Medical – A Career endowed with respect

Medical – A Career endowed with respect

Reasons to choose Medicine as a Career

DOCTORS, in our society, command incredible respect as they save lives of people who, in turn, regard them next to GOD. Many bright students yearn to become doctors every year, with a dream to command this coveted admiration.

Even in this materialistic age, doctors are respected in all walks of life. We observe in our daily life how they are revered as they bring a smile on the faces of millions by saving their lives. Saving lives gives immense gratification as to serve man is to serve God. 

A doctor rejoices every time a patient returns home happily, after being cured of fatal diseases and owe heartfelt gratitude to them eternally. A suffering patient trusts his/her doctor hoping for a new life and when they do recover-they express their gratitude from their heart. This sort of satisfaction cannot be experienced in any other profession.

Choosing a career in medicine with a positive attitude and the intent to serve people will give you immense satisfaction and gratify your soul for saving lives. Those who wish to fulfill their ambition of becoming doctors are most welcome to join the medical fraternity with a resolution to serve the people. 

Career Coach 

Selection of career is one of the most important decisions in life that has the potential to bring radical changes in one's life. Selection of medicine as a career should be done with due deliberation as most of the students do not know the intricate details of this profession. They need to know the finesse and the pros and cons of this profession. 

On being asked about the reason behind pursuing medicine as a career, majority of students assert “Make a difference, impact lives and help people.” Although, these are obvious motivating factors behind pursuing medicine as a career, there are several other factors that one needs to be aware of while analyzing one’s career choices.

Characteristics of a Rewarding Career: 

• Service: Provides you an opportunity to help people 

• Knowledge: An ever-expanding need for earning new skills and information 

• Action: Allows you to be at the forefront in challenging situations, take decisions and make things happen 

• Respect: Your work and contributions are important to individuals and the community 

• Security: Enables you to earn a good living and provides a consistent source of income and secure future

• Mobility: Your skills, knowledge and expertise are in great demand across the world • Flexibility: Offers you a wide variety of career options

 There are several careers that may offer you the opportunity to help people and make a difference. However, the challenge before you is to find the career, which is right for you in all counts. If you are committed to serving people, give them a new life by relieving them from pain, medicine as a career is the best choice for you. 

Medicine as a profession requires full commitment because you are supposed to serve patients with patience, communicate effectively and listen to their problems, develop relationships, engage in complex problem-solving and learning throughout your lives. Medicine as a career is utmost challenging but financially secure and personally rewarding that gives you eternal gratification—a rare gem of satisfaction.

Advantages of Being a Doctor 

• Job Stability 

• Incredible Income 

• Social Recognition

Post MBBS Careers

MBBS is the threshold to enter medical world that opens multi-dimensional career options apart from core medicine. 

If a MBBS degree holder is not interested to study medicine further, he/she has a lot of opportunities ahead in other sectors too. 

Some of the post MBBS career opportunities are given below:

Core Medicine

1. Post Graduation in Medicine (MD/MS), in preferred stream / Specialization 

2. Higher studies in US through USMLE or PLAB from UK

Applied Science

1. Medical Informatics

2. Genetic Engineering

3. Medical / Pharmaceutical Research

Management

A MBBS degree holder can pursue MBA in Hospital Management and seek career in :
        1. Hospital Management
        2. Management Level Jobs in the Pharmaceutical Industry
        3. Health / Medical Insurance Sector
        4. Public Health : WHO/UNICEF

Civil Service :

Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) etc.

Qualities required in a Medical Aspirant

A medical student should display certain qualities different from the majority of students because they will be life-savers. Their accountability falls between life and death. One incidence of casual approach may lead to a patient losing his/her life. So, they should be more calm and composed compared to the majority of students. Some qualities given below are mandatory for medical students to inculcate.

