According to one of the universities in Australia, subjects such as english,math and physics are required if i want to study medicine. But is physics really necessary? I dont like physics at all and how is physics related to a doctor's job?
2006-10-15 04:00:27 · 9 answers · asked by Tim 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
it might be different in australia but in the usa the recommended classes are biology, chemistry, and physics. however none are actually required as you must take them all again in undergraduate college. when you apply for medical school they only see your college transcript and not your high school transcript. it is a good idea, however, to take these courses in high school so that you exempt out of them in college, and have more freedom to take other classes you enjoy more.
physics does not have a ton to do with a doctors job, but you do need to have a basic understanding of the laws of physics to understand some key principles you will learn in medical school. as one example, interactions between tensions and pressure is key to understanding pulmonary dynamics.
2006-10-15 04:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by jojoba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IS this question about, what do I have to study? or is it about why do med schools require physics?
Medical schools require physics because a) physics courses weed out the mediocre students who arent really dedicated; and b) there are a lot of areas in modern medicine where an understandingof physics is needed. How, for instance, would you understand an x-ray, a CAT-scan, an MRI, a hyperbaric treatment, electron microscopy, or most of the diagnostic tests that are routinely used on patients on a daily basis. You would have no clue! And it's clear that nano-technology and electronics are going to be even much more important in the future.
If you don't actually like this stuff, why do you want to enter a profession where it is used constantly? If may be that your image of what physicians do is not aligned with reality.... Maybe you should shadow a phsyician in a modern hospital to see what they do.. That would give you a better feel for what medicine actually consists of.
2006-10-15 06:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is how the hard sciences make you think. It's not that you will use Physics per say... it's that you will be making decisions using the mind set that physics will teach you.
There are going to be LOTS of times in your education that you have to take things that you don't like. Often it's not the subject that you are learning that is important, it's the 'tools' that you get from HOW you learn them that are important. No, you are never going to diagram a poem or a sentence when you are a doctor, but you will learn how to look at a set of conditions and read them separately and as a whole to find the real cause of the problem. Best of Luck!!
2006-10-15 04:12:59 · answer #3 · answered by redheadedcyclone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the rest of australia, but in melbourne you need english, chemistry and one of physics or maths. So as long as you have maths you dont need physics.
2006-10-15 04:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a plastic human length skeleton and positioned under your mattress and learn in the night in candle mild. at school learn Chemistry, Latin, Hygiene, sociology, geography,Physics, biology, botany, anatomy etc.
2016-10-16 05:28:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
science (physics/chemistry ), maths, english subjects are a must
2006-10-15 04:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this might help you:
http://www.intuitor.com/physics/physmain.html
http://career.berkeley.edu/Health/MedFAQ1.stm
From the looks of it, physics would be very beneficial for you.
2006-10-15 04:14:39 · answer #7 · answered by evasiveone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tim, check with your counselor at school. They will give you the requirements for your country.
2006-10-15 04:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by Daphne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
biology, phisics and chemistry
2006-10-15 04:05:55 · answer #9 · answered by poison 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