Starting Again: Studying Medicine After Engineering
Rohit on returning to school biology, qualifying NEET and studying BHMS after a career in engineering and business, and what learning across disciplines teaches.
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Going back to study, learning across disciplines and the habits that make continuous learning possible.
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Starting Again: Studying Medicine After Engineering
Class 12 biology, NEET and five years of medical college, after two decades in technology
What the essay covers:
- The first obstacle is identity, not difficulty
- What transferred from engineering
- What did not transfer, and had to be learned
- Studying alongside running a business
- How the two fields now inform each other
- If you are considering starting again
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Going back to school biology after an engineering degree, an MBA and a decade of business is an unusual path. These essays are about learning across disciplines and at any stage of a career.
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