Scott S. Topiol

Big Career Announcement

Those of you who know me also know that for a long time I have been pursuing a career in EMS. Well, over the past several months I have taken stock of my life and realize that my vision of what being a paramedic should be, and the reality of what it is (in the parts of the country where I would ultimately end up staying), have turned into two completely different things. Ultimately I would have been forced to choose between mediocrity or living god-knows-where and earning $12/hr.

After much soul searching I have decided to go back to school and pursue a dream that I have had since I was a little kid: I am going to become a doctor.

Yes, I know that I have a LONG road ahead of me and yes I know that it's going to be a life of hell until I eventually finish my residency, but deep down inside I know that it's the only thing that I will be truly happy doing. So, after completing Human Anatomy at Santa Monica College this past semester (and doing rather well I might add), I've decided that it's time to dive head first into the whole "pre-med" thing and waste no more time.

So, for now I have a lot more time left at Santa Monica College making up for my original liberal arts path. Unfortunately, when you're majoring in history you don't need to take calculous, physics, chemistry, or biology so other than getting a bunch of general eds out of the way, I'm pretty much starting from scratch. Well, at least by the time I'm an intern I won't *look* like a brand new doctor :-|

posted at 16:14

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A doctor?!

Oh man. We're screwed. :P

I kid.

Good for you, it seems like the graduated more grandiose EMT. Doing the parts of the job that you really enjoy. Much respect for choosing to do something so... for lack of a better word... big. That must have been a really hard choice to make.

posted by Viddywell : 04:45

 

I'm obviously a little behind the curve here, but, wow! Good for you. You remain the only medic I've met that displays a genuine ounce of compassion for his patients. Granted, my experience is limited at best, but given the example you showed me in the field, I think this is the perfect path for you. The medical field needs more like you, to be sure. I wish you the best, both with school and Nicole.

Congratulations,

Jeff Thompson

posted by Jeff Thompson : 12:41

 

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Update Coming Soon

Well, it looks like it's that time of year again. I'm planning a semi-major overhaul of the site once finals are over and my other work is under control. Mainly a new color scheme and updated photo albums which have been waiting to be placed online.

As usual, I also want to try and update more frequently...but we all know how that seems to go.

posted at 01:06

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