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Coby
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How can I succeed in medicine and be able to have a career ?
How can I succeed in medicine and be able to have a career?
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Meghna Goswami
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Meghna’s Answer
Hi Coby,
There are a few things that you would need to consider before you decide on a career in medicine -
1) What is your motivation behind choosing this field? Please keep in mind that medicine is a highly demanding career choice.
2) Compared to some other careers, a career in medicine typically requires longer years of study. Are you open to this?
3) How do you react to urgencies/crisis in real life? Are you able to make a quick decision, especially under pressure?
Hope this helps!
There are a few things that you would need to consider before you decide on a career in medicine -
1) What is your motivation behind choosing this field? Please keep in mind that medicine is a highly demanding career choice.
2) Compared to some other careers, a career in medicine typically requires longer years of study. Are you open to this?
3) How do you react to urgencies/crisis in real life? Are you able to make a quick decision, especially under pressure?
Hope this helps!
Tracy Nguyen
Healthcare worker
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Sachse, Texas
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Tracy’s Answer
Hi Coby,
I myself am a student interested in healthcare and I completely understand how difficult it is to just get started in medicine. Some of my biggest advice:
1) put yourself out there: apply to different healthcare jobs, volunteer at different places, shadow different providers.
2) be confident in yourself: this field is far from easy and there are so many people that are in it so be confident and know that you can do this.
3) do not compare yourself: never feel like you need to get everything done because every single person's timeline is different.
4) make sure you are passionate about it: medicine is tough, there are going to be days or moments when it is extremely hard, but if you have the right intentions, you will persevere through it.
5) seek out help: it is so helpful to find mentors or other students who are in the same field because you can get a ton of information or even network. This also includes researching the field as well.
Hope these tips helped!
I myself am a student interested in healthcare and I completely understand how difficult it is to just get started in medicine. Some of my biggest advice:
1) put yourself out there: apply to different healthcare jobs, volunteer at different places, shadow different providers.
2) be confident in yourself: this field is far from easy and there are so many people that are in it so be confident and know that you can do this.
3) do not compare yourself: never feel like you need to get everything done because every single person's timeline is different.
4) make sure you are passionate about it: medicine is tough, there are going to be days or moments when it is extremely hard, but if you have the right intentions, you will persevere through it.
5) seek out help: it is so helpful to find mentors or other students who are in the same field because you can get a ton of information or even network. This also includes researching the field as well.
Hope these tips helped!
david kirk
Retired Computing Manager
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david’s Answer
Hi, Coby,
That's a good question. The key is to have a strong focus to carry you through the years of study. Medicine, more than most others, requires years of commitment to a specialty. You d idn't specify any particular career or specialty, so I located a sample of the high-level view of requirements to be a surgeon at https://learn.org/articles/Surgeon_Become_a_Surgeon_in_5_Steps.html Although not specific, I hope it helps you in assessing the steps ahead. All the best in your pursuit, as a career in medicine will be a success for you and for your community. Doctors are always in need.
That's a good question. The key is to have a strong focus to carry you through the years of study. Medicine, more than most others, requires years of commitment to a specialty. You d idn't specify any particular career or specialty, so I located a sample of the high-level view of requirements to be a surgeon at https://learn.org/articles/Surgeon_Become_a_Surgeon_in_5_Steps.html Although not specific, I hope it helps you in assessing the steps ahead. All the best in your pursuit, as a career in medicine will be a success for you and for your community. Doctors are always in need.