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Motto……..for science is experiment and theory
MEDICINE
Medicine is the science and practice
of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. It encompasses a variety
of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the
prevention and treatment of illness.
If you are interested in pursuing a
career in medicine, you need to build a strong foundation in the sciences and
intellectual skills in a number of other areas as an undergraduate student.
What matters to medical schools is that you have excelled in completing your
premedical coursework and have built good analytical and communication skills.
Medicine is a field firmly grounded in the sciences, but also centered on the
human condition and our vulnerability to illness. Good preparation for the
field of medicine can come out of a liberal arts education that gives students
a strong foundation in the sciences, and also helps them build a broader understanding
of the social and cultural dimensions of the world around them.
A good physician must be adept at
using language. Just stop and imagine the thousands of interactions that take
place every day between doctors and patients, in which patients describe their
symptoms and doctors must listen skillfully, ask the right questions, and then
make sure they communicate about the proper course of treatment to their
patients and other healthcare providers. The process of diagnosis and treatment
is highly dependent on language use.
If you want to become a good physician one day
you will need to pursue an education that will help you build strong
communication skills. Advanced coursework in the humanities and social sciences
can deepen your abilities to communicate with patients in a variety of ways.
Students majoring in the sciences
should include in their course plans some advanced-level coursework in the
humanities and the social sciences, in order to stretch their verbal reasoning
and analytical skills.
You should pay attention to one very
important fact. There are approximately twice as many applicants desiring
spaces in medical schools as seats available. This means that only about one
out of two applicants to medical schools is admitted. In fact, over the past
few years, the number of applicants to medical schools has steadily increased,
resulting in greater competition for admission.
Written by Jan van der Crabben,
Written by Jan van der Crabben,
