Dreams of becoming a doctor?

Question

i want to be a surgeon , but recently ia m starting to see that my hand get shaky sometime ...it comes and goes , i dont understand why , i am just 17 .....so wh is this ? and will it stop me from being what i want to be ?

Answer 1

Don't understand why you're asking us. Surely you have access to medical sites and books. You know you have to see your doctor. Hopefully, it's just nerves that will go. Good luck with your training.

Answer 2

There are plenty of surgeons with shaky hands. Not all surgery is delicate work. At 17, it's unlikely that you have Parkinson's disease or something like that.

Do you drink caffeine? If so, cut out ALL caffeine and see if that makes a difference. Do you have any weakness or shakiness anywhere else? Any trouble with vision getting blurry? Those would be symptoms that should be investigated by a doctor.

You have at least 7 or 8 years before you would have to decide on a career as a surgeon. You may change your mind during medical school, like I did. When you find YOUR specialty, you'll know it, and it may not be surgery.

Even if you DO have some sort of medical issue, it shouldn't stop you from becoming a doctor. I knew a surgeon that was missing the ends of her fingers. She had special gloves made so she could handle the instruments.

Study hard and be determined, and you can do whatever you want.

Answer 3

Dear Friend,

Why do you want to become a doctor?

Is it...

your strong desire to help people who are sick and hurting?


having knowledge and skills that make you useful and productive anywhere in the world?


the respect and status associated with a career in healthcare?


the high annual income (between $150k– $500k)?


ensuring that no day is ever boring?


the fact that being a doctor ranks in the top three professions for job satisfaction?


the job security?

Imagine if you could take a very easy first step towards a fulfilling career as a doctor today, be 100% sure that a career in medicine is for you, and experience the thrill of performing medical task even before medical school.

To work as a family and general practitioner, you must:


complete a bachelor's degree
graduate from medical school
complete an internship
pass a state licensing exam
complete a residency program in family and general medicine
pass additional exams to become board certified
have strong interpersonal skills; and
be self-motivated.
Formal Education
To become a doctor, you must complete medical school. Medical schools grant a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. You spend the first two years of medical school in classrooms and labs. You study anatomy, biochemistry, and medicines. You also learn how to take a medical history, examine patients, and make a diagnosis. During the next two years, you work in hospitals and clinics under the supervision of physicians.

You need a bachelor's degree to get into medical school. While you do not need to be a pre-medicine or science major, these programs are good preparation. If you earn a liberal arts degree, be sure to take courses in physics, biology, and chemistry.

On-the-job Training
While in medical school, you spend two years working as an intern in a hospital or clinic. As an intern, you rotate through internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics, oncology, and other hospital departments.

After medical school, you complete a residency program in family and general medicine. Residency lasts from three to five years. Residents usually work in hospitals. After your residency, you take additional exams to become board certified.

Military Training
The military offers advanced courses and programs in medical specialties. Scholarships are also available for advanced medical training in return for military service.

Areas of Study (What to study to prepare for this career)
These are a few subjects to list:

Acupuncture
Anatomy
Bioethics
Biopsychology
Cancer and Oncology Biology
Developmental Biology
Emergency Medical Care
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Epidemiology
Gerontology
Health Services Administration
Human and Medical Genetics
International Public Health
Maternal and Child Public Health
Medical Claims Examiner
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Medicine
Missions and Missionary Studies
Naturopathic Medicine
Neurobiology
Neuroscience
Nurse Midwifery
Nurse Practitioner
Optometry
Osteopathic Medicine
Pathology and Experimental Pathology
Podiatric Medicine
Pre-Medicine
Public Health Education
Public and Community Health
Radiation Biology
Reproductive Biology
Virology
Vision Science

Hope this helps!!!

Answer 4

Well, according to Dr. Burke on Grey's Anatomy, you can still be a surgeon with a shaky hand as long as you have a cool girlfriend to cover for you!!! Just kidding- you should go to your family doctor and see what is going on with your hand. It may just be a vitamin deficiency or a pinched nerve or something simple like that. If it is more serioous, you could always become a non-surgical doctor, maybe focusing on internal medicine or research. It might not be exactly what you dreamed of, but you would still be helping people, which is wonderful.

Answer 5

Fortunately do have time to decide. You will need to go to college and medical school first before you become a surgeon and during that time you can get some medical attention to see what the shaking is all about. For example, should you go to medical school and find that the shaking is still there you could consider other specialties in medicine.

Answer 6

Don't let that stop you. You will find a way around it and still become exactly what you want. Sounds to me you are making excuses so you can change what you want to be. If that is the case, there is nothing wrong with changing your mind.