Quote:I'm not sure what you mean. I'm a candidate, and I'm scheduled to finish in exactly 4 years in December.


No med school for me. I want to work as a US Public Health Commission Core Officer stationed in a lab that does pathogen research/sequencing....so FDA CDC USDA. They do a ton of great work. I would be so proud to serve my country if I get in.



Check it out: <a class="bbc_url" href='https://usphs.gov'>https://usphs.gov</a>

That will definitely qualify for the PSLF loan forgiveness, looks cool. Maybe you can work on Ebola, lol. Some PhD's have a mentor who has to approve your graduation or final project or whatever (I have deliberately avoided these programs so forgive my lack of knowledge on the terms). I had a Chemistry professor who said he was stuck 5 years waiting to get his PhD from UM, but he finally got his supervisor/mentor to release him by making the supervisors wife bother him.

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