A Week in the Life of a Medic

But surely there's people at medical school now who were 50-50 between medicine and something else and have ended up loving medical school.

(I think I'm the most confused being on the planet )

Yes, yes, yes
I was under the impression that this was the ''art'' of medicine, but I think this stuff just boils down to experience



Don't be put off but ''the doubters''. A lot of people don't seem to understand that some people can be both good at and interested in science AND art. Too science-centric methinks. Need to look at the bigger picture, pun intended...Just because someone else is an all-science type, it certainly does not mean they are going into medicine ''for the right reasons'' (whatever those are) or will make a better doctor, or whatever. I know some sciency people who are doing medicine without any particular desire or care to understand (one girl didn't know what the GMC was...) and will pass and whatnot and become drs. Everyone is different and each to their own...


Oh and most med students are not science geeks either!!

Why don't you apply for english literature then....?

Yep, I know people who are med students and are not convinced. Myself included.

I did lots of work experience, gap year, worked in hosp, met lots of Drs etc but that didn't really make me that much clearer. Medicine seemed like the best option really.

Exactly like me. You're the female version of me!

Ha ha. Oh you're interested in history? Oh no, you can't be a doctor! Hmm, you did slightly better in one English exam than bio...therefore you are not a science person...erm WTF? Why don't you do history/Eng lit/law?...you are clearly good at these subjects!
Erm, because I don't want to?? LOL
Having an interest in is not the same thing as wanting to have a career/working life/vocation etc

Exactly

Should look beyond bio/chem textbooks methinks...

As Eliot noted: ''the most perfect interchange between science and art...the most alliance between intellectual conquest and the social good''

Even Kekule's dream/discovering the truth...and he was a bloody chemist!!

Do you even know how much Drs earn at different grades, how much and how many years of study and training (far beyond 5-6yrs uni) go into it? The social/relationship/family compromise/sacrifice?

i know i'm just commenting on that you get to 30-35 and you're pretty much guaranteed a six figure salary.
you want the money/job/status, you take the sacrifces

i know i'm just commenting on that you get to 30-35 and you're pretty much guaranteed a six figure salary.
you want the money/job/status, you take the sacrifces

erm, nope!

aged 30, say registrar, real life example 37k...that's maybe 7 years after graduation...
you'd be very lucky to become a consultant before late 30s/early 40s.
and check consultant pay banding, 70kish+
more if you're a director or something
not a quick route to a high salary

if you want money, you go into business/finance/''venture capitalism'' or medicine in the US where more tests and consultations and more illness = more $$$$

you can be a GP at early 30s, thats like 100k for like 30 hours a week

you can be a GP at early 30s, thats like 100k for like 30 hours a week