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Gen's work combines: Medicine, Science, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
College of the Holy Cross
Doctorate
Psychology, General
College of the Holy Cross
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Clinical & Counseling Psychologists:
Doctorate: Counseling Psychology
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Did volunteer work and realized I love helping people.
2.
Tried to do pre-medicine because being a doctor is a way to help people.
3.
Failed biology and changed my major to psychology, also to help people.
4.
Decided I wanted to be a counselor and applied for my master's degree.
5.
Completed my master's degree but realized there was more I wanted to learn.
6.
Applied for and entered my doctoral program.
7.
Figured out I love pediatric psychology after doing clinical work and research in the area.
8.
Graduated with my doctorate and gained employment in a pediatric medical setting.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Teachers:
You should just stop school with your master's degree...you don't need a PhD to do what you want to do.
How I responded:
I applied for my doctoral program anyway, and it has allowed me to work in a medical setting as a psychologist...I now realize that while I thought I wanted to be a doctor and work with children and families, what I really wanted was to help in a different way than medicine. So, I practice psychology with chronically ill children.