• Emotional stability
• Unquestionable integrity & ethical standards
• Unusually smart and problem solver
• Sense of genuine concern for patients during their illness
• Motivated primarily by idealism, compassion and service for life
• Ability and willingness to learn from others
• Observant and committed to quality & safety
• Good communicator and a patient listener
• Adaptable & ability to collaborate with others


Misconceptions about Being a Medico

To be a Medico is not only the ‘most sought after’ pursuit but also one of the most challenging one due to a plethora of reasons as enlisted below. We have mentioned the top five of them here. Do you believe in any of these?

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) – In & Out

Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi conducts the NEET - UG for admission to MBBS/ BDS courses for the seats under 15% all India quota in Medical Colleges. The features of the exam are as follows:

1. The NEET-UG Entrance Examination consists of one paper containing 180 objective type questions (four options with single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry & Biology (Botany & Zoology).

2. The duration of paper is 3 hours.

3. Aspirants should complete age of 17 years at the time of admission in MBBS/BDS courses on or before 31st December of that year.

4. Candidates under General Category must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% taken together. In case of SC/ ST/ SC-PH/ SF-PH the minimum marks required is 40% and 45% for General- PH.

Frequently Asked Questions related to Medical & Engineering Entrance Exams


Q.1 What is the difference between Board Exams and Entrance Exams?

Q2. I am in class X. I seek a career in Medical/Engineering but I am unable to decide which stream to pick. How do I choose the stream?

It totally depends on your likes & dislikes. Medical and Engineering as a profession has very bright career prospects. If you are strong in Biology & at the same time feel attracted towards serving the society as a Doctor, go for a career in Medical. On the other hand, if you are strong in Mathematics & have the fire to succeed with new advancements of technology in your professional career, then go for Engineering. Decide early & start preparing in a very strategic manner .

Q3. How will I manage my Board studies & preparation for Medical/Engineering Entrance at the same time?

Boards preparation is a sub-set of preparation for competitive exams. If you are preparing for competitive exams, your basic concepts have to be thoroughly clear so that you can apply them to various situations. If the basic concepts are clear, Boards are automatically covered. You just need to have a regular practise on the pattern on which Boards Exams are conducted.


Q4. Which books should I follow?

The Board studies help you to learn, consolidate and practice your concepts of subjects whereas preparation for Medical Entrances/JEE requires rigorous study of the same subject while gathering all possible knowledge of the particular topic and application of the same. You just need to feel confident and work hard under a Mentor who will guide you to success.

Q5. How to prepare for these exams?

Step - I Learn the basics of all the subjects.

Step - II Consolidate the basics. Practise them.

Step - III Practise the questions of the subjects.

Step - IV Start practising all types of questions with increasing level of difficulty.

Step - V Prepare a strategy to answer maximum questions within a stipulated time period.

Step - VI Start practising on Mock Papers based on the strategy.

Step - VII Practise and change the strategy if required. Above all, guidance from experienced Mentors is required to chase your dream.

Q6. How much time is required to put in per day to get a good rank in NEET/JEE ?

It varies from person to person. It solely depends on how much time you require to put in every day for the best preparation for an Entrance Test. Apart from regular school studies, you need to put in some extra hours for the preparation which may vary from 4-6 hours per day depending on your grasping ability and level of concentration.

Q7. I can not concentrate on my studies. How to develop concentration during studies?

Doing one thing at a time.:

Do one thing at a time with your complete undivided attention in order to develop concentration. If you are thinking about planning studies for your exam - for the next 30 minutes or so, just think of that alone. Do not let your attention wander to other things during this time.

Un-clutter your mind by writing down :

While doing something important often unrelated worries invade your mind that affects your concentration. The best way to get rid of it is to pen it down with date, time and way you want to deal with the problem. Thus you can unclutter your mind and concentrate at the task at hand.

Be task specific : 

Before sitting down to study for exams, be clear what chapter you want to study now, how much time do you intend to study etc. Be as specific as possible and move on to some other task only after you complete this.

Break task into smaller parts :

Breaking a task into smaller parts will make it seem less daunting and help you approach it with more positivity. Make a goal of finishing one chapter at a time.