vaginapagina | On The Ring and Medical School (Reply)

I am about to have my last period on seasonale and next week, I'll be switch to the ring. My gynecologist tells me to stack them for three months, and then have my period for: hopefully with more success than seasonale, where I could go no longer than 6 weeks without basically having an extended period.

I am so excited!!! I'll never have to wake up early on the weekends to take a pill again!!

Also, I'm at college in the philadelphia area, and in about a year I'll be applying to medical schools. I'm terrified of the MCATs, but for you medical folks out there: I want to go into gynecology. Can you do that without also doing obstetrics, or are they a package deal? And does anybody know any medical schools that have particularly strong clinical gynecology or internist with women's health emphasis out there? I don't even know where to begin looking. I want to stay in Philly, or go to NYC, Boston, DC, or possibly the northern west coast.

Anybody been through this process, or know a good med school student forum?

EDIT to show that I have reasonable command of english