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Makayla
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Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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What type of doctors work in the ER?
I want to help people and work in a fast paced environment but just don't know what I should be aiming for.
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Rita Chuang
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Definitely, ER is a fast pace environment but it is also tiring. When you get to be my age, you may want to reconsider. Other things I would consider is the ER is open 24/7 which means, you may get a shift in the middle of the night. You will be dealing with all sorts of people. One other option is to work in an urgent care which is often not open 24/7.
If you want to go into medicine, I would work as a medical scribe. This allows you to experience what doctors actually do, you get paid, and it will help you when you are in medical school because you have already been exposed to medicine. You will be sharper and more prepared.
If you want to go into medicine, I would work as a medical scribe. This allows you to experience what doctors actually do, you get paid, and it will help you when you are in medical school because you have already been exposed to medicine. You will be sharper and more prepared.
I'm excited to put your great advice to good use!
Makayla
Brett Schlifstein
Anesthesiologist
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Hello Makayla,
I'm glad to hear you want to help people. I know that is one of the factors that gives me great satisfaction in my career choice. The advice I gave my children was to pick a career that they enjoyed, as they would be doing a lot of it!
Emergency Medicine is certainly a high paced and exciting specialty. There are many areas of medicine that may align with your preferences. Plus you may find your preferences may change over time.
I won't repeat all of the good advice you received above. But I will add to keep an open mind, and try to experience as much as you can. It is not unusual for people to change their minds about a medical specialty during college, medical school, or even during residency. During my residency in anesthesiology, I met fellow residents who transferred from surgery and OB/GYN. We even have had fully trained internists and pulmonologists go through our training program. Of course if you change specialties at this point, it will mean delaying when you will finish by one or several years. But I believe all of these people eneded up in a specialty that they liked. And that is the ultimate goal, as you will most likely be practicing that specialty for decades to come.
Hope that helps, and good luck!
Brett Schlifstein, M.D.
Anesthesia Director
ECU Health Roanoke Chowan Hospital
I'm glad to hear you want to help people. I know that is one of the factors that gives me great satisfaction in my career choice. The advice I gave my children was to pick a career that they enjoyed, as they would be doing a lot of it!
Emergency Medicine is certainly a high paced and exciting specialty. There are many areas of medicine that may align with your preferences. Plus you may find your preferences may change over time.
I won't repeat all of the good advice you received above. But I will add to keep an open mind, and try to experience as much as you can. It is not unusual for people to change their minds about a medical specialty during college, medical school, or even during residency. During my residency in anesthesiology, I met fellow residents who transferred from surgery and OB/GYN. We even have had fully trained internists and pulmonologists go through our training program. Of course if you change specialties at this point, it will mean delaying when you will finish by one or several years. But I believe all of these people eneded up in a specialty that they liked. And that is the ultimate goal, as you will most likely be practicing that specialty for decades to come.
Hope that helps, and good luck!
Brett Schlifstein, M.D.
Anesthesia Director
ECU Health Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Michelle M.
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Hello, Makayla !
Your career choice is so wonderful and I am happy to provide you with some advice.
The steps you can take right now to eventually become a doctor would be to take as many human sciences in high school as you can. Things such as biology, chemistry, anatomy would be of great benefit. You would then attend undergraduate school and obtain a Bachelors Degree in one of the human sciences. You would then take the Medical School entrance exam and go to Medical School, then take a specialty in Emergency Medicine. You would become an Emergency Medicine Physician.
You would be getting your License as a medical doctor and your Board Certification as an Emergency Medicine Doctor.
I am guessing that you are in high school right now. Aim for good grades, take a lot of human science and strive for a good GPA which will help when applying for college after high school. Focus more on the current classes you're taking and reading up on and viewing videos about what it is like being a medical doctor. Join extracurriculars connected to science. If you have any questions, be detailed and specific and ask them here or at your high school. Everyone's education for and career as a doctor goes differently, so there really aren't any things you can expect except the requirements of college and medical school.
To learn what courses you'd take and what majors connect with your career goal, read the websites of some colleges and look at their science programs. As you progress as a science major in college, medical school will become more clear to you and you will meet contacts, possibly do volunteer work, lab work or an internship during your undergraduate studies. The path will familiarize you with the career.
So for right now, concentrate on your high school classes and keep asking specific questions. Aim for good grades for now and read up on and watch videos on You Tube to discover what it is like being a doctor and what Medical School is like. I wish you all the best !
Your career choice is so wonderful and I am happy to provide you with some advice.
The steps you can take right now to eventually become a doctor would be to take as many human sciences in high school as you can. Things such as biology, chemistry, anatomy would be of great benefit. You would then attend undergraduate school and obtain a Bachelors Degree in one of the human sciences. You would then take the Medical School entrance exam and go to Medical School, then take a specialty in Emergency Medicine. You would become an Emergency Medicine Physician.
You would be getting your License as a medical doctor and your Board Certification as an Emergency Medicine Doctor.
I am guessing that you are in high school right now. Aim for good grades, take a lot of human science and strive for a good GPA which will help when applying for college after high school. Focus more on the current classes you're taking and reading up on and viewing videos about what it is like being a medical doctor. Join extracurriculars connected to science. If you have any questions, be detailed and specific and ask them here or at your high school. Everyone's education for and career as a doctor goes differently, so there really aren't any things you can expect except the requirements of college and medical school.
To learn what courses you'd take and what majors connect with your career goal, read the websites of some colleges and look at their science programs. As you progress as a science major in college, medical school will become more clear to you and you will meet contacts, possibly do volunteer work, lab work or an internship during your undergraduate studies. The path will familiarize you with the career.
So for right now, concentrate on your high school classes and keep asking specific questions. Aim for good grades for now and read up on and watch videos on You Tube to discover what it is like being a doctor and what Medical School is like. I wish you all the best !