or repaired by *plastic* surgeons? I now know this. ;)
I'm beginning to see this as something challenging and ever so softly whispering my name, and of course, true to my nature, I would provide any post-surgical patient with the proper nutritional support and herbal care to fascillitate faster healing....
Thank you for your 3rd sentance. It helped more than you know.
In Canada docotors are pressured to keep average patient visit times down. some doctors have been threatend after having too many 45 min consults. apparently it 'looks to unprofessional' if they have to spend too much time with each patient.
I was going to say something about the possible difference in Canadian vs. U.S. MD's. While MD's here can be notoriously just as obstinate, seemingly uncaring, and hurried (and I also haven't seen one in quite a few years), I don't think there's an actual policy about how long they can spend, so I think if an MD was patient-minded they would techncially be allowed to spend as much time as a naturopath if they wanted. Anyway.
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I can also imagine this is why we didn't get along at a certain social event a couple years ago. Heheheh. We must be badassses.
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Here is the reason for my "problem" and wondering if I should pursue more of an MD education as well. I realized ND's can't do surgical residencies even if they got more licensable in more states, because surgery is a "medical" art, and you need a "medical" degree to do it! So here's where I am. I'm starting to wonder how to get the correct nutritional and holistic training but also be able to perform actual medicine in the traditional form. I'm wondering about looking into my correspondence degree again for ND, esp. since you can get anatomy and all the basic medical sciences at either ND or MD school. The nice thing there is that I probably wouldn't have to do four years at both schools; I would only need those first two years' training at one place or another- if everyone was nice to each other and agreed to transfer my transcripts.
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Yeah, it'll suck, and take forever, but once you get there you could do so much good.
And there's no rule that MD's can only spend 15 minutes with each patient; that's just how they do it because they a) can make more money that way and b) don't understand the harm it does.
(Or not. being a geek/circus performer/etc I might just think it's boring if you only do one :P )
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I'm beginning to see this as something challenging and ever so softly whispering my name, and of course, true to my nature, I would provide any post-surgical patient with the proper nutritional support and herbal care to fascillitate faster healing....
Thank you for your 3rd sentance. It helped more than you know.
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