University of Edinburgh Medical School

so far . During my High School years, I contemplated the idea of becoming a medical doctor. The desire to heal, serve and help others was driving force behind my goal of becoming a doctor. When my four mothers learned that I had wanted to go to medical school, they were filled with excitement, joy and pride. However, going to medical school was not an easy endeavor. I chose to go to a private university. In a country like mine, the graduation rate in private universities was about 20 to 25…

years of high school when I completed my physiology and biology courses. The complexity of the human body and its functions intrigued me, so I began researching more outside of the classroom. My uncle was a resident in Internal Medicine at the time, so I spent every spare moment I could in the hospital watching his every move. Since those times, medicine has grown from an interest into a passion. That drive grew exponentially through working in the hospitals during and after medical school. My…

Religious Objections to Medical Care The author says that understanding a person’s religion can help the pediatrician collaborate with the parents to make decisions that are beneficial to the child. Some religions choose not to have their child treated for severe illnesses like meningitis because their religious doctrines do not allow for it. Other religious beliefs that do not allow for preventative medicine like treatments for pregnancy. Failure to receive proper medical care can cause…

fourteen years of education after high school to become a doctor. To start the process, a hopeful student must complete four years of college, focusing on math and science to fulfill pre-medical requirements in order to attend medical school for another four years. The first two years of medical school are basics, and the second two years are rotations to learn what specialty a young doctor would like to go into. After earning a medical degree from that school, a doctor must go through three to…

The classroom was noisy, students were passing notes, and talking loudly until I emptied my brown lunch bag of multi colored condoms on the teacher 's desk. Starting in my sophomore year in high school I worked with the Red Cross in a peer HIV/AIDS education program that lasted for three years. I visited classrooms and businesses to talk about HIV prevention and dispel many of the myths associated with the disease. I taught hundreds of my peers and presented at many local businesses. I…

Washington D.C. I believe this program aligns perfectly with my professional goal of becoming a pediatric surgeon and scientist, and will allow me to become an excellent doctor. Georgetown provides a unique opportunity for medical education. I plan to take advantage of the Medical Education Research Scholar track. I am interested in academic medicine in the future, and this program will provide me the opportunity to develop myself in this regard. I hope to in the future be able to provide a…

focus of their medical careers and have the advanced medical education and training in order to perform surgery on them. [2] A pediatric surgeon performs a numerous amount of different procedures on children and adolescents, including appendectomies, surgeries to treat birth defects, and and pediatric oncology, or the study of child cancer. Being a pediatric surgeon, they work in hospitals and perform their major duties in an operating room. They are highly trained in several medical areas,…

would like nothing more than to go to medical school, so they can start achieving their dream. Sadly, many cannot. To be allowed into medical school, not only do you have to be one of the few that gets accepted, but you also need to have the financial background so you can pay your way through it. It should be easier to get into medical school so more people can become doctors. The cost of medical school averages at $51,044 per year. The cheapest medical school tuition would be if you go to a…

healthy income. The starting pediatricians earn about $100K a year. After working for a long while, they earn up to $140K to $160K. Pediatricians that work in outpatient care centers receive about $170K, while a general pediatrician working at a medical or surgical hospital earns slightly less than that (Pediatrician: Physical Danger, Shmoop). A sizable income such as $100K to $170K a year is a nice bonus for getting to do something you are interested in and going through all the training that…

Over the years, the amount of women in the medical field has increased tremendously compared to back in the days when the medical field was mainly occupied by males. For example, in 1970, only 7.6% of females were physicians in the medical field but by 2000, the percentage of women that becomes physicians increased to 24% which is a huge increase in a pretty short amount of time. Although the amount of women in the medical field has increased, the amount of gender discrimination moves such as…