what do you ahve to do to be a heart surgeon?

Question

what are the benefits and the diadvantages of this occupation?

seriously! Ok I know I misspelled have in the title but I cant fix it ne more.

Answer 1

Specifically it is called a cardiothoracic surgeon. In the U.S. you are required to achieve an undergrad degree with a year of inorganic chem, a year of organic chem, a year of physics, a year of biology, microbiology, and a year of math.

Medical school is four more years after the undergraduate degree.

You then enter a general surgical residency that runs approximately five years with additional fellowships thereafter, specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. If you go straight through starting at age 18 you will be done in your early 30's.

Disadvantages.
1. Years and years and years of training.
2. Being on call - that is getting urgent calls in the middle of the night and on weekends for you to come in to perform emergent surgery or advise other doctors or nurses on what to do.
3. The possibility of being the only cardiothoracic surgeon in a metropolitan area...making it necessary for you to be always available.
4. Huge responsibility and very stressful, including having patients die from you performing surgery and potentially working very long hours.
5. Extremely difficult to become - because only the best go to medical school, and only the best of those become surgeons, and then only the best of those become CT surgeons. It is sort of like being a top gun...and usually you develop an ego to go with it.

Advantages:
1. Big paycheck.
2. Very high prestige.
3. Being the captain of the ship. In the hierarchy, I don't know of anyone who tells the CT surgeon what to do.
4. Satisfaction of dramatically improving or even saving people's lives.

Good luck.

Answer 2

For one, a heart surgeon gets top respect in a hospital environment. Medical Specialist such as Heart surgeons are highly regarded everywhere. The term saving lives will really have value in that profession.
It's too bad that you probably could not interview one, they are usually too busy or too busy being assholes. That is what superiority brings.

Answer 3

Just show up in the O.R. one day and say you were "on call" and that you'll be the "attending surgeon" that day but since your "a little drunk" you may need help. Its no problem, they're used to it and this will ease you into heart work.

Good luck on your new career and easy money!

Answer 4

Have a sharp knife and a body. Of course a medical degree is always beneficial. I recommend going to medical school, and while there, acing every class you take. Good Luck!

Answer 5

college, medical school, be a heart surgeon's resident

Answer 6

Go to school

Answer 7

Learn how to spell

Answer 8

competitive edge