should i be a doctor or a radiologist?
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what ever turns you on the most.
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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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If you want to be a radiologist you have to go to school at least 10 years.If you want to be a radiological technician then you go to school for 2 years.I suggest going into nursing because you aren't limited to just the radiology department.you can go into different types of nursing also.a radiologist just looks over the x-rays and diagnoses.an x-ray tech performs the procedures.Hope this helps and good luck!
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The best degree, maybe a PhD?  I think you meant: what field should I get a degree in.  That's a toughy, I would think medicine is a good field.
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You need to be a very caring person who can be compassionate and yet able to handle difficult situations without getting overly emotionally involved. Medicine involves life and death. You will have to deal with people of all ages at a time when they are scared and sick. Doctors almost have a calling. If you are unsure, go into medicine. By the way, there are lawyers with medical backgrounds. They deal with malpractice and other legal questions that pertain to medicine and drugs.
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research cardiology or a Doctor or Surgeon in Cardiology? In both areas you can work with varying education. Both fields are wide open in that you could study for a lifetime and still not be finished.\n\nHowever, you can decide how long you want to be in school ( for either) and go from there
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1. Pre-Med major in college, or in another discipline that allows you to fulfill requirements for med school.\n\n4. Take the MCAT\n\n3. Med school, specializing in radiology\n\n4. Internship, Residency, woking in radiology or medical technology
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Yes, I think it depends on the Doctor I used to work in a Radiology Department and I meet allot of different kinds of Doctors some were so good and loved to make sure everything in his/her work was done right. I even know some doctors talk to themselves out loud (a girl can pick up a few things from those ones) and others well they sit in a darkroom reading Radiology films all day for 12hrs a day at times and those ones make some good money too. You just have to look at every kind of doctor and find out whit kind you want to be more so look at yourself look at the person you are I have some friends that are doctors and they are very loving but when it comes to the people they treat they are mean to everyone(but the patient) cause they feel that what the person they are trying to get help for is worth the fight. I cant tell you much more or this would end up like a book. I got to know some wonderful people in the medical Field that love there work no matter how sad, stressed, or tired the work makes them. They do it cause they love to help others and hope there difference in this world is felt.
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No, radiologists only operate "picturing" machines like Roentgen, MRI, CT and make diagnosis based on the pictures.
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It's probably easier to become a doctor, so start with med school. Then AFTER you have your doctor's degree, then go back to architect school via night classes while practicing medicine to pay the bills. Then when you have both accredations, you can choose which one to practice full time, or for the rest of your life.
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I think you need to be a medical doctor.
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If you have a dream, go chase after it. Don't leave any regret in your life.Told your parents that you ambition to become a doctor.Try to talk to them calmly,let them understand what you think.Are you really hope to become a doctor?It require many years to study doctor,you must have enough financial income and you must be really interested in it.So, think carefully before action.All the best to you!
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:)\n\nI'm going to study to become an accountant in college. I choose this major because I'm really good with numbers & money and I really enjoy the Accounting class I'm taking in my senior year. I find it fun, interesting, & really easy to comprehend.\n\nThis isn't really one of those questions like "Why do you want to become a doctor?" To help people. :) Nope, this accounting mostly has to do with money. :)
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College major usually is not a deciding factor by med school on admission.  You should definitely ace on your MCAT, have a high GPA and do tons of extracurricular activities.  As far as nuclear medicine is concern, it's really remotely related to physics.  All nuclear medicine physician are basically radiologist that specialize in nuclear medicine (mainly bone scan), most are not experts at physics.  So in conclusion, just pick a college major that interest you.
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To become a doctor you do have to do internships throughout the hospital.You have to do on the job training in all fields. You need to be able to do minor surgery as a general practitioner.. After internship you choose a residency, where neurology and surgery are choices. There are neurological surgeons.
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Radiology is considered SCIENCE...\n\n1 : the science of radioactive substances and high-energy radiations \n2 : a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy (as X rays or ultrasound) in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
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Both are important depending on a job.  It's best to have both, but if I had to choose...I'd pick education.  An educated person can always get experience.