I'm 45. Been a sahm for 8 years amd was a Registered Childminder before that. Before that I had a short period of career drifting after a failed doctorate. I do have a good degree in a life science subject.
For many, many years, I've wanted to be a doctor. I almost took that path as a student, then decided on a science degree and an academic career instead. That didn't work out, and life took different turns, but I never lost a wistful yearning for medicine, even though I thought that ship had long sailed.
Now my husband is encouraging me to apply as a mature student. I didn't even think this was a thing - I'd assumed medical schools were looking for twentysomethings and tried to put it out of my mind.
I think I could handle the training and that I could do, and love, the job. Where I'm struggling is imagining medical schools would look twice at a 45 year old sahm. Is this an utterly unrealistic idea? If there's a slim chance I'll be taking it like a shot.
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Medicine as a mature student, is 45 too old?
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Sirranon · 20/02/2021 17:54
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