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1、Chapter6BeingaDoctor:ThingsYouShouldKnowTHEMEANINGOFANMDBeforeyouapplytomedicalschool,youshouldcarefullyconsiderthefollowingquestions:Doyouwanttospendyourlifehelpingothers?Doctorshealpeople,savelives,andhelpothers—oftenthroughdirect,face-to-faceinteractions.Acc
2、ordingtoarecentsurveyofmedicalschoolstudents,“helpingothers”istheprimarymotivationforpursuinganMD/DO.Ifthisisyourmotivation,you’reingoodcompany.However,thereareotheraltruisticcareersoutthereandtheyallinvolvelessschoolingandlessdebtthanmedicalschool.Thedesiretoh
3、elpothersshouldbeone,butnottheonly,reasonforbecomingadoctor.Doyouenjoyworkinghard?Medicineisanincrediblychallengingfield.Thiswasthecaseahundredyearsagowhendoctorsworkedtofightyellowfever,polio,andinfluenza,anditisthecasetodayashealthprofessionalstrytopreventand
4、treatheartdisease,cancer,andAIDSwhiledealingwiththeconstraintsofmanagedcare.Soconsidermedicineonlyifyouknowyouwanttremendouschallengeinyourprofessionallife.Asyoureadthischapter,thinkaboutwhetherthechallengesinvolvedinpracticingmedicinearetheonesthatappealtoyou.
5、Forexample,aphysicianwhois20yearsoutofmedicalschoolisstillexpectedtobefamiliarwiththelatestmedicaldevelopments.Acommitmenttolifelonglearningisoneofthechallengesofpracticingmedicine.Itshouldalsobenotedthatdoctorsdon’tjustworkhard;theyworklonghours—mostputinabout
6、60hoursaweek.Areyouinterestedinscienceandhealthissues?Ifyouenjoyedsomeaspectsofyoursciencecourses—fewpeopleenjoyallaspectsofpremedicalcoursework—andyoufindyourselfdrawntohealthissues,there’sagoodchancethatyouwillenjoystudyingandpracticingmedicine.Althoughmedici
7、nehaschangedsignificantlyovertheyears,itsrootsremaininbasicscience.Doyoulikeworkingwithdifferentpeople?Withtheexceptionofafewfields,medicineinvolvesworkingwithpeople,manyofwhommaybeverydifferentfromyou.Ifscienceinterestsyoubutworkingwithpeopledoesnot,youmaywish
8、toconsideranadvanceddegreeotherthananMD/DO;chancesareitwillinvolvelessdebt.YoumightalsolookintoanMD/DOthatallowsyoutodoonlyresearch.Theaboveshouldgiveyouanideaofwhatithasbee
