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Old Mar 26, 2014, 12:34 PM
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It's something to think about and maybe discuss with your treatment team. It's not impossible and if you think you can do it, go for it. Meds schools here in the US are very expensive and students take out huge amounts of loans so it's not so easy to just "quit". It's hard to pay back those huge amounts. Not sure how things are in your country. But here residency is a nightmare sometimes. You'll be on call a lot and will have very little sleep at times. My friend just completed her residency and she said she had MORE work to do as a resident than she ever did as a med student. And VERY LITTLE time off. She has depression and borderline personality disorder and it was pure hell at times for her. Do a little research and if you think you can do it, go for it.
Thanks for this!
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