Why did you choose to go into the medical profession? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-42288"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why+did+you+choose+to+go+into+the+medical+profession%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhy did you choose to go into the medical profession?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="ccc414d4cb20d688d507c11fd9c0f69e" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/288/for_gallery_v2/640px-thumbnail.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/288/large_v3/640px-thumbnail.jpg" alt="640px thumbnail" /></a></div></div>I'm doing research on a possible career track change from Health Information Technology (aka medical records) to becoming a licensed nurse practitioner. I'm curious to know how you decided on entering the medical profession. Did you have someone influence your decision? Did you know that you wanted to be a healthcare provider since your youth? Did your military profession decide for you? <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/getting_started/is_a_health_career_right">http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/getting_started/is_a_health_career_right</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/411/qrc/spinner.89888C.gif?1443042583"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/getting_started/is_a_health_career_right">Is a Health Career Right for You? | explorehealthcareers.org</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Before embarking on a health career path, take a few minutes to think about your own abilities, needs and hopes. Here are some useful questions to ask yourself:</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Thu, 21 May 2015 20:43:19 -0400 Why did you choose to go into the medical profession? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-42288"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why+did+you+choose+to+go+into+the+medical+profession%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhy did you choose to go into the medical profession?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="d6f97e85dde6342232508d79f80691f6" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/288/for_gallery_v2/640px-thumbnail.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/288/large_v3/640px-thumbnail.jpg" alt="640px thumbnail" /></a></div></div>I'm doing research on a possible career track change from Health Information Technology (aka medical records) to becoming a licensed nurse practitioner. I'm curious to know how you decided on entering the medical profession. Did you have someone influence your decision? Did you know that you wanted to be a healthcare provider since your youth? Did your military profession decide for you? <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/getting_started/is_a_health_career_right">http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/getting_started/is_a_health_career_right</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/411/qrc/spinner.89888C.gif?1443042583"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/getting_started/is_a_health_career_right">Is a Health Career Right for You? | explorehealthcareers.org</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Before embarking on a health career path, take a few minutes to think about your own abilities, needs and hopes. Here are some useful questions to ask yourself:</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SN Joyce Sunderland Thu, 21 May 2015 20:43:19 -0400 2015-05-21T20:43:19-04:00 Response by SGT Mark Estes made Nov 13 at 2018 2:53 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-did-you-choose-to-go-into-the-medical-profession?n=4123804&urlhash=4123804 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Help people, not a typical 9-5 SGT Mark Estes Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:53:45 -0500 2018-11-13T14:53:45-05:00 2015-05-21T20:43:19-04:00