Becoming a neurosurgeon requires a lot of work and dedication.\n Aside from that, what are the right steps to start taking from the beginning to ensure a good path to medical college?\n Also, are their any organizations, volunteering, extra-activites I should do?\nAnyone being a neurosurgeon or know one, please advice me. Any advice will be appreciated and welcomed. Thank You.
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neurosurgeon studies for an absolute minimum of 14 years before being legally qualified to poke inside someone's head. But even after four years pre-med, four years MD and six years of residency, many neurosurgical candidates cram in a two-year master's degree and follow their residency with a one- to two-year subspecialty fellowship, if not significant Ph.D. research in neuroscience. And if you think that's a long haul as an impoverished student, try doing it while all your med school buddies are living large on GP salaries\nSo what makes neurosurgery a dream job? "The rewards are great. To make a diagnostic home run in this highly competitive arena is enormously self-validating. Finding you've developed 24-carat fingers performing a particular procedure over time is truly satisfying. And just imagine the life-changing results one can achieve with patients. The gratification of shaking the hand of someone who was formerly paralyzed is incomparable." \n\nalso see this link http://careerfocus.bmjjournals.com/cgi/collection/working_in:neurosurgery
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hi i m a class 11 student ...i aspire to be'com a surgeon too ..my dad is a surgeon so any worries mail me call2pallavi @yahoo.com.......nice to meet u !
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Be ready to make sacrifices and be in school for a very very long time! Start off working in a hospital doing patient transport to see if you like the environment. Take upper level courses if you can in high school and college- try and get the best grades possible to make life easier. You need to be accepted into medical school someday!\n\nOhio State is a great public University with an amazing hospital, research teams and medical school.
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Well, assuming you want to do surgery, you're going to have to go to medical school. Med school is really competitive and your best chance of getting in is with a very comprehensive education of all things medical. Pre-med might not always be the best choice because it sometimes lacks coursework in the fundamentals of molecular and cellular biology. Lots of students I know going to medical school are majoring in microbiology (the study of cells), bioscience, biochemistry (incredibly tough but proves that you're ready for the rigors of medical school), chemistry and surprisingly enough, bioengineering. \n\nI would avoid any health, diet, or majors that don't focus on the basic levels of cellular and human biology. Getting a 4.0 in major consisting of nutrition doesn't look very good. You need to have a really good background in chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and microbiology to be a good canadiate for a medical program but as long as your taking challenging classes that focus on some aspect of the human body, you have a very good chance of getting into medical school.\n\nI'd look into what aspect of biology you enjoy the most and major in that. From there, with good grades and good recommendations, you should be a shoe-in for medical school
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Never become a surgeon for the money.  People are ALWAYS going to need surgeons.  what we don't need is some jerk who only cares about money when most of us can't afford decent healthcare as it is.  \n\nIf you are doing it for the money, you'll be miserable. \n\nIf you do it because you want to help people...and are willing to provide your services to low-income people or people w/o health insurance...then I definitely encourage you to go into it.  The money and happiness will follow if you do it for the right reasons.
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Biology for college major, then Med school. will cost a ton.\nand it is spelled "neuroscience"
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OMG! I want to be a nurse too and in peds too! I know in Cali there are community colleges that offer classes for becoming an RN and it takes about 4 years. You first have to do your pre-requisits and then sign up after those are done, into the nursing program. Then from there you take such classes as anatomy, biology, sociology, etc. But I have to warn you, if you don't think you can do it now then you might not be able to later. There is a 40% drop out rate, so you have to be very determined. I personally love blood and guts but for the life of me vomit kills me to deal with LOL :) If you decide to do it make sure that you volunteer at a local hospital in the department you want to work in. Then you will make friends and be more likely to get in that department after you are done with schooling and are ready to work. I hope this helps!Oh and the pay is great too, up to $5000 a month! Cant beat that!
