What Medical Course Would You Have Taken?

@hereandthere At first, I don't like my major. But then, I was able to appreciate what this profession can do to other people.

because your personality is suited to your profession.

@hereandthere but @Shavkat is now an online teacher. being a PT is already taking a backseat to him.

i know anesthesiologists are well-paid, but like the surgeon and nurses, they have to be there throughout the surgery, and that can take hours and hours. although there is no blood and physical contact with psychology or psychiatry, i think you're still following their progress and internally concerned about them, and i think they can also contact you anytime.

i agree. i think a love for research, investigating, correlating and critical thinking would be well suited to pharmacy. here, when someone has illegible chicken scratch handwriting, they're chided that they write like doctors.

are you saying you'd rather read, but wouldn't want to be a medical practitioner? i read a lot of health and medical articles, too.

@hereandthere yeah its really good to learn about medical realted issues i Simlply love to do so given a chance

what is mbbs? a business course?

@ShifaLk what stopped you?

@hereandthere it's doctor Bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery

@hereandthere thats true. We all fear something or the other. Never heard of someone being fearless

yes, there are people who avoid going to doctors and dentists. some people even faint at the sight of blood, or when medtechs have to draw blood from them.

@hereandthere There is a lot of blood yes, but if I could stand the view of blood this is what I would like to become. It's very unpredictable and challenging to diagnose and treat every case, surgeons can save people's lives and this is something that I would want to do.

but isn't there a lot of blood during surgery? i think surgery can be unpredictable. what you see in the diagnostic images can be different and complicated once you open up the patient. and things can happen to the patient while they're on the table.

wow, total opposites. why did you change your mind?

some people have no interest in any medical job.

this is the description i got from AAPOS: "Opticians are technicians trained to design, verify and fit eyeglass lenses and frames, contact lenses, and other devices to correct eyesight. They use prescriptions supplied by ophthalmologists or optometrists, but do not test vision or write prescriptions for visual correction. Opticians are not permitted to diagnose or treat eye diseases." so i thought there's no contact with the patient. i would probably use gloves.

@hereandthere I know, but they are at risk too if you have a very contagious eye disease, they have to touch the lenses that they use to test your view and I have never seen one using gloves.

i remember a young nurse telling me something similar. she didn't like being assigned in the ER. i think she prefers it when the patient is already in the ward or private room.

really? wow. others are okay with being doctors in a clinic because surgery is a different level. what made you interested in heart surgery?

@hereandthere Nothing that I can remember. I'm sorry now that I didn't pursue it then, but I wouldn't have met my husband. Life choices, etc....

because you're not the "caring" type? hehe.

oh, it's just a quirk of mine, always wondering about things.

@hereandthere Fair enough and nothing wrong with that, Just be you. I am so mad at this world for forcing people to do things they do not want to do though.

@crossbones27 yes, there was a time physical therapy was a popular college course here, then nursing, because the goal was to work overseas.

i was referring to physical contact, which is minimal. same with talking to them.