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Alexis
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Which is better being a medical oncologist or a Neurosurgeon?
Im in 9th grade that's going to be a cna by 11th grade but I can't decide what I want to do I just know I will either be in the medical or business part.
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Karin P.
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Hi Alexis,
It's a good thing that you are thinking about your future career path already. There is quite a range of professions just in healthcare and there will be even more if you are also interested in business. Since you are in 9th grade, you don't need to think about medical specialties as a doctor just yet. You can take it one step at the time.
If you want to be a physician, you are going to go to medical school. You first need to get a bachelors in any field that interests you and get a good score on the MCAT, before you can even apply to medical school. That's 4 years before med school. If you get into med school, you then have 4 years of med school. The first 2 years are mostly course work. In year 3 and 4 you'll do clinical rotations. That's when you need to think about specializations for your residency.
If you are not sure if you want to go to medical school, focus on your math and science classes in school and start volunteering and interning to get some more medical experience. It's great that will already have your CNA. Have a look at all the other professions in healthcare as well.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
It's a good thing that you are thinking about your future career path already. There is quite a range of professions just in healthcare and there will be even more if you are also interested in business. Since you are in 9th grade, you don't need to think about medical specialties as a doctor just yet. You can take it one step at the time.
If you want to be a physician, you are going to go to medical school. You first need to get a bachelors in any field that interests you and get a good score on the MCAT, before you can even apply to medical school. That's 4 years before med school. If you get into med school, you then have 4 years of med school. The first 2 years are mostly course work. In year 3 and 4 you'll do clinical rotations. That's when you need to think about specializations for your residency.
If you are not sure if you want to go to medical school, focus on your math and science classes in school and start volunteering and interning to get some more medical experience. It's great that will already have your CNA. Have a look at all the other professions in healthcare as well.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
This was super helpful, thank you!