Thread: Any doctors here?

animalwithin,

Glad to hear that you benefited from our suggestions.

A lot of the courses you took or are taking as an undergraduate may appear to be b. s., but there is a rationale for the seeming madness.

Take Organic Chemistry for example. It may seem like just another hoop to jump through at this point, but there is a logical reason for future physicians taking it. Organic chemistry helps one learn about drugs' chemical structures as well as DNA these days. I'm certain that will come in handy use for you as a future doc when you must assess the therapeutic properties of a drug you are about to prescribe for a patient.

The human body is also made up of numerous chemicals that co-exist in a harmonious balance with each other. When you are making your hospital rounds as a medical intern, resident and hopefully an attending physician one day, you'll be reading a patient's chart with the lab results of his/her blood test(s) that will provide you with that info. You'll need to know, for example, when a patient's K level is too low--which can cause heart failure if it persists for a lengthy period of time.

Another is Physics. Just remember that it will help you understand and assess things such as blood flow, blood pressure, etc. later on in med school and as a practicing physician.

As for the pressure of making good grades...Believe me, that's nothing compared to the pressure you'll face when a sick patient's very life depends on the decisions you'll have to make about their treatment. As the previous post advised, learn to relax destress. You'll live longer.

Hang in there chief. Keep us posted on your progress. You're going to be a great physician. We're all pulling for you.

Originally Posted by jhenry

animalwithin,

Glad to hear that you benefited from our suggestions.

A lot of the courses you took or are taking as an undergraduate may appear to be b. s., but there is a rationale for the seeming madness.

Take Organic Chemistry for example. It may seem like just another hoop to jump through at this point, but there is a logical reason for future physicians taking it. Organic chemistry helps one learn about drugs' chemical structures as well as DNA these days. I'm certain that will come in handy use for you as a future doc when you must assess the therapeutic properties of a drug you are about to prescribe for a patient.

The human body is also made up of numerous chemicals that co-exist in a harmonious balance with each other. When you are making your hospital rounds as a medical intern, resident and hopefully an attending physician one day, you'll be reading a patient's chart with the lab results of his/her blood test(s) that will provide you with that info. You'll need to know, for example, when a patient's K level is too low--which can cause heart failure if it persists for a lengthy period of time.

Another is Physics. Just remember that it will help you understand and assess things such as blood flow, blood pressure, etc. later on in med school and as a practicing physician.

As for the pressure of making good grades...Believe me, that's nothing compared to the pressure you'll face when a sick patient's very life depends on the decisions you'll have to make about their treatment. As the previous post advised, learn to relax destress. You'll live longer.

Hang in there chief. Keep us posted on your progress. You're going to be a great physician. We're all pulling for you.

jhenry, you're the best, you don't know how much your words mean me, thanks so much!! Concerning physics and all that, I know it has its value somewhere, hard to see it now, but I understand what you're saying. I just wish "pre-med" was more centered around biology rather than courses like chemistry and physics. When this is all said and done, one day in the coming years I'm going to start a thread on here entitled: "I got into med school!!!!"