Telling people that you do Medicine

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Reply 40

Kinkerz

Original post by Samwelln

Does anyone else get weird responses to this? Examples include:

"So do you want to work in a pharmacy?"

Try having your deputy head teacher make that same mistake! Made for an awkward few minutes.

Reply 41

moni00000

I get recurring reactions that go along the lines of:
"But...but...but why? Are you planning to get married at 35 or sth?"

You see I'm asian.

Reply 42

select the right name

I usually get 'so......what will that make you when you finish? You wont be a proper doctor will you?'

I usually reply that it'll make me considerably poorer.......

Reply 43

Happymelon

When I say I'm planning to study Medicine, I usually get responses along the lines of "So what do you work as after that?" and "So.. Medicine.. being a pharmacist is good too!" =___=

Reply 44

Insanity514

I get this kind of stuff all the time too!

"So what makes you want to do medicine?". Everyone says that with a weird expression on their face like they're trying to catch me out or something. I always reply with

"work experience"

End of conversation.

Oh yeah, and I get "What do you want to specialise in?"

Reply 45

ThisLittlePiggy

I've had some fairly **** reactions to telling people what I do.

I've had people tirade against the NHS, poor medical care and their condition to me as if it is all my fault. I've had people laugh at me and tell me " Medics are **** chat and hate other students " - then walk away ( day 2 of freshers week ). I've had people ask me if I'm in it just for the money and others who assume I could do bugger all else so did medicine instead.

People can be proper rubbish at times.

Reply 46

thegodofgod

Original post by ThisLittlePiggy

People can be proper rubbish at times.

Reply 47

TheDannyManCan

After all the work you've put in, you guys get stuff like that?

I guess that applies for your whole career as a doctor, unfortunately, along with unrealistically high expectations, then anger when they're not fulfilled.

But hey, it's worth it :smile:

Reply 48

jmfc

Original post by TheDannyManCan

I'm affraid the same happens with nurses. Lots of people only remember a nurse value when they fall and get their forehead opened. Otherwise.... "She's just a nurse!" :mad:

Reply 49

TheDannyManCan

Original post by jmfc

I'm affraid the same happens with nurses. Lots of people only remember a nurse value when they fall and get their forehead opened. Otherwise.... "She's just a nurse!" :mad:

I suppose it happens with all members of the healthcare profession, to an extent. Just gotta suck it up and carry on, I suppose.

Reply 50

Wickersham

A conversation I had with one of my teachers around late September:

"So, what course are you thinking of applying to?"
"Medicine."
"Hahahaha, right! No seriously, what are you thinking of applying to? English? Drama?"
"No sir, seriously, I'm applying to medicine."
"... you know you need to be well rounded to get into medicine, right?"

Why do nearly all my teachers think I'm some sort of lazy idiot? :frown:

Reply 51

Sherbet

"So what, that's 137644559 years at uni isn't it?" :confused:

Reply 52

Selecao

Original post by liamdunne

Wow, you are so arrogant. Just because you study a subject at Cambridge it doesn't make you intelligent. :rolleyes:

I think there's a massive difference between intelligence and wisdom. I'm guessing you were not stating your opinion on the person's words that she was talking to? Was you commenting on the "how do you ask what they study without sounding condescending.........."?

It's hard to tell how something is said on an internet screen.

Reply 53

twelve

Original post by select the right name

I usually get 'so......what will that make you when you finish? You wont be a proper doctor will you?'

I usually reply that it'll make me considerably poorer.......

Yeahhh I got this once. The conversation went like this:
"So, what are you hoping to study at university then?"
"Err, medicine, actually!"
"Ohh, and thats with a view to...?"
"Erm, being a doctor?"
"I see, and what subjects can you study to be a doctor then?"

I'm like whattttt, and had to explain that you if you do a degree in medicine, you are training to be a doctor... that was one wierd conversation.

With nurses, they always look at me as if I'm betraying them when I say I want to do medicine, and usually make me promise to be nice to nurses/have nice handwriting/not mess up the blood trolley/answer bleeps etc etc

Patients go 'Oooh, thats very nice' and it varies how geniune they sound. They've always got stories about their brother daughter's husbands cousin who studied medicine, but is now doing X, Y and Z.

But yeah, in general, I try to avoid it - although unfortunately the majority of people who do my job are student nurses, so I get asked if I'm one quite a lot.

Reply 54

Kingbradley6

Today I had a conversation with a small group of year 7s (11/12 year olds)...

Them: "Do you want to be a surgeon? I hear they earn lots."

Me: "I don't know yet I'll see what I enjoy."

Them: "But surgeons earn loads. I hear they earn like £5,000 per operation. Three a week and you are making £15,000 a week!"

Me: "No it's not that much at all. A consultant can expect about £75,000."

Them: "£75,000? That's rubbish." / "No he said consultant! There are higher surgeons."

Me: "No a consultant is the highest grade although with experience it may increase. It's not all about money though."

Them: "I want to be earning at least £100,000."

:smile:

Hehe

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 55

member591354

Original post by Kingbradley6

Hehe

What an overpaid profession. :rolleyes:

Reply 56

twelve

Original post by Kingbradley6

Hehe

£75000 a week?!?!?!?!

Reply 57

Kingbradley6

Original post by twelve

£75000 a week?!?!?!?!

I know you're joking but just in case you aren't: no. A year.

Reply 58

Orinincandenza

Original post by Kingbradley6

Hehe

Ahh, wait until they learn about loan repayments and 40% tax.

Fun Fact, if they become a consultant and earn £100,000, then the government takes 40k and the loan comapany another 7k so they're down to 50 thousand or so. Disappointing.

Reply 59

James1977

Original post by jmfc

I'm affraid the same happens with nurses. Lots of people only remember a nurse value when they fall and get their forehead opened. Otherwise.... "She's just a nurse!" :mad:

I'd love to be "just a nurse". With me it seems to go like this,

Them - "What do you do?"
Me - "I'm a student nurse."
Them - "Ah, a male nurse eh?" {weird wink or "oo err" comment}.
Me - {Sigh} "No, just a nurse."

Glad to see medics get a fair share of daft comments directed their way too. Perhaps a 'compare and contrast stupid comments' section could be built into IPE sessions........