Different Fields of Medicine
My choice of Medicine, as a career, stems from the immense
satisfaction I gain from acquiring new scientific knowledge combined
with a genuine interest in people. My commitment has been reinforced
through diverse work experience and a long standing ambition. Biology
has developed my fascination for the human body further and I enjoy
the logical nature of Chemistry.
To gain a better understanding as to what is involved in different
fields of medicine I carried out work experience in the cardiac,
orthopaedic and stroke wards at Queen Elizabeth Hospital over a period
of three weeks. Following this, was time spent at ITU, which brought
to life the use of modern medicines in life threatening conditions
while often highlighting ethical issues. Accompanying a consultant
physician in the course of his ward rounds for orthopaedic patients, I
recognized the extra challenges involved when treating the elderly.
The shadowing of a surgical consultant and visiting theatre was
extremely eye opening and I was intrigued by the multi-disciplinary
approach to patient care. Attending a specialist outpatients Cancer
clinic gave me a brief idea about the essential follow up and
palliative care required by patients suffering from such terminal
illnesses and I now appreciate the nature of teamwork necessary to
provide a high standard of patient care. Spending two weeks
accompanying a GP gave me an insight into primary health care whilst
recognising its’ importance. I am bilingual, speaking both English and
Bengali which proved useful when spending eleven days at a women’s
hospital and two weeks at a GP surgery, situated in a poor rural area
of Bangladesh; I observed difficulties in diagnosis and treatment due
to the lack of basic supplies and investigatory facilities in lesser
economically developed countries. My time in Bangladesh was
fascinating and I witnessed an epidemic outbreak of diarrhoea, I
helped to give out free oral re-hydration saline (ORS) provided by the
Lutheran charity. The completion of a First Aid course in August 2004
has helped to hone at least some of the basic practical skills
Sports Medicine The career I chose is sports medicine. Sports medicine is a career based on helping those injured whether they are an athlete or a 23-year-old in a car accident. After doing some research on which career is best for me, I chose sports medicine because I have a fascination with helping those that may be hurt, out of shape, or in rehab and need to get back on their feet. Sports medicine has always been my dream job because it fills that desire for me to help those that are injured
(2002). Historical Context. In Women in Medicine: Career and Life Management (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer. Marjorie A. Bowman is a medical doctor and professor at the Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine. Her interest in females in the medical field pressured her to discover and research women’s evolvement over the years. She also published books on women’s well-being and the stresses of being a female physician. Women in Medicine gives a great background of women’s role
Sports medicine offers a challenging field of work varying from injury prevention to treatment and recovery. In addition to the many medical career choices, there are many developing fields of alternative sports therapy. When a player suddenly faints and falls while playing, there are a few people that try to revive him or put him on a stretcher and take him off the field. This job is little known by spectators. Among the group could be a doctor, a fitness instructor, or an orthopedist. All are
advances in the field of medical science for the rest of their lives. However, there is a positive side in becoming a doctor. It is not just about learning complicated procedures and going through rigorous training. Being a doctor means that a person is required to nurture the positive fundamental characteristics of the human mind. Doctors have to be truthful, both to their patients and their patients' relatives. They need to be above discrimination. If doctors practice medicine with a correct attitude
forms of alternative medicine have been used. Mainly because of the modern treatments scientists have discovered involving medicine. Willem De Blécourt and Cornelie Usborne, authors of Medical History, state that “different times produce different historians of medicine and differing definitions of their object of research.” What we now refer to as alternative medicine was once considered the most modern form of medicine. Author, Jacqueline Langwith, refers to alternative medicine as a “wide range
Health care is continuously evolving worldwide, however, healthcare amongst countries can be tremendously different. They are different in terms of the coverage their nation receives. The types of universal health care are single payer, two-tier, and insurance mandate. Canada itself is lucky enough to be a country that is single payer, for now. This means that the government will provide healthcare insurance for individuals and fund most of their healthcare needs. (Universal Coverage Is Not “Single
had a large impact on medicine as we know it today. In fact medicine would have never gotten as advanced as it has today without chemistry to help it out. Everything that medicine does is based on chemistry at its core. A long time ago when there was not nearly as much knowledge of chemistry and the medicine was much more basic as well. All of medicine is made of different elements in one way or another. Chemistry will probably also have impacts on the discoveries in medicine yet to come. Back in
every day. I did not understand the long hours, the intense studying, and the commitment to his work. A successful career in the medical field takes appropriate motivation and planning. A career in the medical field requires perseverance. Countless hours will be spent studying for exams, shadowing other physicians, and researching. To make it in the medical field it is important to have the right drive. Without the right motivation, the taxing hours of preparatory work would not be worth it. There
The field trip I attended to Queen’s Medical Center West Oahu was very meaningful to me and truly helped me a lot. During the field trip, I was able to see the working environment that a variety of health professionals work in everyday. When learning about the wide variety of health professions that are offered at the hospital, it helped me obtain a better understanding of what I want to become when I grow up. I got to experience a range of activities that helped me sort what I was interested in
contribute to the success of a sports medicine team that each have different responsibilities but as a whole work fluently together. Our sports medicine team is comprised of five different personnel with all varying qualifications and education level. These five members of the sports medicine team are the athlete themselves, the strength and conditioning coach, the head coach, the teams physician and the atheletic trainer. The athlete is essential to the sports medicine team because they are the one everyone
Introduction. Johns Hopkins Medicine is an array of non-governmental and non-profit making organizations founded as a result of the philanthropic act of Johns Hopkins. They include: The Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins International. Johns Hopkins Medicine has strategic partnerships with Sibley Memorial hospital among others. The purpose of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to pioneer research in the fields of medicine to help cure, suppress the causative agents as well
economy, and medicine part of that industry is developing very rapidly because everyday people use medicines to prevent illnesses, to reduce stress, or to be more energetic. However, many people start to see disadvantages of conventional medicine because of its high costs and side effects. At this time, complementary and alternative medicine shows itself as a good alternative. It is not a type of conventional medicine because it has different ways for treatment, and has different products and
Is energy medicine more powerful than liquid medicine? Energy medicine is a very old way of treating or healing patients, but has only been used recently. It has existed ever since humanity existed and it has been effective enough to treat the majority of the people. Energy medicine uses body energy instead of liquid medicine. Recently chemists invented liquid medicine which consists of powder and liquid mixed together to perform the same task as the energy medicine but with less and slower effect
The Field of Radiology: What role do you see for yourself? The role of the radiologist is one that has undergone numerous changes over the years and continues to evolve a rapid pace. Radiologists specialize in the diagnoses of disease through obtaining and interpreting medical images. There are a number of different devices and procedures at the disposal of a radiologist to aid him or her in these diagnoses’. Some images are obtained by using x-ray or other radioactive substances, others through
injuries brought me to see many Sports Medicine Physicians to help me with my recovery and to prevent further injuries. For example when I strained the muscles in my shoulder. They help me to recover so I could get back by the end of the season for the final tournament. It was because of their helpfulness and Knowledge of the body and treatments that make me want to become a sports medicine doctor. I have always been fascinated with treatments and different activities that improve recovery time.