Life as a doctor
CONTEMPORARY medicine is challenging, exciting and dynamic.
Countless new discoveries are making their impact on medical practice every year.
It is a rewarding career and being a doctor involves a lifetime of learning.
This begins with an undergraduate degree at medical school, followed by a foundation training period called housemanship, at which point a salary can be earned, preceding the progression to being a senior doctor or better known as medical officers.
Most doctors go into medicine with a mission-driven spirit, committed to helping people.
They are grateful for the opportunity to care for others, proud of their ability to diagnose and treat, and inspired by the trust their patients put in them.
Being a doctor is a noble occupation and many spend their days exploring mysteries of the human body.
Medical doctors gain the competence and confidence needed to cut open a body with a scalpel, insert scopes into the different orifices and cavities, and remove damaged tissue to eradicate disease and restore health through thorough training every single day.
The 10 or more hours of work are all about seeing and treating new patients.
A doctor’s livelihood is seeing patients, and each appointment is essentially important regardless of disease or sickness.
Doctors check the details of the case, try and get a sense of what is going on, and then figure out the medicines – doing this within a short period of time.
When a patient comes with complaint, doctors think of different things that could be the differential diagnosis, then ask questions to try and narrow it down and separate it from similar problems.
Doctors then test and hope to pin down the source of the problem and provide the best solution.
As long as doctors are equipped with a great attitude and stethoscope, their day is exciting with opportunities to learn and develop clinical skills.
A doctor’s life can be rewarding – making challenging diagnoses, helping patients deal with and overcome devastating illnesses, comforting families after the loss of a loved one – all these provide powerful emotional experiences, and the respect from local communities.
The opportunity to make a difference is fulfilling and satisfying.
Being entrusted to perform all sorts of tasks and manoeuvres is a privilege afforded only to those who earn the “doctor” title.
Doctors are seen as a symbol of dignity, responsibility and service towards the community.
Whether you are attracted by the career perspectives offered by a medical school, enticed by the social position of a doctor, searching for the human connection of a healer or just very keen on wearing the stethoscope, there are many subjective or incidental reasons to seek a medical career.
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