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Age...too old for Medicine?

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  • 25-05-2011 5:30pm
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    spacecat
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    Hello all,

    I have been told that there may be a cut-off age for studying Medicine ie 27 years! Is this true??? Surely not. Is there anyone out there studying Medicine at UCC over the age of 30, 40, 50 etc??? :)


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    OMG Its EoinD
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    best bet is to ring UCC themselves. All you will get here is speculation unless someone absolutely knows.


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    spacecat
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    Im_EoinD wrote: »
    best bet is to ring UCC themselves. All you will get here is speculation unless someone absolutely knows.


    Hi, thanks for the reply.
    I did ask UCC and they said that there are mature students studying Medicine. "Mature" is over 23!!
    I would love to hear from a person over 30 studying Med at UCC just to put this rumour to bed ;)


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    Faith
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    I've heard of people in their 50's studying medicine. I'm pretty sure they can't discriminate against your age like that. I know plenty of people in their late 20s who go for graduate entry medicine.


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    blankblank
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    Know for definite ppl older than this in medicine at the moment!!!


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    rebel girl 15
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    I'd be with Faith, don't think they can discriminate on the basis of your age! if you want it, then go for it and grab it with both hands!


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    Chnandler Bong
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    Faith wrote: »
    I've heard of people in their 50's studying medicine. I'm pretty sure they can't discriminate against your age like that. I know plenty of people in their late 20s who go for graduate entry medicine.
    Does'nt stop the Defence Forces or the Guards


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    rebel girl 15
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    Chnandler Bong wrote: »
    Does'nt stop the Defence Forces or the Guards

    thats a different kettle of fish though - the Gardai raised it to 35, and it was allowed by European law iirc


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    Chnandler Bong
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    Still discriminating against age what ever way you look at it


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    rebel girl 15
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    Chnandler Bong wrote: »
    Still discriminating against age what ever way you look at it

    Not when they argued it after the ruling of the Equality Tribunal, its got to do with the requirement to obey superior officers and the physicality of the job etc etc. So technically speaking, while it can be viewed as discrimination, written in law it is not.


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    spacecat
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    Thank you all for your reply.
    It's good to know that there are students studying Med that may be older than me. ;)


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