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Well just to let you know- it is the complete route of medical school because they are regular MD's first and then they specialize in psychiatry- so you're talking 4yr college, 4yr med school, 2 yr residency 1 yr internship.  Afterwards, most go into private practice for the $$$ instead of working as a staff MD at a psych hospital.  Dedication is up to you-- you are not "on call" so to speak every night- there are enough around that they rotate the call schedule and they only get called in when there is a suicide attempt and most of the times they dont show up until the next day because the patient is usually out of it and needs to be stabilized in order to talk to the doctor.... not a bad field for a doc.
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Of course you do.  Not even a question.\n\nFirst off, be sure you take plenty of English/Writing courses.  Nothing's worse than a scientist (or doctor) who can't write a sentence.  Believe me, grad schools in general and Med schools in particular are clamping down on this.\n\nSecond, look at the entrance requirements and application suggestion for top colleges. You need to make sure you continue the correct curriculum, including math, science, English, foreign language, etc.\n\nThird, try to do extra-curricular activities.  Try to get into leadership positions - at work, at a religious organization, volunteering.  Top tier college eat that crap up.\n\nDo your homework.  Check out the college websites and applications - most are on-line.  See what they want in their essays and course curriculum, and make sure you take those course throughout high school.  And it is true, absolutely true, the best doctors come from the best med schools, who only take the most gifted undergrads from the most prestigious colleges, who are very discriminating regarding their freshman class.  So do not stop working hard.\n\nOn the other hand, there are thousands, maybe millions of people out there who screwed around in high school and now would sell their souls to Satan to have had your insight at your age.  If you want to go to med school, you will go.
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There are no majors for comestic surgery. You have to first go to college and take Pre-med classes if they have them. Alot of schools have Pre-med as a major or a Pre-med curriculum. If the college doesn't have this, look at the prerequisites required by most medical schools. You're basically looking at 2 years of Chemistry, Bio, Anatomy, some Physics etc. After taking all those classes you usually take your MCAT during your Junior year and then start applying for medical schools at the end of your Junior year. You won't find out if you were accepted until well into your Senior year of college. \n\nAfter all that, you go to medical school and then you take your USMLE tests. You then do one year of internship at a hospital somewhere and rotate through the different departments. After your internship you can finally choose what's called a Residency program, which will give you training in the specialization you want like cosmetic surgery. Residency programs last years depending on what kind of program you get into.
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Assuming you're already a college student. \n\n(1)Freshman/Sophomore Year College: make sure you are premed. This will ensure that you are taking the right courses for medical school entrance. Study hard, work hard and play hard too. Make sure you are involved in clubs/sports/jobs etc.\n\n(2)Junior/Senior Year: TAKE THE MCAT!!! Also, make sure you're GPA is to the tune of 3.7 to 4.0, and that you've done research and volunteered in a healthcare setting. Apply to medical schools; particularly those known for primary care.\n\n(3)Once you've been accepted: You are going to take basic med school classes years 1 and 2. Afterwards, in years 3 and 4 you will be broken down into specialties. You'll make 'rounds' at area hospitals where you finally get a chance to work w/children.\n\n(4)After graduating med school, you'll have a 3-5 year residency where you'll get paid to work in pediactrics while senior doctors monitor your progress.\n\n(5) You become a full fledged pediatrician!\n\n**Persona wise: make sure you are a friendly, understanding and compassionate person. Also, are you a carefully/cautious person? When you work w/children there is no room for error. Messing up in dosage / surgery could kill a child faster than an adult.
