Clutz
Tells us when we're offset.
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Haha- I was considering an MD/PhD program for a while- but for me the deciding factor was scholarships. I had a really good scholarship for a straight PhD, and relatively less good scholarships for a MD/PhD program. Then part of the way through my PhD I started contemplating going to medical school again- but the school where I was doing my PhD required you to have two full courses in biochemistry (I had 0), and I didn't feel like taking another year of undergrad courses to meet their enrollment requirements, and I couldn't convince my wife (gf at the time) that it would be a good idea for us to move to another province where they didn't have the biochem requirements in order to go to University for another 4+ years (I was considering epidemiology as a specialist) so I gave up on that.
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Hahah! good luck!
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I feel pretty excited about it, but I also feel a bit disappointed in myself. I took 6 years to complete it instead of the 4.5 that I had planned- but I also ended up being diagnosed as having mixed episode bipolar disorder about half way through- so that sort of put a break on things.
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Well, that question remains unresolved.
It depends on the population's growth rate, the mechanism of population regulation, mutation rate, and the amount of environmental variability to name a few things. The short answer though is - a lot more than models that only consider ecological factors - like at least 2-5 times more.
Originally Posted by usc goose /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well half course work and half apprenticeship, but I know what you mean. I came close to getting an MD/PhD, but then quickly realized I would have become even more insane and suicidal as a lab rat. So I can imagine what you just went through. Good job. |
Haha- I was considering an MD/PhD program for a while- but for me the deciding factor was scholarships. I had a really good scholarship for a straight PhD, and relatively less good scholarships for a MD/PhD program. Then part of the way through my PhD I started contemplating going to medical school again- but the school where I was doing my PhD required you to have two full courses in biochemistry (I had 0), and I didn't feel like taking another year of undergrad courses to meet their enrollment requirements, and I couldn't convince my wife (gf at the time) that it would be a good idea for us to move to another province where they didn't have the biochem requirements in order to go to University for another 4+ years (I was considering epidemiology as a specialist) so I gave up on that.
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Originally Posted by Ishcabible /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have at least 12 years to go 'till I get mine! |
Hahah! good luck!
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Originally Posted by fordgtlover Congratulations. I can only imagine how good you must feel about this. |
I feel pretty excited about it, but I also feel a bit disappointed in myself. I took 6 years to complete it instead of the 4.5 that I had planned- but I also ended up being diagnosed as having mixed episode bipolar disorder about half way through- so that sort of put a break on things.
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Originally Posted by Fuzzy OneThree /img/forum/go_quote.gif How small? |
Well, that question remains unresolved.