Medicine:is it tough?

[lolilo]

i am interested in taking medicine courses.can the ones studying medicine either in malaysia,uk ,russia or ukraine please enlighten me about medicine:is it tough, lots of reading?coursework?or any other aspects in it.tq :D [/b]

hi iam from nirvana collage in kl

we do have pre-madic, law and many more
if u could come down one day i could help u out.......

if u want u can call me and give me your add and i can post the info to you .................

mr.kugan
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[pandaboy]

i am interested in taking medicine courses.can the ones studying medicine either in malaysia,uk ,russia or ukraine please enlighten me about medicine:is it tough, lots of reading?coursework?or any other aspects in it.tq :D [/b]

I think different unis have different approaches. I think one important approach is what they called "vivas" or something like oral exam. Not really sure about that though...maybe some medics students can help you answer your questions? <----low hope though, not many medic students around here...

[SHuLy]

haha. perhaps the number and activity of the medical students here reflects their workload....

[pandaboy]

haha. perhaps the number and activity of the medical students here reflects their workload....

Or probably they're just plain lazy.... :wink:
No offence to medical students!

[byzhanii_bogn]

hehehe, me will help, pity u're of the same badge... if u're 2 years younger, me'll definitely enlighten you on it LOL

[wawa]

medicine in Malaysia isn't a bed of roses you know, despite all the brilliance and prestige given to it. My school already has 3 people pulling out of Malaysia medic program in local universities for my year. that tells a lot doesn' it?

[byzhanii_bogn]

i heard from my sis that one girl who entered medic actually swithed courses to do science...

[DFish]

my friends in russia have endless tests and controls. Besides learning russian language for communication and for clinical year, they have to learn latin for medical terminology as well. There are lots to study. I think interest is the main thing to study medicine.

[pandaboy]

I think those considering medicine should also think ahead....it's not just the studies that are tough, think about the nature of the job too. It's not going to be easy....so be well prepared.

[blur]

i'm in a dillema now as to choosing STPM or A-levels(i'm currently under Asean scholarship). i hope to pursue medicine in the future. If i were to choose STPm, i might hv a slight chance of entering local uni whereas i will hv to go straight into private institutions if i were to choose a-levels. but many said the edu in s'pore is 'better' and i'm actually giving myself more chance of studying overseas next time. i know tat a logical choice would b to take STPm but i'm so attached to my life in s'pore now.......wat should i do????

[SHuLy]

i think this boils down to one thing- do you have financial backup?

if you have money for private education in medicine, then by all means, continue with singapore...though i am no supporter of the asean a level since after sitting for that exam, you are somewhat confined to private education...and s'pore don't really offer scholarships do they??

best thing that can happen i guess is that s'pore govt gives you a loan to study medicine there..

[gohweihan]

i think this boils down to one thing- do you have financial backup?

if you have money for private education in medicine, then by all means, continue with singapore...though i am no supporter of the asean a level since after sitting for that exam, you are somewhat confined to private education...and s'pore don't really offer scholarships do they??

best thing that can happen i guess is that s'pore govt gives you a loan to study medicine there..

Singapore offers scholarship in every field EXCEPT medicine and dentistry. However, there are loans available from local banks which amounts up to 80% of the tuition fees.

[Tab]

to answer the question in the title of this thread:

is medicine tough?

My answer:
yes it is.

It's all abt working both HARD & SMART at the same time.

Work smart w/o working hard.. u can't finish studying! :P

Work hard w/o working smart.. u'll go nuts! :lol:

[Tab]

i think this boils down to one thing- do you have financial backup?

if you have money for private education in medicine, then by all means, continue with singapore...though i am no supporter of the asean a level since after sitting for that exam, you are somewhat confined to private education...and s'pore don't really offer scholarships do they??

best thing that can happen i guess is that s'pore govt gives you a loan to study medicine there..

Singapore offers scholarship in every field EXCEPT medicine and dentistry. However, there are loans available from local banks which amounts up to 80% of the tuition fees.

hmm.. there's one actually... A*star Scholarship for MBBS-PhD programme. You get to study abroad as well. But that's NINE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG years 8) (since it's compulsory to take PhD after getting your medical degree)

[iman285]

to answer the question in the title of this thread:

is medicine tough?

My answer:
yes it is.

It's all abt working both HARD & SMART at the same time.

Work smart w/o working hard.. u can't finish studying! :P

Work hard w/o working smart.. u'll go nuts! :lol:

so how hard and how smart one need to be eh?

[Zeroth]

nothing in this world is easy, just do it if you have the interest!

What is your definition of 'tough'?
There are challenges and problems unique to medicine, but a lot depends on how you look at things and to some degree your level of ability.

My personal view is that medicine is certainly not easy, but then neither is anything else. Yes, there is a lot to learn (unfortunately this also correlates to a lot being forgotten :) ). Yes, there is not enough time to really learn everything well and yet manage to spend lots of time on the ward practising procedural skills and seeing patients as well as having a life outside work (certainly in the clinical years anyway). Yes, it is not the same as many other courses (travelling to peripheral hospitals, staying late to do on-call, longer terms etc.). If you ask a lawyer/architect/accountant/media practitioner they'll give you a similar type of story - every profession has its downsides.
But medicine also gives you the chance to witness human nature first-hand (both the good and bad sides of it). There is also a lot of variety in medicine - it doesn't lend itself to boredom easily. It is both a science and an art, and hence unique. Money and respect - well, that depends really on where you end up - but then no one is forcing you to stay in a place if you don't like it!

Bottom line - you should ask the question "What are the difficulties involved in learning and practising medicine?" rather than "Is medicine tough?", and then take a long look at yourself to see if you've got what it takes to be a doctor (i.e. can you overcome the hurdles and whether the benefits - not only money and prestige, I hasten to add - are worth it). I didn't really have a clear career plan, in fact I just had a vague idea during secondary school that medicine might be interesting as a career, but having had a wee bit of experience of medical school I think I made the right choice and don't think I'd want to do anything else. (Of course, this isn't set in stone - things may change!)

COI: I am a final-year medical student.