What do you want to do as a Doctor? (3 Viewers)

[wannabesurgeon]

Well I thought this would be interesting finding out what the people of BOS, who are currently trying to get into Medicine or wanting to get into medicine want to do as a Doctor. Of course things might change but at the moment what would you like to do (GP, Specialty Surgeon etc.)? For me it's Neurosurgery.

 

[JINOUGA]

Well I thought this would be interesting finding out what the people of BOS, who are currently trying to get into Medicine or wanting to get into medicine want to do as a Doctor. Of course things might change but at the moment what would you like to do (GP, Specialty Surgeon etc.)? For me it's Neurosurgery.

Same here atm but of course as i get more exposure to the degree and the medical field as a whole it is very likely to change but for now that is what i am aiming for

 

[ellie95]

I actually want to be a pediatrician or a dermatologist

 

[Arcadian Empire]

pre med: most unique/specialised field
during med: mid level physician
post med: low end/easy speciality

that's how it goes ahaha

 

[ellie95]

Haha true, you've done your hsc, did you get into medicine?

pre med: most unique/specialised field
during med: mid level physician
post med: low end/easy speciality

that's how it goes ahaha

 

[Memento-mori]

Psychiatrist. Always been a career I've been thinking about since I was in year 7. I think you do Medicine then post grad- psychiatry. Hopefully that won't take 15+ years.

 

[Arcadian Empire]

Haha true, you've done your hsc, did you get into medicine?

yeah i study med

everyone is keen to get into surgery etc before, but after med, you're tired, you want to start a life, you want to stop studying intensely. That's why so many do GP speciality training...instead of say...neurosurg, which has ~7 spots across australia each year

keep that in mind, don't do med unless you'd be happy as a GP.

 

[wannabesurgeon]

Psychiatrist. Always been a career I've been thinking about since I was in year 7. I think you do Medicine then post grad- psychiatry. Hopefully that won't take 15+ years.

I thought there was an Undergraduate course for Psychology?

 

[Arcadian Empire]

I thought there was an Undergraduate course for Psychology?

psychiatrists are medicos, psychologists are allied health

 

[soloooooo]

I would be a GP.

 

[wannabesurgeon]

psychiatrists are medicos, psychologists are allied health

Ohh ok! I thought there was 2 different things but was unsure haha. Thanks

Which uni you studying at btw?

 

[ellie95]

yeah i study med

everyone is keen to get into surgery etc before, but after med, you're tired, you want to start a life, you want to stop studying intensely. That's why so many do GP speciality training...instead of say...neurosurg, which has ~7 spots across australia each year

keep that in mind, don't do med unless you'd be happy as a GP.

Yes I really want to be a doctor but im concerned about UMAT. How did u pass it? Past questions and tutoring companies??

 

[Arcadian Empire]

Ohh ok! I thought there was 2 different things but was unsure haha. Thanks

Which uni you studying at btw?

Yes I really want to be a doctor but im concerned about UMAT. How did u pass it? Past questions and tutoring companies??

I didn't do too well at the UMAT (70~percentile), but the uni I attend does not take that into account (mbbs/medsci).

If you get a high enough ATAR (99.75-99.95) you are basically guaranteed at one of the 4 mbbs/medsci combined uni degrees. So keep that in mind.

 

[ellie95]

I didn't do too well at the UMAT (70~percentile), but the uni I attend does not take that into account (mbbs/medsci).

If you get a high enough ATAR (99.75-99.95) you are basically guaranteed at one of the 4 mbbs/medsci combined uni degrees. So keep that in mind.

Thanks You are so smart I'm jelly lol

 

[Arcadian Empire]

Thanks You are so smart I'm jelly lol

nothing to be jelly of really

at the end of the day med is just another degree, just another job. Do it if you love it. If you are passionate you'll get in.

 

[wannabesurgeon]

Arcadian, Which uni are you studying at if you don't mind me asking and also you said in another thread you have med sci background, so did you do a year and cross-over or something? Thanks!

 

[Memento-mori]

psychiatrists are medicos, psychologists are allied health

yeah, and the reason why psychiatry appeals to me way more than being a psychologist is that psychiatrists can prescribe medication and give someone a proper diagnosis. A lot of mental illnesses go by never diagnosed.

A question I'm wondering if anyone here could answer: Am I able to go straight into post grad psychiatry training after completing a medicine degree?

 

[Arcadian Empire]

Arcadian, Which uni are you studying at if you don't mind me asking and also you said in another thread you have med sci background, so did you do a year and cross-over or something? Thanks!

My uni has a small cohort, so I won't mention it to avoid id, but I study a combined medsci/mbbs degree, so I do both degrees.

yeah, and the reason why psychiatry appeals to me way more than being a psychologist is that psychiatrists can prescribe medication and give someone a proper diagnosis. A lot of mental illnesses go by never diagnosed.

A question I'm wondering if anyone here could answer: Am I able to go straight into post grad psychiatry training after completing a medicine degree?

you'd need to finish your internship year, and possibly another year of resident duties after that. Then you could apply. psych has never been too competitive, so you should get in PGY3-PGY4

 

[Riproot]

Surgery
Psychiatry
Pathology

An area where I could keep studying/learning 5eva.

But also, I just have interest in those areas.

Yay.

 

[starshine02]

I want to go into some sort of surgery