i cannot afford to go to medical school at this point in time.\n\nare there any online tutorials for study in medicine.\ni want to do it as a hobby/whatever.\ni realize that online studies are way less than going thru medical school. i suggest that you dont worry about that.
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Try out http://www.fleshandbones.com - it's a tie-up with some of the top-ranked and best textbooks used in Medicine! It has a lot of online tests that you can try out and free reading material too.
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If you really wnat to become a doctor then Pre-med is the way to go.  It wiil prepare you for the rigors of med school.  If you're really not sure, your 1st year should be loaded with general eduacation hours, so hopefully you'll catch on to an area that you feel is what you want to study.\nIf you're concerned about the costs, apply for FAFSA, and every scholarship that you can.  Also, consider community college for the 1st two years and knock out your gen-ed requirements (CC's are typically less expensive), consider public (state) schools.  Private schools are more expensive.\n\nGood luck!
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I don't know about them clubs you mentioned, but best thing for you to do is get friend with doctors specially in hospitals and try to go with them into the OR that way you have better understanding when you start anatomy, embryology etc, that's what I did, and I have a lot of knowledge in general surgery, I haven't finished med school yet, need another year but that helps a lot, good luck doctor..☺
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Going to a great school is wonderful pay-off for working so hard through high school.  But getting bad grades can ruin your self-esteem.  And then having a mental break down makes you question whether you'll really succeed in life.  I'm also a minority who had a nervous break down after getting my dream job, and then I lost it.  I'm still in the process of recovering and focusing for the next stage of my life.  But it sounds like you've gotten help and regained focus.  I'm happy to hear that you're ready to continue to be successful!\n\nIf you majored in Political Science but want to go to Medical School, it sounds like you're going to make a major change.  You may want to contact med schools directly and ask them what they're looking for in admissions.  They might be more interested in letters of recommendation than course grades -- at least you shouldn't worry about those courses in your major field.  If this is the case, find several professors who can attest to your diligence and maturity.  If you had a nervous breakdown, sought help, and are now taking charge with your life, you shouldn't have a problem finding someone to champion your cause!\n\nIf you're really worried about your grades, you should consider getting a Master's degree.  This will help with your transcript a little, and perhaps give you more time to investigate medical schools.  Of course, you can lessen any fears about your grades by doing well on entrance exams.  I assume you'll have to take the MCAT.  You can spend time working on a Master's studying for the MCAT by sitting in on a few biology and chemistry classes.\n\nMost importantly, don't be discouraged!  I strongly feel that the most difficult part of life is coming up a plan.  After that, the easy part is making it happen.
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Well, I completely understand your predicament. Wonder if this is your 1st yr in med...\nAnyway, I know sometimes these things get just so darn boring because everything is textbook nonsense until you get a patient to practice on. Even then, it's still nonsense if you don't know what you're looking for in the patient! :o)\n\nHere are a few ways I used follow during the exam times because I used find it sooo difficult to concentrate as well (topics depend on your current level) -\n\na. Draw the anatomical pictures (need not be an artist) and the biochem cycles in your own way that explains what & how things work. As you begin to understand them, fill up where needed with it's physiological/ int. med/ surgical/ pathological/ pharmaceutical etc functions as well. This is so, as you study, you understand everything on the whole in one go and relate to it when a Q is being asked on ANY topic.\n\nb. Stick post-it(s) on your wall stating important stuff (esply the ones you can't remember) so that it's there for quick reference and sooner or later, the notes'll stick in your head.\n\nc. Call up a friend (a knowledgable one, mind you) and discuss what you've just studied or anything that you don't understand. It helps to see things from a fellow student's point of view, thus implanting/ enforcing the material you've just studied in your head.\n\nd. Look things up on the net... they have many sites dedicated to patients, therefore the explaining is easier to understand. May not be too comprehensive, but it helps.\n\ne. When it's time to study for the exams, count how many days you've left, divided by the number of subjects you've to study. Make a timetable; dedicating each day to at least 2 subjects/ topics (one easy/short and the other long/ hard)... Trust me! You'd need the timetable to let you know what you've covered and how much more you've left. It's okay to fall behind once in a while so long you're done studying the most important ones and have a day or two to revise. \n\nHope this helped! All the very best!
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Well, I think it pretty much goes without saying that if you want to have any chance of being successful in the medical field you will need to go back to school and get the necessary education/degrees, first. If you are like me and not too keen on the idea of school, you should consider medical professions that only require 1 or 2 year technical college degrees. \n\nFor instance dental hygiene and dental assisting are both offered in 1 or 2 year programs at technical colleges and you get paid a lot in both professions. Here are a few pros for technical colleges: you don't have to go to school for as long as you would in a traditional college, you don't have to pay for a bunch of "electives" that have nothing to do with your degree, programs are very focused to the area of study with lots of "hands on" learning, and finally technical colleges are one heck of a lot cheaper than 4 year colleges with the same if not better quality of education. \n\nSo my advice is to look into the two year colleges in your area and see what they have to offer. Going that route will have you trained and back into the workforce much faster than anything else I can think of.
