With apologies to Robert Frost, I've got a "decision point" kicking around in my head today.
I'm working towards medical school, that's no surprise. I've got prerequisites that I'm scheduling, and I've got to plan for a baccalaureate degree, as well. That's not the question, either.
The question is (and my love is going to strangle me in my sleep for "worrying" about this so early in the process"), am I more interested in heading down the allopathic (MD) route, or the osteopathic (DO) route? The education is basically the same, and residency is basically identical. The difference between a MD and a DO is that a DO takes all of the "normal" medical stuff and adds "osteopathic manipulative medicine" to the mix. OMM seems to be similar to chiropractic adjustment and a more holistic and preventative approach to health.
I'm not anywhere near needing to make this decision at this point, by any stretch. But, it's something that I need to keep simmering in the back of my head, for when it's time.
In other news, I found out that taking the week off in December in order to go on vacation will not (in and of itself, there are other factors) preclude me completing the paramedic program that I am looking at. Yay!
