Becoming a licensed doctor is a milestone and aspiration for many individuals. It earns them a title which comes with prestige, respect and affluence. If you have the skill and knack to become a doctor, you should apply. If you have a hard time getting into competitive and prestigious schools, you can try applying to schools in the Caribbean or in Europe. Noting the greater advantages, this article will examine the top 10 reasons people should become a doctor. Do not be discouraged by the prerequisites and long schooling. The advantages will outweigh the disadvantages.
1. Money
According to NY Times, a general practitioner makes around $107,000 USD in Canada, $161,000 USD in the United States and $ 118,000 USD in the United Kingdom. Specialist also make approximately $230,000 USD in United States, $161,000 USD in Canada and 180,000 USD in UK. An average person in the United States makes around $50,000 and $40,000 in the United States. One becoming a doctor will definitely have a monetary advantage.
2. Respect:
A doctor of medicine carries a degree of respect from the community. Doctors are heroes who make life and death decisions to help others. The also put their best practice at work to help others who they may or may not be able to save. Doctors who join the organization Doctors without Borders have ever further respect for bravery. They put themselves in the line of fire to help those struck by famine and warfare.
3. Opportunities:
When one goes into Medicine, the opportunities are countless. There are various degrees of specializations doctors could pursue. They could continue to research in their field and develop advice and treatments to better help those in need. Government grants are available and those who work with universities do get funding as well. When you become a doctor you are not just a medic, you are a specialist in lungs, kidneys, liver, dermatology etc.
4. Influence:
If patients want to get better they need to listen to their doctor`s advice. No matter what the patient thinks, they cannot live without the doctor. If the doctor wants to get a patient to stop smoking, he will have concrete analysis done to influence and suede the patient. He/she would have more influence than family members because he/she can pinpoint individual health problems which scare patients.
5. Make a difference:
Whoever wants to work somewhere where the morale is low? There are going to be times where you cannot save a life or make a difference. Many of the times, you will be able to make a difference and create a smile on a child’s or patient’s face. For example, which doctor would not be proud of treating a 99 year old woman for a minor flu? At the end of the day this woman is able to independently check herself out and leave the hospital with ease. Who would not feel great for making that difference?
This American physician realized that she had a lump in her breast in 1999 after which she carried out a biopsy on herself. Because the verdict was inconclusive, she carried out the surgery once again and this time she found that she had cancer. She went on to initiate the treatment on her own.
Amanda Feilding had a condition because of which she was tired and exhausted all the time. She realized that she had to undergo a certain kind of surgery and spent a lot of time looking for a surgeon but was unsuccessful. This is when she decided to carry it out herself.
Deborah Sampson pretended to be a man so that she could become a part of the army in 1782. After she was injured in a battle, she was hospitalized but because she was scared that her secret would be revealed, she performed the surgery herself with a needle and a knife.
Dr Evan O’Neill Kane carried out appendectomy on himself when he was trying to prove that there is no need for anesthesia as long as the surgery is minor. A few years later he performed yet another surgery on himself as he was suffering from Hernia.
Joannes Lethaeus removed a large stone from his bladder and his brother helped him through it. A healer was summoned who then proceeded to sew up the wound. This man was truly remarkable because not only did he not have the proper tools but also because the stone was as large as an egg and weighed about 4 ounces.
People all over the world are sure of the fact that if children eat too many sugar-coated candies, they will start jumping around and tire themselves out in no time. However, this is not true. Most children are naturally hyper and if they like to bounce up and down on the bed, it has nothing to do with the cereal they ate for breakfast.
A study was carried out on people who were subjected to very low temperatures. The verdict was that they lost most of their body heat through their heads. One fact was ignored- the soldiers were fully clothed but their heads were exposed.
This myth came into being because a certain Government agency during the 1940s declared that a human being should consume 8 glasses of fluid on daily basis. Over the years, the ‘fluid’ part was pushed out and replaced with ‘water’. Basically, it is okay if you do not drink 8 glasses of water every day as long as you keep yourself hydrated.
This myth is as ridiculous as the one which says that if you swallow a fruit seed, a tree will grow in your stomach. Even though gum does not get digested by the human digestive system, it will leave the system quite easily.
When you crack your knuckles and hear the sound, it only means that the gas bubbles are bursting. The above mentioned myth is not true and the worst thing that can happen is that your finger joints will get weak by the time you are 70.
Warfarin is basically used to kill rats and mice. However, it is also found in such medicines that are helpful in preventing the formation of large blood clots. This medicine is very popular in North America as it is not only effective but also gets rid of the problem much faster than any other pill.
Cone snails can either be very large or medium-sized, depending on where they are found. These snails are predatory and quite sophisticated, as far as snails go. The snail releases its venom which contains neurotoxins. If a human gets stung by this snail, he will be in pain for a long time but studies show that the venom should replace morphine in the coming years because not only is it an effective pain-reliever but it is not addictive at all.
Wolfsbane is a flower which releases a deadly poison called nabee, bikh or bish. However, when it is used in medication, it has the ability to slow down the pulse and calm those suffering from heart palpitations. Not only that, but it can also get rid of laryngitis, quinsy, cold and asthma within a short period of time.
