Med students, what are your reasons for pursuing medicine?

[badger1011]

what are your reasons for pursuing medicine? for physicians, what influenced you to become a doctor?;)

[regptrp_md2b]

to serve humanity! --> ha!ha!ha! charing!


honestly speaking, i was supposed to go to the US for PT practice na. unfortunately, the admin of the rehab center wants me to have a masterals degree first before they could accept me in as 1 of their staff. weighing masterals degree vs. medicine, i chose medicine for the ff reasons:

1. i wont get to be very far from my family,
2. less expensive compared to masterals,
3. walang school na nag-o-offer ng masterals dito sa pinas (meron nga, UP but mahirap makapasok, UST meron na but it's only offered to the staff of coll of rehab sci as of now)

i feel that i could do more, lalo na neuro or orthopedic field. i also wanna perform in all aspects of management -- conservative, pharmacological, non-pharmacological, surgical...

[yceee]

honestly, i don't know the exact reason pero it seems to be a fullfillment to my childhod dream.......i respect doctors s much especially now na i'm in med na ....grabe ang hirap ng pinagdaanan nila. well siguro what attracted me most sa medicine is the profession itself...... where could you see a profession na so humane di ba? sometimes its pure charity yet that's the THING that makes it all worth it ;) its worth the sacrifice......once you see people who needs your help.....

[regptrp_md2b]

yceee, i wonder kung yan din *** sinabi mo sa panelists mo during your interview last year.

as for me, sinabi ko rin na childhood dream ko & that it's a noble profession (saan dun? he!he! joke only!)

[yceee]

regptrp_md2b ey napatawa m ko dun...pero true yung yung sinabi ko sa mga interviews ko sa med school....hehehehhe:p

[badger1011]

hi! by next month, mag-i-interview na ko sa med schools na inapplyan ko. childhood dream din kc kaya ako magmemed. kaso gasgas na yata yun para sabihin pa sa admission committee. ano pa kaya ang pwedeng sabihin na reason bakit gugustuhin pa ngisang filipino magmed? suggest naman kayo... ;)

[JeFF1119]

pwede mong sabihin:

- it's your interest
- it fits your attitude/lifestyle
- you love learning
- you love to meet other people
- it can be a stable source of income

~eto yung mga sinabi ko nung intereview before med.

good luck dude! =]

:drive:

[badger1011]

uy thank u, JeFF1119. sabihin ko yan. :)

[Joules]

hi! for people who are already in medschool, pwedeng magtanong? This concerns applying to medschool for more "mature" students. A friend is seriously considering of going to med school. She has the intellect (high grades), the money, the personality, lots of dreams and right reasons to become a doctor. Major problem is she's a bit older na kasi she got an MS degree already and worked for several years.

So the question is: do you have classmates or have you heard of "non-traditional" students going to medschool?
I believe many schools have age restrictions in their admission policies, but she wants to know what her chances of being accepted, or if old students are accepted at all. tanx.

[badger1011]

Originally posted by Joules
hi! for people who are already in medschool, pwedeng magtanong? This concerns applying to medschool for more "mature" students. A friend is seriously considering of going to med school. She has the intellect (high grades), the money, the personality, lots of dreams and right reasons to become a doctor. Major problem is she's a bit older na kasi she got an MS degree already and worked for several years.

So the question is: do you have classmates or have you heard of "non-traditional" students going to medschool?
I believe many schools have age restrictions in their admission policies, but she wants to know what her chances of being accepted, or if old students are accepted at all. tanx.

kwento nung prof sa san beda med school na may student sila na 10 yrs na graduate ng college. so, mga nasa 30s na yun. ngayon nga, may NUN na nag-aapply sa san beda. mga nasa 30s na rin yun. ako, medyo matanda na din (early 20s pa naman). :D

[JeFF1119]

alam ko kahit saang med school pwede basta not more than 35 years old. correct me if i'm wrong. :)

[MaSaBaW]

ang ***** ko lang nung interview ko its my passion.....

age doesnt matter, sa san beda nga may classmate ako na gaduate na ng LAW at nag work n din eh shes about to take the boad nga sana last yr, d nya tinuloy dis yr n lang daw

[gastrocnemious]

- It's a noble profession
- I could contribute more to society
- I love learning
- There's a sense of fulfillment after all the hardwork and sleepless nights..
- For the greater glory of God

:)