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The three 'R's - Rest, Relax and Reason.\n\nYou really need to rest and take sleep when you can - the demands of being a medical student go above and beyond the average Joe and you need to be on tip top form.\nRelax to take your mind away from your workload - this doesn't mean going out and getting yourself drunk and partied every night, but blow off some steam - exercise - hit out at a few punch bags and breathe in some lavender oils to wind down.\nReason with yourself - Is it worth worrying about? Is it worth affecting your health for? What would be the consequences if you didn't do something? Would life still go on regardless? Are there alternative routes you can try? Can you ask for delays from your tutors? Can you get help from them, or anyone else?\n\nMost of this is common sense, but when you get stressed, tired and depressed, sense goes out the window.\n\nMost of all - remember to breathe.\n\nTake Care
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Go to college first!  You don't have to be a"pre-med/biology" major- actually, medical schools like to have applicants who majored in non-science fields- but make sure you take the med school prerequisites (usually a bunch of science classes including organic chem, physics, some math).  Don't listen to what other people say, do what it is that interests you.
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look at collegeboard.com for info on colleges\nthey should have info on med schools\n\nyou'll need a high gpa to even quality for most med schools (greater than 3.2, at least 4.0 preferred)\n\nscholarships and volunteering are all a big plus, but the main factor is your grades\n\nthe hardest part is after you get accepted, that you try to stay in.. its not easy
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i work closely with a medical school admissions office.  what we are looking for is that you KNOW that medicine is what you want to do.  There is no minimum, but if you have only been involved in the medical community a short time, be prepared to be questioned about it in your interview.  I would suggest a reasonable amount of time would be to volunteer in a hospital setting or shadow a doctor somewhere between 40 and 80 hours.  \n\nYou can easily do 10 4-hour shifts a semester and pull this off.
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You have a long way to go before worrying too much. Get into college first, do well in undergrad. Get into med school. There is a long way ahead of you, and you have to make sure this is what you really want. Honestly, not having all A's in 10th grade won't bar you from med school. I know people that got B's in some Biology courses that got into med school just fine and are well on their way to being doctors. But Undergrad is generally a lot harder than High School, and Med School is infinitely harder than undergrad, so if you're struggling with straight A's right now, just think what it will be like to struggle for straight A's in college. I'm not trying to discourage you, but there is a lot to do before you're really ready to become a doctor. After high school the next 12 years of your life are devoted to becoming the best damn doctor you can be.\n\nThe 12 years after high school are generally, 4 years of undergrad (Pre-Med), 4 years of Med-School, and mostly 4 years of a residency, depends on the specialty. The undergrad years are generally your most fun, but are still crucial. Now I don't want you to be a naive little gunner and overwhelm yourself like most pre-meds, so watch out for scheduling yourself to do too much (volunteering at the hospital, trying to do some extra research, taking too many hard classes at once, doing shadowing rotations). And while you are doing extra curriculars, make sure you're making them worthwhile, like if you're shadowing a pediatrician, ask them as many questions as you can without coming off annoying. Just do your best in these years, and keep your GPA high and study as much as you can for the MC AT (Expect to study up to 6-8 hours a day). Then once you do get accepted into a med-school, prepare for the first stage of hell. It will involve constant studying, with maybe a few hours A WEEK for fun, and not much time for you to have a fun life. A residency is your next step, and once you're there, you will spend time running around the hospital picking up as much info as you can on how to become a pediatrician.\n\nJust don't buy into all the glam our of the life of a doctor, you might change your mind about becoming one, or might change your specialty, or who knows. There is a lot of work ahead of you kid, and I wish you the best of luck, but make sure you have your wits about you, and actually understand the profession inside and out. And understand that you'll end up in debt most likely, and that family life will be really hard while in med school. Realize that malpractice insurance comes with the job, and that not just bad doctors get sued. Becoming a pediatrician is one of the most prestigious careers you can choose, but it comes with so many hardships that anyone who is too weak will be sorted out very quickly, make sure you know what you're in for, and that you're strong enough to make it. Best of luck.
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Um, yeah, that last guy is just a jerk.  There's no shame in wanting to be a surgical tech or a nurse.  Spending loads of money and several years to become a doctor isn't a trade-off everyone is willing to make.  Anyway, you could always put off nursing school and see how you like the field first.  My dad used to be an OR tech and loved it.  The hours are great and the pay could be worse.