Digitalis is a flower which contains certain steroidal glycosides and is also known as Dead Man’s Bells. The plant is so poisonous that if you happen to nibble at it, you will die almost instantly. The interesting part is that the plant is used to make medicines that help to control very fast heart rate and atrial fibrillation.
The Copperhead is a patient snake which will wait for hours and trick its prey into thinking that it is harmless. Usually, it stays away from humans but if they happen to step on them by mistake, they will not hesitate to inject their venom into them. The venom contains something called Contortrostatin which has the ability to stop the growth rate of cancer cells.
The Human immunodeficiency virus, leads to a state of lack of immunity. The host tends to acquire immune deficiency syndrome, which naturally tends to crush a human upon slightest exposure. The disease seen a categorization in terms of a major epidemic. Though by itself, the virus has far more strength such that a large number of AIDS victims finally yield to death from an AIDS related deficiency.
The virus had not been detected until around 3 decades ago. The Ebola leaves behind a fatality of around 90%. Recorded for equal damage to both humans and animal stocks, the Ebola is known to kill the victim within 6-7 days. Death would come from either multiple organ failure or hypovelmic shock. Sometime back a survey showed that there are companies which have created an effective vaccine which proved it self in tests carried on monkeys.
A big-time break out of the virus carried some big scare, a couple of years back. Although severe acute respiratory syndrome has not seen many outbreaks in middle Asia. Most of the time, the disease strikes in a viral form, which comes on a fatality rate of around 65-70% at least. The highest mortality range starts with people over the age of 65. It is said that the government and heath care of China came up with a vaccine which was supposedly effective in about 75% of the test operations.
Malaria is a vector borne disease, with its claws dug mostly in third world countries. With a count of about 500 million people catching this disease, and around 1.5 million succumbing to its blow. However, with proper care, a patient of malaria may very much expect a full time recovery. Like many other diseases, Malaria does not have vaccine either.
Anthrax called currency as a name for biological warfare, which has been doing rounds for quite sometime now. A person inhaling anthrax will die due to the poisoning caused by the spores. In fact, a live stock affected by anthrax is likely to kill the person who ingests it. After contamination, the bacteria of anthrax are known to multiply at a high speed, eventually killing the host with by realizing two very poisonous toxic chemicals. The host may die immediately, or may live up to a month, with sharp breathing problems.
For nineteen straight years, Johns Hopkins Hospital has appeared on the nation’s top ten list—an unprecedented and unrivalled record. Even more amazing, however, is the inescapable, undeniable, incontrovertible fact that Johns Hopkins keeps getting better every year—by every measure. In 2009, Carol Greider, a Johns Hopkins researcher, shared the Nobel Prize in medicine, while the hospital had the good sense and insight to let patients become fans on Facebook, and the staff helped Olympic Figure Skating legend Dorothy Hamill overcome breast cancer. According to Keitel and other tough analysts, “There’s special confidence that accompanies being the best, and Johns Hopkins shows its confidence by standing out as by far the nation’s friendliest hospital. Not intellectual, academic, or high-fallutin’ in any way. Just plain friendly.”
Cleveland Clinic has attracted a great deal of attention during the healthcare reform debates, because congressional leaders and administration officials have promoted it as a “model of institutional efficiency and effectiveness.” Effectively capitalizing on internet and wireless technology for managing, monitoring, and tracking every aspect of patient care, Cleveland Clinic simultaneously has cut its administrative overhead and improved the quality of care. Just as importantly, it has eliminated the system’s antiquated fee-for-service model, putting all of its professionals on salary, and maximizing their productivity. The Cleveland Clinic does not place as much emphasis on research as the other facilities in the top ten, but it gives much higher priority to educating medical students and residents, especially stressing patient-centered and family-oriented care.
“Dazzling,” people say. “Overwhelming. Breathtaking,” even more people say. “An architectural and scientific masterpiece,” the critics say. Big, brand new, and state-of-the-art in every way, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center rises ten stories above the southwest corner of Westwood Plaza, offering more than a million square feet of patient-friendly, family-friendly, high-tech space for people from around the world. Designed by legendary architect I.M.Pei and built with the assistance of his equally gifted son C.C.Pei, the center seamlessly integrates post-modern technology with interior spaces that maximize holistic healing and personal attention. “Eventually, all hospitals will look, feel, and work like this one,” says Keitel.
Like all the other top ten care providers, UCSF contributes to prestigious journals, conducts extensive clinical trials, performs experimental techniques on desperately ill patients, and trains physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to serve California and the world. Its distinction, however, derives from its dedication to diversity and community medicine. Like Massachusetts General, UCSF serves the city’s disadvantaged citizens. Above and beyond that service, however, UCSF keeps an open mind and an open ear to the community’s bio-medical concerns, and much of its best research traces its deepest origins to common concerns “in the neighborhood.” Not surprisingly, UCSF has done ground-breaking research in the treatment of HIV-AIDS. More recently, however, UCSF researchers have led intelligent discussion of how to treat “Gender Identity Disorder” as a psychological problem and as a concern for endocrinologists. UCSF’s cutting-edge research has had profound influence on South African officials’ management of the delicate and often sensationalized case of their “inter-sexed” female track star.
