Orthopedics was first given to the treatment of deformities in children. Today it is used to describe the treatment of bones, muscles, joints and associated tissues, such as ligaments and tendons (Wagman 666). Medicine is a very complex and interesting idea. There are multiple complications that can occur to the human body and so many ways that this problems can be fixed. Doctors, physicians, and surgeons help to fix the complications that people may face in their daily lives. Surgeon, a doctor who performs operations that involve cutting into someone 's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts (Surgeon). Imagine being about to fix someone with one’s own two hands. I have always been interested in how the body functions.
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In high school you can take difficult classes to prepare you for college and do well in them. It take about eight years of after high school education. Typically, students get a major in pre-medicine and have undergraduate work in biology, chemistry, physics, math and English. Many schools all over the United States have Pre-Medicine Programs. In Indiana there are many schools that offer the program and have a similar cost, including tuition, room and board, books, personal expenses and transportation. Purdue University costs $23,032, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis costs $21,584 and Ball State University costs $23, 680, annually (The College Board). Then students will apply to medical school. Medical schools are also located all over the country such as, Ohio State University or University of Oklahoma. Indiana University has different braches of their medical school all over Indiana, even on the Ball State and IUPUI campuses. In 2013, for all four years, including expenses and books, medical school costed about $207,866 (Is Medical School…). To apply they must submit transcripts scores from their MCAT, the Medical College Admission Test (Physicians and Surgeons: How…). The first two years of medical school are most of the time spent in laboratories and classrooms, taking classes such as, anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, psychology, and medical ethics. Students will also learn how to do things such as take medical history and examining patients. During the last two years, medical students work with patients in hospitals and clinics. Some students might even start rotating in different types of medicine, like at a family practice, gynecology and surgery, so that they can try and get an idea of what they want to do in the
In high school you can take difficult classes to prepare you for college and do well in them. It take about eight years of after high school education. Typically, students get a major in pre-medicine and have undergraduate work in biology, chemistry, physics, math and English. Many schools all over the United States have Pre-Medicine Programs. In Indiana there are many schools that offer the program and have a similar cost, including tuition, room and board, books, personal expenses and transportation. Purdue University costs $23,032, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis costs $21,584 and Ball State University costs $23, 680, annually (The College Board). Then students will apply to medical school. Medical schools are also located all over the country such as, Ohio State University or University of Oklahoma. Indiana University has different braches of their medical school all over Indiana, even on the Ball State and IUPUI campuses. In 2013, for all four years, including expenses and books, medical school costed about $207,866 (Is Medical School…). To apply they must submit transcripts scores from their MCAT, the Medical College Admission Test (Physicians and Surgeons: How…). The first two years of medical school are most of the time spent in laboratories and classrooms, taking classes such as, anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, psychology, and medical ethics. Students will also learn how to do things such as take medical history and examining patients. During the last two years, medical students work with patients in hospitals and clinics. Some students might even start rotating in different types of medicine, like at a family practice, gynecology and surgery, so that they can try and get an idea of what they want to do in the