Hello fellow bloggers & other aspiring doctors,
It's been quite some time since I have last written to this blog. I have been on my way to self discovery and have been contemplating what my future educational goals should be as far as becoming a doctor. There are so many doctor specialties out there! I realized before I can even consider becoming a doctor I must first think about my undergraduate studies. I have yet to decide what I want to study in my undergrad. Do I want to pursue nursing so I can have the basic skills of healing or do I want to take a more holistic approach? Do I want to pursue something in research or do I want to pursue something involved with health like diet and nutrition? There are so many options! I need to pray about it.
I decided that going the traditional route to becoming a physician isn't going to work for me as I want to have a family and be home most of the time or part time with them. So, my husband and I came up with a plan that sounds more reasonable to both of our needs and wants. I probably won't be starting my residency and training after med school till I am in my my late 30's to early - mid 40's. Some of you are probably thinking, why even pursue to become a doctor??? Well, my answer is, I strongly believe religiously that everything we learn on earth we take with us when we die. So, I know my education won't be wasted. Plus, being in my 80's would be old! 40's is not old and I will keep insuring myself that!
Would I rather go the traditional route? Yes. Any day; but, I also as I said before want a family and I don't want to miss out on even those small moments.
Anyway, I have decided that I want to become a Osteopathic doctor. I love the holistic approach in focusing on the person inside and out as a whole rather than treating just symptoms at a certain part of the body. I want to learn to prevent disease in all aspects. I have done plenty of research and thought a lot about it and I feel that this is a good choice. It's just getting there, learning in the process, and applying what I learn along the way that will be challenging. I feel comfortable with my decision.
My high schooling is going alright. It's been a few weeks since I have last attended my online class. I took a bit of absence due to some family issues. Thank goodness my schooling online is self paced. Otherwise, I would have forced myself to attend class anyway no matter what.
I am learning a lot along the way in my life and I guess I could say that deciding to become an Osteopathic doctor was helped by my personal experiences so far. :)
Thank you for reading!
Sincerely,
Becoming Dr. Kicenski
