ExpatMedic
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Hello everyone,
I'm 39 and have a MSc in Global Health. My undergraduate is a BS in Paramedicine with a minor in sociology. I completed the masters in 2017 with a thesis on "Challenges In Evaluating The Global Burden of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest". I have been published several times in peer review trade magazines which are indexed in MEDLINE (such as The Journal Of Emergency Medical Services). I have been working as a paramedic for the past 15 years and I think I'm ready to throw in the towel. I'm currently considering looking further into clinical psychology (PsyD or PhD). I have emailed a couple of programs but have received very vague, non-direct answers to my questions. Kindly see my questions below and I look forward to your insight!
1. Would most programs require me to start completely over at undergrad and complete an entire Psychology bachelor's degree from scratch? (or would completing several minimum pre-recs be an option)
2. Would my background make me less competitive because of my age and changing career tracks?
3. Do you have any suggestions for outside resources I can look further into?
Thank you
I'm 39 and have a MSc in Global Health. My undergraduate is a BS in Paramedicine with a minor in sociology. I completed the masters in 2017 with a thesis on "Challenges In Evaluating The Global Burden of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest". I have been published several times in peer review trade magazines which are indexed in MEDLINE (such as The Journal Of Emergency Medical Services). I have been working as a paramedic for the past 15 years and I think I'm ready to throw in the towel. I'm currently considering looking further into clinical psychology (PsyD or PhD). I have emailed a couple of programs but have received very vague, non-direct answers to my questions. Kindly see my questions below and I look forward to your insight!
1. Would most programs require me to start completely over at undergrad and complete an entire Psychology bachelor's degree from scratch? (or would completing several minimum pre-recs be an option)
2. Would my background make me less competitive because of my age and changing career tracks?
3. Do you have any suggestions for outside resources I can look further into?
Thank you