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Student Pursues Master's Degree in His Late Brother's Honor
By Chris Hassan
Posted October 09, 2012 11:00 AM
Former Air Force pilot eyes medical school.If the poor economic conditions of recent years have taught people anything, it is that career goals do not always pan out as well as they planned. No matter what individuals' reasons for abandoning a specific field may be, they should know that it is never too late to launch a brand new career.
This is what Ed Woodward, a graduate student at the University of South Florida (USF), is finding, according to The Oracle, USF's student newspaper. While Woodward is currently enrolled in the university's master's degree program in medical sciences, he was once a fighter pilot. However, a stroke put an end to his flying career and Woodward medically retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2008.
When Woodward was rethinking his life, he thought of his twin brother, Gene, who he lost in a car accident in 2000. At the time of his death, Gene had just completed his first year of medical school exams at USF. Woodward decided to finish what his brother could not and become a medical student at the university.
Woodward's new career goal is to become a doctor. The one-year program he is enrolled in is offered through USF's College of Medicine and is designed for students who wish to progress to doctoral or professional programs, according to the university's website.
