UGoLong Posted February 19, 2013 I've been a member of this forum for several years, long before I finally bit the bullet and went to PA school. I recently published an account of how I stumbled into medicine in my 30s and ultimately went to school at age 58. I hope that its day-to-day description of what that felt like will be of interest to prospective students of any age. http://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Campus-middle-aged-assistant/dp/1479372099/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361286737&sr=1-1&keywords=old+man+on+campus
ljgiblin Posted February 19, 2013 thanks UGoLong, just ordered it for my husband who left work at as an electrical engineer 3 years ago at the age of 42 to pursue a lifelong dream of medicine, became a paramedic first (was ridiculed in the firehouses for leaving a 6 figure job to start all over), and now starts at the end of May in PA school...he's been a little bit in the dumps figuring out how to move us 14 hours away, take out student loans (used up alot of our savings to do paramedic school and work at a lower income) so I'm hoping your book might be a dinner table read aloud to help us get through the next two months of moving and starting anew...
UGoLong Posted February 19, 2013 Author ljgiblin, I hope it helps. I did paramedic school along the way too! I wish you all the best of wishes and please let me know if I can add anything to the book's advice. Barry old.man.on.campus.book@gmail.com
ljgiblin Posted February 23, 2013 We started reading your book out loud tonight at dinner. Our 8 year old started out a little bit glum about having a nightly read aloud but she really liked several parts of the first chapter...I think it will help us talk through some of the unspoken issues we have about packing up and leaving behind life as we know it to start this new adventure...thanks for writing it!
UGoLong Posted February 23, 2013 Author It makes me very happy that my book is helping your family with the transition. If it helps bring you some peace -- and some joy at the anticipation of what is ahead -- it was all worth it for me. I wish you the best as you go forward. Please keep me posted! Hopefully others will benefit as well. Sometimes reading one story about someone else doing something can help. Barry old.man.on.campus.book@gmail.com
UGoLong Posted February 24, 2013 Author There is a facebook page with excerpts from Old Man On Campus, along with some pictures. I hope the story helps people who are thinking about going to PA school. www.facebook.com/oldmanoncampus Barry Brownstein old.man.on.campus.book@gmail.com
dreatx Posted February 25, 2013 Very cool. If I get in, I'll be 45-46 when I do. I also left a higher paying job and went to paramedic school. No regrets. Even if I have to be a paramedic forever.
flyboy907 Posted February 27, 2013 good for you for writing this book, very interested in getting it but I am not patient. Is this available in an e version like kindle or what not? Is it online order only or is it in stock at a store anywhere? Thanks and congrats again!
UGoLong Posted February 28, 2013 Author I know about the not patient part! The book will be up on Kindle in a few weeks; they are converting it now. I don't know where it might be in stock, but I suspect not too many places yet. I'll post when it is Kindle ready. I gather that it comes quite fast when you order it from Amazon. Good luck! Barry old.man.on.campus.book@gmail.com
Hemegroup Posted February 28, 2013 Looking forward to reading this, thank you for writing it. Incidentally, I went to PA school at 37. One thing I learned in Undergrad was in a Neuroscience class where I chose to write my research paper on Neurogenesis and the Human Brain ... indeed, it happens. The most pertinent cause is *drum roll* learning new information. I always recommend to my older/elderly patients the benefits of picking up a new skill, craft, language, hobby, etc. in the older years. So you're doing very well for yourself, in many ways. Congratulations and best of luck.
UGoLong Posted February 28, 2013 Author Thanks for the kind words. I hope you all enjoy the book. Going back to school was the experience of a lifetime on so many planes. I just had to write about it.
UGoLong Posted March 20, 2013 Author Several people have asked if this is available as an ebook. It's now on Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Campus-middle-aged-ebook/dp/B00BVOLDDC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1363786122&sr=1-1&keywords=old+man+on+campus
SopranoKris Posted March 20, 2013 I'll have to read this. By the time I'm done with my bachelor's, I'll be 45 years old. I always feel like I'm old enough to be everyone's mom in my pre-req classes! I even had a professor who was younger than me last semester. Yeah, it's hard not to feel old sometimes! I, too, left a good paying job to finally pursue my dream. Going to school full time has really hit the pocketbook, but we're making due for now. I didn't want to spend the last 25 years of my career in a job that paid the bills. I wanted to do something that makes me feel fulfilled!
UGoLong Posted March 20, 2013 Author SopranoKris- Good luck and I hope you enjoy the book. As my late Mom used to say, "In 5 years, you'll be 5 years older anyway!" I took my first prereq at 51, so you're way ahead of me!
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