What are main key components to know when entering the fields of health services(Surgeon)?

Hi Marisa,

Math, Science, and English: Requirements for Every Health Care Career

Whether you dream of becoming a surgeon, a veterinary assistant, an occupational therapist or a hospital administrator, your health career preparation begins in high school.

Health career training programs at both community colleges and four-year universities expect you to meet certain academic prerequisites.

For almost all health care careers, experts recommend that high school students complete:

Two to four years of math, including geometry and algebra II
Two to four years of science, including biology, chemistry, and physics
Four years of English
One to two years of computer science

Prepare for Your Health Career While You’re Still in High School

• Take four years of math, science, and English – Advanced Placement (AP) classes, if possible.


• Earn the best grades you can.


• Visit the websites of schools that interest you for specific guidance on academic prerequisites.


• Volunteer in a health setting to get hands-on experience.


• Enter a health-related project in your high school science fair.


• Participate in a pre-health enrichment program.

Various disciplines in the field of surgery:

• General surgery (the whole body)


• General surgery has a number of sub-specialties e.g.:


• Vascular surgery (arteries and veins)


• Pediatric surgery (babies and children)


• Head and neck surgeon


• Thoracic surgery (heart and lungs)


• Plastic and reconstructive surgery (cosmetic procedures and the repair of a body part after the loss of tissue e.g. an ear)


• Ear, nose and throat surgery


• Neurosurgery (brain and spinal cord)


• Orthopedic surgery (bones, muscles and joints)


• Maxillofacial and Oral surgery (face, facial skeleton, mouth and related organs)


• Dental surgery (teeth, mouth and jaws)


• Obstetrics and gynecology (pertaining to the developing fetus and the female reproductive organs)


• Urology (male and female urinary tract)


• Ophthalmic surgery (contents of the eye socket)

To become a surgeon:

First, you will need to become a medical doctor (general practitioner). Becoming a medical doctor requires, depending on the state/country you live in, that you obtain a premedical science degree and follow it up with a medical degree. Some medical schools combine these two degrees into a single degree.

Second, you would be wise to gain practical experience for at least a number of years as a general practitioner before considering specializing in one of the branches of medicine.

Third, you’ll have to apply for admission as a candidate to the training program of the surgical department of a medical school. The admission criteria for a trainee as a general surgeon are strict and competition is usually fierce.

See more in: http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/issues/news/Article/243/Start_preparing_for_your_health_career_in_high_school

http://www.theapprenticedoctor.com/how-to-become-a-surgeon/

Good luck!!