whats the best answer to - why you want to become a doctor?
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The best answer is the truth.  Why DO you want to become a doctor?
749925
anyone wanting to be a" doctor" in any field knows in advance there is only very hard work and little play in their future--until out of school and residency programs--there are people who "have the calling"--they make the best md's and nursies.  if you do not feel that this is your field calliung, then , find the area that is.
912590
With respect with the other certifications/designations, I believe a doctoral degree with be the ultimate feather in your cap! Plus, you have the honor of being called a doctor anywhere you go!
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I worked for a DO and I have worked for MD's. Of all of them the DO was the smartest and the most professional. Going to a DO is like having a medical doctor and a chiropractor all in one. Because they believe in natural cures as well as meds and you are able to talk to them about what kind of care you prefer.
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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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Mine is hopefully to be a cardiologist. The number one killer in America is heart disease and I want to help prevent this by educating others about it and helping those with it. Plus, it offers a great salary, I just love helping others, and 1 of my family members and 2 relatives suffer from heart related problems so this is very personal.
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Doctor or vet, they are both very difficult courses. You don't state your age but most people change their minds about careers numerous times before deciding. Many people change their mind once at university.\nIt is very important to do what YOU want to do. Your Mum only has your best interests at heart and will always give you good advice. The best job anyone can have is one that they chose to do because they love the subject. To do this you must be the best at what you want to do.\nThe worst scenario is to have to do a job that you dislike because you have no choice. Much better to work hard and choose what you want to do.
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Why in the world would you want to ?
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Not only is a doctor a job that is about saving people's lives but you make the world a better place.  Now if you want to look at it from a financial stand point.  Many jobs come and go like being in the oil business.  One day maybe sometime soon we will run out of oil or stop using it.  So then all of those people lose their jobs.  But being a doctor, you never lose your job.  People are always getting sick or hurt so they are always needing help from  a medical authority.  If you are a "people person" or you like making new friends and talking to people this would also be a great opportunity. You get to meet lots of new people and you get to be friends with your patients.  I think that being in the medical field is a great job and has great points or things that you can do with it.  Another point of the financial stand point is that doctors are paid generously.  If anything above interests you I highly suggest you getting into the medical field. <3
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OK... Let me understand what you're asking...\n\nYou want to become a Medical Doctor, and provide highly skilled medical care to real human beings, and you're seeking advice for important career information on this forum?  \n\nGod help us all if this fool ever gets close to a hospital!
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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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Going to a college that is well-known for it's prestigious med program, I have seen and worked with students who are studying and trying hard for a medical degree. There has been one thing that I have noticed across the board that has made me consider the medical profession in a different light.\nMost of the students who I have seen on the medical track are doing it for the money. Most of them have been told since they were a child that they want to be doctors when they grow up. They have been told that it is prestious and it is something that they should really strive for in life if they want to be successful.\nPersonally, I don't feel that's right. Now, every time I go to the doctor, I think about their possible motivations for choosing their career. Most of the students I work with do not care about the medical aspect they're working with by itself, but are striving towards the degree and profession for the near-guaranteed money and the prestige that they get from family and friends.\nThanks for bringing that up. It's something that I really have thought strongly about and I now always wonder if other people feel the same way.
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I doubt if you could be a PERFECT doctor.. BECAUSE no doctor is perfect now and never will be. Whether or not you can become a GOOD... outstanding doctor is mostly up to you and YOUR abilities. It also takes MONEY to become a doctor not just because of being a doctor but because it takes a number of years that one has to devote their time almost exclusively to studies and more studies. It would be very difficult for a person to work at a job and study to be a doctor. Thus.. if you have the money to proceed.. plus the will power, they most anythilng is possible.
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What we need to become a doctor is minimum of 12 years of schooling which enables people to apply for admission in a medical school Once there you study medicine for another six years to become a doctor. What is the need for doctors? well we humans get sick and need them at all times. Please remember the initial requirement of 12 years of formal education varies from country to country. Happy doctoring:)
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To become a Doctor...?
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Are you taking about becoming a physician?  You would want to choose a Pre-med program that will do you well launching into the medical college you choose in the end.  \n\nFor example, Getting a BS in Nursing or Clinical Laboratory Science are very good degree programs designed to prepare you for becoming a doctor.\n\nHere is a website with more information:\n\nhttp://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14365.html\n\nThe first thing I would concentrate on is being more thorough in your spelling and composition skills.  I assure you, that will be very important.  The spell check option is one way to approach this conundrum.
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Well, the choice is entirely up to you. What are you interested in?\n\nWould you like to pursue a career in medical sciences? choose biotech, it's a rising career.\n\nElectronics and mechanics are pretty old players of the block. You get into these through a good college, say IIT, or DCE, then you are bound to reach a rewarding place.\n\nBut the question really is - what interests you? \nBecause if you're just gonna do something just for the sake of doing it, then it wont work. because you're not gonna like it.\n\nFind out what you really want to do, and who you want to be for the rest of your life.