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First if you haven't started undergraduate school, then you have a long ways to go.  You'll have to take a bunch of science classes including a year of biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics; each for a year and with labs.  You'll also have to get good grades because there are tens of thousands of students every year going for a career in the health sciences.\n\nThen you'll have to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) which is like the SAT in that it is multiple choice, but it is in the subjects listed above and significantly more difficult.\n\nLook at medical school websites to see their admissions requirements and what the average GPA and MCAT of their students are.\n\nAfter getting into medical school, which is a feat in itself, you'll take the boards, USMLE, or the US Medical Licensing Examination.  That's another multiple choice test... it's 3 steps, but step one is probably the hardest test you'll ever take.  If you do poorly on that test, then kiss anethesiology goodbye as you'll probably do internal medicine or pediatrics.  Then you'll finish med school doing clinical rotations at hospitals.\n\nYou will have to study like a maniac and will probably want to kill yourself a couple of times a year.  Good luck, but if you really want to do it, you'll make it.  Also, I know it sounds really crazy and hard, but if you just take things one step at a time as they go, it is not that bad.... not great, but not impossible, like I said, tens of thousands do it every year.
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If you've always wanted to be a doctor and you still want to be a doctor, then you should definitely pursue it.  You only need to take one year of college math as a prerequisite to medical school and you can get a tutor for that class if you're really bad at it. You can major in whatever you want and just take the required courses to get into med school: 1 year physics, 1 year chemistry, 1 year organic, 1 year biology, 1 year math, 1 year english (1 semester biochem and 1 semester genetics required by about 9 med schools).  You'll need to make sure your grades are high and your MCAT score is above average as well as staying active in other activities and being well-rounded. If it's always been your dream, then you should do it.  You are lucky that you know what you want to do.  Some people don't figure it out until they're 40 years old and then they feel it's too late to pursue their dreams.  You are young and know what you want.  Take advantage of this!
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It is possible, but remember that once you are working is going to be hard to study.\nlike u I want to go to med school, but i decided not to hurry, you can always have contact with patients if you become voluntary member of a hospital or a clinic. that way u can iteract with patitens onl when u have the time, withut feeling the pressure that is your real job, and that also u have to study.
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Spend a couple of days shadowing people in medical field areas that you are interested in.  Ask them lots of questions and be very observant.  There are plenty of other ares in the medical field that you may want to consider, such as therapy disciplines (occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology).\n\nIf you are just starting college, take a wide variety of general ed. credits and this may help you to figure out what you really want to study.  And don't feel like you have to pick a major during your first or second year of school.  Take your time to figure out a field you truly have passion for and that you are willing to spend the time working to attain.\n\nBe aware that many medical field majors require a tremendous load of biology, science, and anatomy classes.  If you don't feel like this is an area that you come by naturally, really think about it.  Also, many medical majors require that you complete clinical practicums, internships, and externships- these take a lot of time and students do not typically get paid for these.
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First, it is true that you should be treated kindly by your doctor.  He/she is there to heal you, not cause you more distress.  I hope you find a better doctor.\n\nAs far a students go, if you feel uncomfortable sharing your information with a student, then you absolutely do not have to!\n\nAs a medical student, let me share with you one good reason why you might want to:  students for the most part are much nicer than the older, calloused doctors they work for.  For this reason they will plead your case, comfort you, agree with you, and ultimately try harder to please you.  They will take your history, spend hours in the library studying everything about your condition including the best possible care, worst possible outcomes, and best way to treat you.  They are your personal researchers and would be happy to find out any question you ask them, just to be of service in any way.\n\nThe doctor may be a jerk.  Please remember the students need you to learn and you have every right to make requests of them.\n\nI do this for the patients I see.  I would never tell another soul your private information.\n\nI hope you find the help you need.
