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theresa119 · Sep 11, 2008, 08:43 AM

I don't know if this would be the correct place to ask this, but I'm going to try it anyway. I am a convicted felon. Drug case. Ive always wanted to work in the medical field. Before going to prison I was going to school for pharmacist. But now every field I seem to want to go into I cant. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do? I tried nursing and I can't do that. Radiology I heard you can't do. I want to work with people, help them, make people feel better. Babies, young people, elderly. I just want any advice anyone can give me! Thank you!

JudyKayTee · Sep 11, 2008, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by theresa119

i dont know if this would be the correct place to ask this, but im going to try it anyway. I am a convicted felon. Drug case. Ive always wanted to work in the medical field. Before going to prison i was going to school for pharmacist. but now every field i seem to want to go into i cant. does anyone have any advice on what i can do? i tried nursing and i can't do that. radiology i heard you can't do. i want to work with people, help them, make people feel better. babies, young people, elderly. i just want any advice anyone can give me! thank you!

I don't know that you can get a license in anything related to the medical field with a felony conviction for drugs -

I doubt you can pass the ethics part, even if you somehow get it expunged.

I know you can't be a licensed Pharmacist or tech.

How about something in the therapy assistant area, something that doesn't require licensing - if you can get hired - ?

LearningAsIGo · Sep 26, 2008, 12:01 PM

To be honest, I'm not 100% sure if you can find a job in the medical field with a felony record.

You might want to start looking at clerical positions in a medical office, or something along those lines. It may partly depend on the hiring manager and what their personal/company philosophy is. Good luck to you.