Who is doctor?

Question

I am going for medicine in a few years time, 2009, if i have a chance.
Can you tell me a bit about a doctor's life? :)

I am under a sponsorship. :)
But all these will turn into a nightmare if i cannot manage to get a place in university. Sponsorship will be terminated.

Yes, I am undergoing prepatory course. Which is tough enough until I will never have time to have enough sleep... :(

Answer 1

Going for medicine in a few years time.....Good! With great interest to be a doctor, your main priority for now should not be on ideas of a doctor's life. You need to give extra efforts in your current studies to obtain high flying marks.

Are you now on preparatory courses (pre-med curriculum)? Not quite sure of your location but as a general preparation you need to have good grades prior to entering college of medicine. Start getting ideas on the subject coverage of pre-medical admission tests (such as MCAT in US or Canada). Excellent pre-med grades and high entrance test result would be your passport getting in a university or college of medicine.

Be dedicated in all your struggles and efforts of becoming a doctor if you are really interested to be one. Once you arrive to the stage of having training as a doctor, you will discover by yourself how's life being a doctor.

Just a hint..doctor's life is quite tough but with your keen interest and dedication, you will always find a way to endure whatever comes in your way. Life of a doctor involves lot of sacrifices but there is also lots of fun. You may also shed lots of tears but may be also overjoyed with many inspiring words. There's much to tackle and while still in your studies be ready for some days that you may be deprived of some GOOD SLEEP.

Good luck!

Answer 2

A doctors life depends on what type of doctor you choose to be. You could be a family physician, a cardiologist, and orthopedic doctor, or even a neurologist. There are many choices out there and I would suggest you find an area of the body that interests you. I also am Pre-Med, but I've grown up around a hospital and have gotten to know some of the doctors very well. Many of them put in atleast 50 hours of work a week. They pay varies on the type of doctor that they are, but it's not unusual to have a paycheck around $100,000 or above. Many doctors choose to have certain days during the week in which they are in the office doing paperwork and appointments with patients. The other days of the week(depending on the type of doctor) they may spend it in surgery if this is part of their job. The best way to become more informed about what a doctor experiences, I would suggest finding a doctor with a good technique and shadowing them for a while. I am also Pre-Med and will begin shadowing a doctor soon. Good luck to you.

Answer 3

No two physicians have identical stories. It depends upon your choice of specialty and the kind of practice you choose. I graduated from medical school in 1968, and spent five years in postgraduate training. So when I graduated from high school, I was only halfway done -- I have thirteen years of school and training after high school.

I started my practice as an assistant professor at a medical school, but after two years, having decided academic medicine was not my cup of tea, went into private practice. I am in family practice, and am also the medical director of a hospice. I have worked in the area of occupational medicine for part of my practice, but no longer concentrate on treating work-related injuries and diseases, except as they affect my regular patients. I also am engaged in clinical pharmacological research. This variety of activities keeps me busy nearly seven days a week, and any one of those areas could be full-time. There is some night call, but is it rare to get calls during the night.

Each specialty has its own patterns of thinking and its patterns and rhythms. You might try to spend some time meeting and talking with physicians working in the specialties you think you might consider. Keep in mind that the field continues to change, and ask the physicians you talk with about what they see as future trends in their particular fields.

The specialties are generally divided into either medical or surgical, but there is considerable overlap. If you want to be free when not at work, then a field or a group where you are not on call all the time is preferable to a practice where it is difficult to close your office door or not be on call.

If you have questions I have not answered, you are welcome to contact me.

Answer 4

well im no doctor, but i would say the best advice is to ask ur family doctor if u could be his assistant for a day and observe him/her... it could give u great insite on what is to come in your future...

~amanda

Answer 5

very expensive tuition fee

Answer 6

verrryyyy toxic!!!!