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Well.. I am in med school- I did it the "traditional" way--- took all my science courses, majored in chemistry, blablabla.  But some of my best friends in medical school have been sociology majors, english majors, psychology majors, and I am sure there might be a philosophy major in there somewhere (but can't think of any off hand).  As far as scores go, there really isn't any difference in who does the best on the tests based on college area of study--- it just depends on how hard you study.  That's it.  Your undergrad classes don't predict nor do they fully prepare you for how hard medical school science courses will be.  Therefore, if you have a passion such as philosophy, I say, pursue it.  Once you begin medical school and pracitice medicine, it will consume your life and you will have little time for those passions.\n\nI also believe a good doctor is more than the some of his parts or the grades she made on exams.  You must be able to relate to people, treat the patient and not just the disease.  Empathy, sympathy, and understanding cannot be taught.  If you want to go to medical shcool, great.  Make good grades in college, be sure to take AT LEAST the minimal amount of science courses needed (ask your advisor or med school if you're unsure) and do really  well in those classes (all your classes really-- and the MCAT).  But major in wahtever you want, whatever makes you happy and whole.  Whether your passion is philosophy, astrophysics or molecular biology.  Study it and study the heck out of it.  Get involved in your community and the medical field early on.\n\nWill studying philosophy make you a better doctor?  No, not necessarily.  But if it's something you're passionate about and you pursue your passion while also completing the basic requirements, I think you will be better for it.  By studying something that interests you outside of science/medicine you iwll become more well-rounded and learn to look at htings in different ways. So go for it. You'll never get another chance like the persent to do so.\nHowever, if you have no desire to study philosophy then, it probably won't make you any better- so don't waste your time, find something else instead.
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i'm a medical student... what it takes is passion.  you have to passionately want to help people, even at your own expense.  \n\nyou have to be smart.  and you have to be willing to study.  i study 40-50 hours each week outside of class.  but it's worth it to me because I will be a doctor soon.\n\nand you have to love people.  you have to really see people and feel for them.  \n\nand you have to have drive.\n\nmost of all, nothing is set in stone.  i was once told that everyone who wants to be a doctor... who really wants it... will.   if you feel it in your soul, then make the grades and put in the work.  if you have doubts, take some time off and search yourself.  there is plenty of time.
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I would suggest that you think about whether you are interested in the practice of medicine (that is, actually applying what you have learned to the direct care of patients), or the science of medicine (understanding how the body works and what specifically happens when things go wrong and you get sick).\n\nIf you're interested in practicing medicine, you should know that the field is basically divided into two areas: surgery and medicine.  Surgeons do alot of work with their hands, often times cutting into the body to access internal organs.  Non-surgeons, on the other hand, monitor the health of people (pediatricians monitor the health of kids under 18, for example) and are trained to recognize specific diseases, manage them appropriately (with medications and/or lifestyle changes), or refer the patient to a specialist (such as a surgeon).\n\nIt sounds more complicated than it is, and the truth is that there is no way for you to know what type of doctor you want to be until you get to medical school and try out the different areas.  You don't choose what type of doctor you will be until the last year of medical school.\n\nIf you are interested in the science of medicine more than the practice, you might consider a PhD program or better yet, a combined MD/PhD program, where you'll truly bridge the gap between understanding the basic mechanisms of disease and health and applying that understanding to the actual treatment of patients.
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I must admit I was ready to shoot you down (as a couple of others have done)  after reading the first part of your question but I wont coz the second part was more reasonable! lol\nYou are studying good subjects.  Get more detailed advice from a Careers tutor or look at Uni's that do medical degrees and see what they are asking for.  I cant tell you as I dont have a medical degree and dont plan on getting one coz Im too old now ;D\nGood luck, Im sure you will do well, you have a good solid grounding at the moment and im sure you will build on that.
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Med school is just med school for the first few years--you can take extra classes in your desired area of specialization, but everyone at a given school completes a standard basic set of classes--it is more structured than undergraduate studies.  During your M3 and M4 years you will have the opportunity to take a couple electives in your desired area of specialization and then once you graduate you'll be able to apply for internship and residency positions in radiology.\n\nIf you want to be a radiologist you should pursue a standard pre-medical curriculum (1 year of physics, 1 year of inorganic chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry, 1 year of calculus, 1 year of biology, and 1 year of English) in addition to your desired major.\n\nYou should also make connections now with people in the medical field in order to shadow doctors (several dozen hours minimum) and to volunteer in clinical settings (several hundred hours is desirable).\n\nYou can go to medical school with ANY college major as long as you have completed the pre-med requirements listed above, so if you are enjoying your current major, stick with it.\n\nVisit http://www.studentdoctor.net -- it is an excellet source of information for pre-med students.\n\nGood luck!
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i am med student too.. which yr are u in? Its a norm to feel this way in 1st yr. evetually you will get used to it. If u r still in first yr and realise things are getting really harsh. QUIT asap! Seen few of my friends going psycho due to stress. Medicine as a subject isnt that tough actually compared to maths. i think working life would be worse than student'. sleep all u want. listen well in lecture and come back home and do some reading on topic u learn everyay. study 3 hrs a day. and dont forget to do some sports and spend time with group of friends from same faculty or different faculty. cheers. need any help , may email me