Comments on: on floundering http://www.mylifemypace.com/2006/04/28/on-floundering/ an MD/PhD student's take on school, lab, LIFE Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:54:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: sometimes i REALLY wonder why i’m doing this md/phd thing at My Life, My Pace http://www.mylifemypace.com/2006/04/28/on-floundering/#comment-414 sometimes i REALLY wonder why i’m doing this md/phd thing at My Life, My Pace Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:46:15 +0000 http://www.mylifemypace.com/2006/04/28/on-floundering/#comment-414 [...] all of the progress that I failed to make since the last time we all got together (which led to this brilliant post about my lack of progress) to rub our fellow MD/PhDers’ faces in just how much more brilliant [...] [...] all of the progress that I failed to make since the last time we all got together (which led to this brilliant post about my lack of progress) to rub our fellow MD/PhDers’ faces in just how much more brilliant [...]

]]> By: mylifemypace http://www.mylifemypace.com/2006/04/28/on-floundering/#comment-6 mylifemypace Tue, 02 May 2006 21:42:05 +0000 http://www.mylifemypace.com/2006/04/28/on-floundering/#comment-6 Thanks for the encouragement and for sharing your story! I don't regret doing the PhD either. If I hadn't had all that "free" time in grad school, I wouldn't have met my husband or remembered that there's so much more to life than med school. I think that what I'm feeling now is the need to move on now that I've enjoyed myself a little. But then again, I probably should enjoy this freedom while it lasts. :) Thanks for the encouragement and for sharing your story! I don’t regret doing the PhD either. If I hadn’t had all that “free” time in grad school, I wouldn’t have met my husband or remembered that there’s so much more to life than med school. I think that what I’m feeling now is the need to move on now that I’ve enjoyed myself a little. But then again, I probably should enjoy this freedom while it lasts. :)

]]> By: Flea http://www.mylifemypace.com/2006/04/28/on-floundering/#comment-5 Flea Tue, 02 May 2006 19:09:56 +0000 http://www.mylifemypace.com/2006/04/28/on-floundering/#comment-5 Keep the faith, baby. Now take a deep breath and listen to my story: I'm an MD-PhD. Did pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology. Then reality intervened in the form of my first child. Now I'm a flea in the community. I don't regret doing the PhD. I learned a lot, grew up a lot, met my wife, saw a lot of baseball games, and generally enjoyed myself. But I was 36 years old before I became gainfully employed! I don't expect anybody to feel sorry for us, though. We both have it pretty good. best, Flea Keep the faith, baby. Now take a deep breath and listen to my story:

I’m an MD-PhD. Did pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology. Then reality intervened in the form of my first child.

Now I’m a flea in the community.

I don’t regret doing the PhD. I learned a lot, grew up a lot, met my wife, saw a lot of baseball games, and generally enjoyed myself.

But I was 36 years old before I became gainfully employed!

I don’t expect anybody to feel sorry for us, though. We both have it pretty good.

best,

Flea

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