Anybod in the Los Angeles/Orange County/Inland Empire area?

Nontraditional Premed Discussion
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I am in coastal Southern California and am interested in if any groups exist here. I have read posts that a SoCal group exists, but I have no contact information for them. Can anyone provide contact information on meeting other OPMs in this area?

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The good news is the OldPreMeds 2015 National Conference will take place June 11-13 at the Holiday Inn at LAX.


The possibly good news there was a group a few years ago and I believe the advisor at the school is still active, but I need to confirm that .

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Thanks for the information and I look forward to this conference.

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I live in the L.A area, where do you live?

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I divide my time between Long Beach (where I live) and Yorba Linda (where I do some work).

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I live in Sherman Oaks, between the 405 and 101 freeways. I studied at UCLA, i don’t have to drive much. If you don’t mind me asking, how old were you when you decided to go into the medical field?

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No, I don’t mind you asking. In answering you, I should differentiate between “going into the medical field” versus “the desire to be a physician.” I started volunteering in the medical field when I was 26, started working in the field when I was 30, and began thinking about going to medical school at age 40. Why so long in between these ages and why not sooner or faster? It was a mix of family and work obligations combined with allowing my volunteer commitments to take too much time away from studying and applications. I got too deep into my volunteer work and these organizations became too dependent on my help.


I am backing out of my volunteer work, so I can focus on the MCAT and shoring up my GPA.


I am now considering taking some science courses through UCLA.

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That is soo eerie…we might be neighbors…

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If you are still working full time UCLA extensions is a very good option, science classes are tough though, you see in a quarter what you supposed to in a semester in regular college classes, also the Integrated Science Program in Whittier is a great option, super pricey but you are done with your required science classes in one month per class and their credits are transferable. Good luck in your endeavor!

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Really? Where do you live? What school are you going to?

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I live in Sherman oaks also. I graduated 6years ago from ucla. However, next quarter I will be taking some classes through ucla extension.



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Really? Well yeah, we are neighbors! so, what made think about medicine, is it something that you’ve always wanted?

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Hi There,


Anyone from California Bay Area here, planning to start their medical career?


Thanks & Regards,


Ramya

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I used to live in the Bay Area (finished undergrad the first time there) and worked there. If you are looking into post-baccs, consider UC Berkeley and their extension courses.

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Hi Ramya,

I currently live in Concord. I am looking at the post bacc at SFSU, CSUEB (my alma mater), UC Berkely extension, and UCLA extension. How far are you in this process of planning for medical school? I don’t know a single person trying to do what we are doing (especially in the bay) so I’d love to connect and share ideas!

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Have you tried MeetUp? We’ve had a lot of luck meeting people that way. You could always start your own group too.