Man, I totally agree with you on that one. Not to mention the fact that I have a choice between different mechanics when I want to get my car fixed and the guy I go to is light years beyond than any tech support person I've ever spoken with.
I'm not sure I can advise you how to do it, but I certainly advise you to do it if that will make you happy. I was 2 classes away from a Master's in music when I decided that I really wanted to switch to computer engineering and so I spent the next 2 years taking engineering and math classes and studying 'till 3:00 in the morning in the lobby of the hospital on campus (Shands) because the libraries closed at midnight.
In the end, it was worth it. Now I have a Master's in computer engineering and I'm a good way through my Ph. D. I just went to the Career Fair to get a feel for my career prospects and every company I spoke with was willing to hire me now or later with the Doctorate. I decided to stay on since the larger companies advised it, but many of my friends are leaving for high-paying jobs. None of us are likely to get outsourced at this level, exspecially those of us doing Defense work. I do landmine detection and I can promise you they aren't outsourcing anything that requites security clearance:)
So, do what you want to do. If you are a successful person you will be successful at whatever you do. I would suggest anything to do with biomedical engineering because there is alot of money there and your experience as a physician will be an asset to you. My dissertation will likely center on a novel form of nonlinear filtering, which is used in biomedical image processing (along with neural networking and pattern recognition) so I'll likely be knocking on Shands' door again sometime soon.
This time, however, the circumstances will be a tad different!
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Man, I totally agree with you on that one. Not to mention the fact that I have a choice between different mechanics when I want to get my car fixed and the guy I go to is light years beyond than any tech support person I've ever spoken with.
I'm not sure I can advise you how to do it, but I certainly advise you to do it if that will make you happy. I was 2 classes away from a Master's in music when I decided that I really wanted to switch to computer engineering and so I spent the next 2 years taking engineering and math classes and studying 'till 3:00 in the morning in the lobby of the hospital on campus (Shands) because the libraries closed at midnight. In the end, it was worth it. Now I have a Master's in computer engineering and I'm a good way through my Ph. D. I just went to the Career Fair to get a feel for my career prospects and every company I spoke with was willing to hire me now or later with the Doctorate. I decided to stay on since the larger companies advised it, but many of my friends are leaving for high-paying jobs. None of us are likely to get outsourced at this level, exspecially those of us doing Defense work. I do landmine detection and I can promise you they aren't outsourcing anything that requites security clearance :)
So, do what you want to do. If you are a successful person you will be successful at whatever you do. I would suggest anything to do with biomedical engineering because there is alot of money there and your experience as a physician will be an asset to you. My dissertation will likely center on a novel form of nonlinear filtering, which is used in biomedical image processing (along with neural networking and pattern recognition) so I'll likely be knocking on Shands' door again sometime soon.
This time, however, the circumstances will be a tad different!