Exploring Patient Contacts: A Key Factor in Pursuing a Medical Career

[Ishita]

How did you find PF?

I was searching for knowing other methods to solve my homework question and I ended here.

I am a medical aspirant. I'm preparing for NEET ( medical entrance exam,in India). Physics is considered tricky and challenging by my friends. I agree with them. But I'm learning to except physics as my friend rather than a burden, for that gives you strength to bear its vastness and deepness of concepts.

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PhysicsForums! You have found a really great place.

I am a medical aspirant. I'm preparing for NEET ( medical entrance exam,in India).

That's great! What kind of patient contacts have you had so far? It's important IMO for any aspiring doctors or nurses or medics to volunteer or otherwise experience patient contacts to be sure that they truly enjoy helping folks with difficult medical problems.

 

[hutchphd]

In my experience "confused and curious" is the perfect mindset for learning. I hope this Forum proves helpful.

 

[Ishita]

Welcome to PhysicsForums! You have found a really great place.

That's great! What kind of patient contacts have you had so far? It's important IMO for any aspiring doctors or nurses or medics to volunteer or otherwise experience patient contacts to be sure that they truly enjoy helping folks with difficult medical problems.

Frankly,I've never had any proper kind of interaction with patients but I've always experienced that I feel the happiest when I see someone happy and healthy, and knowing that I'm a part of it, be it 0.1%.

 

[berkeman]

Frankly,I've never had any proper kind of interaction with patients but I've always experienced that I feel the happiest when I see someone happy and healthy, and knowing that I'm a part of it, be it 0.1%.☺

That's a great start! But, IMO if you want to dedicate a decade of learning and expense to earn your MD, I would recommend that you look around for volunteer opportunities to gain some patient contacts. It's a lot harder during the pandemic to find good hands-on volunteer medical work, but I know folks who have both loved and hated their first intense patient contacts. You really should find out how you feel about patient contacts before investing in a medical degree, IMO.

 

[Ishita]

That's a great start! But, IMO if you want to dedicate a decade of learning and expense to earn your MD, I would recommend that you look around for volunteer opportunities to gain some patient contacts. It's a lot harder during the pandemic to find good hands-on volunteer medical work, but I know folks who have both loved and hated their first intense patient contacts. You really should find out how you feel about patient contacts before investing in a medical degree, IMO.

I'll definitely do that, in fact, I'm on the look!