I am fourteen and I want to persue a career in the medical field. Can anyone direct me to any websites that give you information on all sorts of diseases, including cures, symptoms, and other objectives about a given disease? Thank you in advance.
2007-07-19 15:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by Young Einstein 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes webmd is a great place to start then look at the various illnesses that you know some about. Try to understand the difference in what types of anibiotocts work on what types of bacteria you know gram stain, gram positive or negative. The from there branch out. Look at illnesses like crone's disease, and GERD, and COPD, what are the common treatments, what meds are used, why are they used? Also when you get older like 18 you should get a job at a hospital transporting patients or anything. It will look good on your med school application. Also get involved in some volunteer work with you church or a community group, that always looks good. You might want to look at some of the pharmaceutical company's web sites, they will list different medicines they make and what they are used for then you can go and research the illnesses. Good Luck!
2007-07-19 16:03:14 · answer #1 · answered by Prof. Dave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to pursue a career in medicine then have a consultation with your guidance counselor at school so you will be on the right academic path. Once you are taking the relevant courses you can then peruse the Internet for related information. There are numerous medical information sites. Type in Health Help or Medical Instruction or Medical Information or any other combination of Medical terms in the address bar.
2007-07-19 23:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use wikipedia as a place to start (I love that site, but you've got to make sure it's sourced to KNOW it's accurate)
Just running searches on things in wikipedia is good. You can usually find lots more information.
Although I don't use it I hear webmd.com is a good place to learn about stuff, too.
That's all I really know of. Erowid.org covers most of the recreational drugs (including subjective experience reports)
2007-07-19 22:50:34 · answer #3 · answered by killfoot2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
webmd.com is a great website where you can learn all kinds of things. Also, be sure to take biology and chemistry classes at school. I hope you make a great contribution to the health-care field!
2007-07-19 22:58:11 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
webmd.com
2007-07-19 22:50:31 · answer #5 · answered by bevrossg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