Commercial Pilot vs. Surgeon Think about it, would you rather fly an airplane or perform surgery to potentially save a life? A commercial pilot or surgeon are two careers that I have researched. A commercial pilot and flying a plane is a job that I would enjoy doing, and being a surgeon performing surgery to help out people that are in need of it is another job that interests me. They are the same in the sense that they both must have very good communication skills. However, they differ in the…
school’s curriculum.” Today’s medical students are tomorrow’s physicians who will have the lives of many people one their hands, so when talking about the success of medical students, it is really about the successful improvements of the society’s health. As a result a candidate applying to University of Maryland School of Medicine must be embodied by diversified scientific…
pondered pursing a medical career, it was unheard of to have a female doctor, but Elizabeth Blackwell changed all that. To have an ambitious goal and pursue with the idea was revolutionary back then. In addition, she remained steadfast on increasing awareness for all women and their own rights. She was diligent in the pursuit of becoming the first women to obtain a medical degree. The dedication and research of Elizabeth Blackwell proved not only what an asset she was to the medical field, but…
Growing up, I have always been fascinated with the biological sciences. I excelled in those fields during my undergraduate years and was determined to become a physician. Starting medical school at the largest and most well known medical school in Iraq, the Faculty of Medicine, Anbar University, I was enamored while studying human physiology and anatomy. My fondness for medicine grew exponentially from that point, and upon graduation, I was ranked 6th out of 50 total graduates. After graduation…
I am a student at Montgomery Blair high school planning on attending a two year college in hopes of transferring to a four year university. My educational career goal consists of acquiring a bachelor’s degree in psychology that would aid me in pursue a career as a psychiatrist. In order for me to achieve my goal of becoming a psychiatrist is attending college than getting into medical school. As an undergraduates, I am going to study biology, psychology, chemistry and organic chemistry. These…
Goal setting is an important part of the University experience and as students, most of us come in with dreams to become something or to create an impact on the world. In order to accomplish these dreams it is important to set small goals that ensure we take the necessary steps towards accomplishing our bigger dreams. Often times dreams are too big to accomplish on their own and having to tackle everything at once can be overwhelming. Therefore, writing things down in smaller steps can help…
diligence got him knighted in 1944. Sir Alexander Fleming was born August 6, 1881, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Sir Alexander Fleming lived at Lochfield Farm. Fleming was the 7 of eight children, at 13 he and his family moved to London and Fleming attended school at Regent Street Polytechnic. Farther Hugh Fleming was a farmer who married his mother Grace Morton. Grace and Hugh were born and…
would be basic first aid and an occasional CPR class. However, as I spent time in Mexico ministering to the children and families my heart broke to see some of the simple medical issues that some of the people were dealing with and how these easily treated issues often worsened simply because they did not have the resources or medical tools available to address the…
science, math and a strong writing skill. If you are interested in this career, you should take as many science courses in high school as possible. Then you will have to complete an undergraduate program in college and get a bachelor’s degree, which takes about 4 years. You will have to take the MCAT exam to get into a medical school of your choice. After 4 years of medical school, you will become an M.D or a D.O. Then, you will have to enroll in a residency program in anatomic, clinical and…
choose the right one. ( Pediatricians are doctors who work with babies, children, and young adults (Wilson). To be a pediatrician you have to have a high school diploma (Ohio Career Information System).You also have to complete four years of college and graduate medical school (Wilson). After you complete college and graduate medical school, you receive a bachelor’s degree (OCIS). You must also have general knowledge (Wilson). Next, you have to pass a state licensing exam and complete a…