Ralph Said:

What career should I pursue? I'm 32 and bored with my situation.?

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It all depends, teaching won't pay as good as a medical field; but it isn't quite as boring. You could always go into the military. I would suggest the Air Force though. You would go in as an officer because you have a degree. Plenty of job opportunities, but you get paid by a salary(that could be good or bad)

Michael Said:

Entrepreneurial Ideas For New Medical Doctor?

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You know there are a lot of great courses/site out there that can provide you with some VALUABLE advice for starting your own business.

One that helped me was PalmTree Executive. They have some great webinar courses and articles on their website. I always believe learning from experts is the best route because they have been where you want to be. I definitely recommend you checking them out.

I'll leave a link for their website in the source section.

Fred Said:

What should I expect as a Sterile Processing Technician?

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Ignore the first answerer about the $10/hour. I am a nurse and my daughter started working for Kaiser Permanente (hospital) as a Sterile Processing Tech. I and her pay was over $20/hour. It is as excellent job especially if you are interested in pursuing a career as a surgical tech. or OR nurse. I suggest you go to a school that is providing a course in Sterile Processing and complete it because many hospitals are requiring these techs. to be educated, have at least 6 months experience, and to be certified. You have to pay for the exam through CBSPD, Inc and when you pass you receive an authentic card and certifcation that is good for 5 years. Depending on who you work for, if you become certified... your pay increases and you become a "Certified Sterile Processing Tech. II."
As far as the actual job goes, it is NOT simply sterilizing instruments. You learn how to operate washers/decontaminators/ and sterilizers. You learn about alot of chemicals and the use of PPE (personal protective equipment) You do lots of wrapping, assembly of major and minor instruments sets/trays, peel packing, stocking the OR exchange cart. Some Sterile Processing depts. reprocess endoscopes, cameras, anesthesia scopes, cables, etc. You will deliver sterile instuments and pick up dirty ones. Physically you should have good stamina, be able to lift and push (pretty) heavy objects, and you should also be able to work in a fast pace environment. YES if you are working in Decontam.... you will encounter lots of blood, tissue, bone, secretions, chemicals (iodine, betadine, etc) but it should never come in contact with you because you wear scrubs, hair nets, masks, gowns, and heavy duty gloves.
It is a very exciting job with alot of promise. Hospitals have 3 shifts days/evenings/ and nights. *Remember if you work evenings you get a night shift differential* Again my daughter started as an ON-CALL employee but she always worked between 32- 40 hours a week. It depends on the hospital, the management, and your experience ( it usually it takes about 3 months to train someone new in this dept.)
I hope this helped and was not long!! Good Luck to you.

Sam Said:

How to recover from burnout and get into Medical School?

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Incredible how much misinformation there is out there.
Burn out in Undergrad? I hate to say man... i don't get it. If you cant take undergrad, I don't know what you would do for med school and residency. But let's say you are truly "bent on doing it".
I was never a math or science person. Then I studied my little booty off. Guess what? It started making sense. Sure, I put in probably double or triple what others put in, but it's what I had to do to get to where I wanted to be. So bottom line: work for it. And be self critical; if you are trying your hardest and still only getting mediocre grades, medicine may not be for you. You may not get in right after college. I applied three years after I gradated college, until I felt I was ready. I did some useful stuff that padded my resume though. You might consider taking some time off. Oh, and lay off the stimulants. That's bad news
LittleMiss2008- psychologists should NOT be allowed to prescribe meds. They don't go through the training that MDs do. They lack the knowledge of interactions, side effects, and physiologic effects these meds can have on people. Psychologists giving meds is a disaster waiting to happen. Heck... I'm an MD and I don't even write for psych meds. Psychiatrists go through a four year residency. That's more than ER, Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, etc. There is a reason and at least half is because of what these meds do to people
Kuta and the other girl- Depression should not hold this person back from doing what they want to do. Your ignorance is demonstrated by writing such things. Depression is a medical diagnosis. your viewpoint is as retarded as saying that psoriasis should make a person not be allowed to do dermatology. Please don't give advice unless you know how things work.
Good luck. You have a long road ahead of you.

Bessie Said:

What hospital jobs can I obtain?

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Use your contacts at the Children's hospital to your benefit. When it comes to hiring pharm techs, pharmacists place more weight on experience over certification/formal education. It is an extremely tough market for Techs.

Bernice Said:

How can I go into medical research - specifically involving technology such as nanomachines and nanobacteria.?

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Re volunteering . Great ..Some techological institute may be able to help with your inguires and directions to see what
type of field you might be able to enjoy in your technological pursuit of nonomachine/ nonobacteria Med/Bio/ Engineering
Career

Degrees on lIne re The Fields you inquired about
http://www.americansentinel.edu/About_Us…

A lot of Universities in Canada.
http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid…
Nanotechnology.
http://www.cneu.psu.edu/Bulletin/web_bul…

Penn State Unviersity
http://www.cneu.psu.edu/Bulletin/web_bul…
Engineer Requiarement re Nonomachines.
Check out your particular interest aand re your Degree.
I would suspect they need a lot of maths and science background.

Hope this helps. WIkipedia Site on Nanotechnology and
Nonomachines. Too. Try it and check .