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by Fezzik 1929 days ago
I’ll add another ‘absolutely!’. The anecdote I love telling that is somewhat related: my grandfather started medical school at 38 in 1959 (and with 5 kids to boot). He went on to be chief resident at UW and a stellar Cardiothoracic surgeon. Times were certainly different then, but if he could do that I’m certain almost anyone could then and now. His background was being a farm boy from North Dakota and doing flight training for the military. Then he saw a career he wanted and went for it, starting very late in life relative to the norm.