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Re: do you regret it?today i felt absolutely amazing that i am studying medicine...literally forgive the geekyness of this post but im absolutely loving the topics we are covering...im just so gutted my tiny brain cant remember all the info!
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Re: do you regret it?What you covering atm?(Original post by iceman_jondoe)
today i felt absolutely amazing that i am studying medicine...literally forgive the geekyness of this post but im absolutely loving the topics we are covering...im just so gutted my tiny brain cant remember all the info!
And aww, sad to hear the negative comments being made about Manch .. atm I really wanna go there (applying in 1.5 years though) -
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Re: do you regret it?It works the other way round too, there's been loads of times in lectures when something only made sense cos I remembered it happened on House...(Original post by Piggy)
Plus, you understand House a lot better
I've had a couple of days where I think "Why am I doing this?" and feel like quitting, but it's mainly cos I feel lost in all this work and my brain doesn't want to store anything useful whatsoever. There actually isn't any other career that I would be interested in, so I guess sticking with medicine's a good idea... -
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Re: do you regret it?sometimes I think half my medical knowledge of all but the most common diseases comes from medical dramas/soaps/adverts/the back of crisp packets(Original post by psychic_maniac)
It works the other way round too, there's been loads of times in lectures when something only made sense cos I remembered it happened on House...
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Re: do you regret it?PBL is poo. I like the idea of the clinical application of medicine and the way it can be made to branch out to loads of different areas to look into, microanatomy to physiology to disease to treatment to impact etc...but the whole process is so damn bull****ty...It would be way better to rename it clinical based learning and just give us the damn objectives without the whole overly fake banter that comes with it.
And the bit at the end when you have to score the group as a whole...of course everyones going to push for the "oh I think we did really well...4.9/5?"!
I feel for you...I have one every Monday9-4 is the most I've ever had
I really don't get the point of this! I take it your referring to anatomy sessions a.k.a. copy and paste from the boards?filling in booklets -
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Re: do you regret it?it is a bit of a waste of time. i suppose it makes a change from lectures though.(Original post by digitalis)
I really don't get the point of this! I take it your referring to anatomy sessions a.k.a. copy and paste from the boards? -
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Re: do you regret it?Well as a first year medic intialy in the second term I started to ask few questions to my self why I applied in the first place, the thing is there are loads of negatives you never see when your applying becuase your mind is clouded with the prospects of becoming a doctor, famous surgen or physician ect However once your in medicine learn about the way nsh work life as a doctor becomes really pessimistic and you start to understand why allot of people just become GPs. When I applied I wanted to become a surgen but now I dont really want to work in the NHS or be traped in a hospital for the rest of my life so im going to explore other branches of medicine that I never even knew exsisted. Some of my mates doing medicine i know do have some regrets and felt they should have done economics, math or chemistry but are just going to stick on the ride as you get a BSc anyways. In the end think deeply about applying to medicine its a big commitment, the plus side is that they are allot of options once you graduate appart from pure hosptial jobs.
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Re: do you regret it?i
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i hope i don't end up doing pbl. i never liked the sound of it. i won't cry or anything if i do end up doing it though
maze.e, thanks for that reply. the hospital really isn't the greatest place to be. i suppose it's not so bad when you're a child and you've got toys and video games to play around with but yeah the atmosphere's pretty rubbish. it's one of the negatives that always sticks to my mind.. ah well i'd probably say the same thing if i was working in an office (except i always imagine offices to be nice and clean with nice new computers and nice chairs and that nice fresh office smell) -
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Re: do you regret it?THe lungs, respiration asthma etc(Original post by lil groovy dude)
What you covering atm?
And aww, sad to hear the negative comments being made about Manch .. atm I really wanna go there (applying in 1.5 years though)
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Re: do you regret it?(Original post by maze.e)
Well as a first year medic intialy in the second term I started to ask few questions to my self why I applied in the first place, the thing is there are loads of negatives you never see when your applying becuase your mind is clouded with the prospects of becoming a doctor, famous surgen or physician ect However once your in medicine learn about the way nsh work life as a doctor becomes really pessimistic and you start to understand why allot of people just become GPs. When I applied I wanted to become a surgen but now I dont really want to work in the NHS or be traped in a hospital for the rest of my life so im going to explore other branches of medicine that I never even knew exsisted. Some of my mates doing medicine i know do have some regrets and felt they should have done economics, math or chemistry but are just going to stick on the ride as you get a BSc anyways. In the end think deeply about applying to medicine its a big commitment, the plus side is that they are allot of options once you graduate appart from pure hosptial jobs.
So so true. I have a vision of becoming a surgeon/consultant....but at times i do think it would be just soo much more easier becoming a GP (plus its the quickest job to qualify for). Your completely right about the negatives you dont see, but there are of course some positives that keep me going
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Re: do you regret it?The training pathways is being lengthened to match the other specialities.(Original post by iceman_jondoe)
So so true. I have a vision of becoming a surgeon/consultant....but at times i do think it would be just soo much more easier becoming a GP (plus its the quickest job to qualify for). Your completely right about the negatives you dont see, but there are of course some positives that keep me going
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Re: do you regret it?you do know you're more likely to, because you're a girl......(Original post by bright star)
you do know half of you will become GPs anyways....
(note how i say you, there's no way that's happening to me
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(someone said that to me last year and i almost bit their head off!)
