Math in the Life of a Doctor
How useful is calculus knowledge to a surgeon or internist? If I am slow at math, what does that say about my potential to being a competent doctor? Would it make my path of becoming a doctor more difficult? Besides practice, what are ways I can be better at math?
I am a fourth year resident in a surgical specialty. Dropped maths as soon after GCSEs as I could. Never done a lick of calculus.
Yes, we do need basic arithmetic level math for calculating dosages and stuff. I'm in ophthalmology, so we use some GCSE level physics for refraction too.
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The one time I've needed slightly more advanced math has been to calculate statistical data for my dissertation. And it is mandatory to use a software (I'm using SPSS) to do even that.
Yes, we do need basic arithmetic level math for calculating dosages and stuff. I'm in ophthalmology, so we use some GCSE level physics for refraction too.
No more.
The one time I've needed slightly more advanced math has been to calculate statistical data for my dissertation. And it is mandatory to use a software (I'm using SPSS) to do even that.
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