Introduction to the World of Medicine

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Introduction to the World of Medicine

• Do I really want to do this?

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What do doctors do?
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How do doctors spend their time?

• Interviewing new patients
• Following up on old patients
• Examining patients to diagnose
• Surgery
• Therapy
• Imaging
• Blood testing
• Referring to specialists

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The business of Medicine
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What if I dont want to be a doctor but want to
treat the sick?

• Nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, medical
  technology, administration, research for cures,
  mental illness care, optometry, dentistry,
  cosmetic medicine, accupunture, herbalists,
  chiropractors, medical instructors, radiology and
  imaging technology, emergency and paramedics,
  physician assistants, midwifery, etc. etc.

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Doctors are no longer the primary caregivers in
medicine
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Incomes in the Medical Fields is Proportionate to
Three Factors

• Length of education required for the profession
• Responsibility the Profession Requires
• The supply and demand for you in the work
  marketplace

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Example Registered Nurse

• Four years of college majoring in a recognized
  nursing program
• Salary 42,000-65,000
• Eight hour shifts, morning, afternoons and nights
• Can travel easily anywhere in the world
• No investment in a practice to startup
• Always in demand
• Salaries rising
• Moderately stressful on the average
• Good benefits

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Neurosurgeon

• Four years college, four years medical school,
  three years residency, two years general surgery,
  four years neurosurgery
• Salaries 300-750,000
• High stress, high responsibility
• High cost of education and startup of practice
• Always in demand, often emergencies

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Lets Diagnose a Patient
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That was fun! Lets try another, Doc!
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They just keep getting better
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Bet you cant get this one!
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I cant wait for lunch now, doc
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What questions would you ask this patient?
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What tests would you order for this patient?
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How would you treat this?
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What would you do?
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Dealing with Patients in Pain

• Can I empathize?
• Can I care?
• Can I deal with treatments that cause pain?
• Can I be compassionate and still provide medical
  care?
• Can I maintain a good attitude?
• ..?????????

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I really dont want to go to college

• Many students dont want to
• What else would you be doing? Hanging out,
  playing video games, getting a job, getting
  pregnant?
• Optimum learning years ages 15-25
• College will your most memorable years (even more
  than Kempner?).
• Imagine doing a summer job for the rest of your
  life
• What are your dreams really?

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Think about what youre willing to work for.
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I hate school

• Whats different about college?
• Study what and when you want
• Study at your own pace and your own level
• Change your mind, you have options
• Full time or part, in town or out of town
• College is there to develop what interests you

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College Life
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The four best years of your life

• Start visiting colleges even if youre a junior.
• Visit colleges online first
• Dont worry if you dont know what you want to do
  yet
• Decide about in town or out, big or small
• Ask advisors and Ms. Campbell in college center
  and Dr. Ricken about options
• Get your finances in order
• Keep your grades high, join clubs and improve
  your SATs with courses and books

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If you are the first in your family to go to
college, join AVID and also consult Ms Campell in
college center

• Your parents must also be a part of your decision
  for moral and economic support so talk
• Community colleges are a great bargain until you
  decide your level of commitment
• Think Military
• College advice books on schools are in the
  library in one corner (Princeton guide, Lovejoys,
  etc.) Use them often for ideas

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Physical Therapist

• Devoted to restoring mobility and preventing
  disability
• Treat post operative and post trauma patients
• Use exercise, massage, physical modalities like
  heat, ultrasound, whirlpools, swimming.
• Three years post bachelors degree training
• 45-75,000 salaries
• PT Asst.s 1-2 yrs college, 15-25,000

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Pharmacy

• Three years post Bachelors degree
• 90,000 salary
• Pharmacy technician one year of college or
  vocational course online Salary 15-35,000 per
  annum.

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Dentistry

• Four yrs of dental school after Bachelors
• 100-250,000 per yr.
• Highly technical work, need good hands
• Manual dexterity required, surgical field
• Self employed generally
• Many specialties endodontics, pedodontics, oral
  sx, peridontics, prosthodontics

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Dental Hygienist

• 2-4 yrs of college
• Associates or bachelors degree
• 45-75,000 per yr
• Flexible hours, you can still raise a family for
  this is often part time, good paying work in a
  nice environment

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Emergency Medicine

• MD specialist 4 yrs Bachelors, 4 yrs Med school,
  3-5 yrs residency (hospital training)
• High stress, highly gratifying, trauma
  specialists, night hrs and emergencies
• 175-250,000
• EMTs1-2 yrs college or vocation training
• Paramedics additional 6 months training
• Salaries 30-45,000, high stress, rewarding,
  night work

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Physicians Assistant

• 4yrs of college, 1-2 yrs graduate study
• Becoming physicians in reality
• Paid like nurse specialists, work like doctors
• Terrific future, well trained in the military
• 75,000
• Direct patient contact, gratifying, professional,
  bright future

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

• RNs Generally BSNs followed by graduate
  training. i.e. 4 yrs college including nursing
  school major THEN three yrs. of graduate training
• Gas passers, replacing the anesthesiologist MDs
  but under their supervision
• Great future
• 90-125,000
• High stress, high responsibility

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Imaging and Radiology

• Radiologists are MDs (while radiology
  technicians have two years of college)
• 4 yrs college, 4 yrs med school, 5 yrs residency
• Highly technical, very computer oriented, future
  of surgery (DaVinci robotics, super surgery,
  telemedicine via satellites, CA tx.
• 250-500,000
• Very bright future for growth

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Radiology technicians and technologists

• Technicians1-2 yrs of college
• Administer x rays and mammograms
• Develop them
• 25-35,000
• Technologists 2-4 yrs college
• Run xray departments directing technicians
• 30-45,000
• Great future, highly technical, expanding rapidly

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• Now Im really confused, Dr. Ricken!
• But what if you didnt know alternatives of what
  is really available to you.
• You dont need all the answers now
• Just dream a little about..what if?

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• Always consult www.texashotjobs.us (instead of
  facebook) to help you find answers.
• This is the beginning of the journey, not the
  end.youll be changing your mind a lot in the
  years ahead so relax and enjoy the possibilities