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my biggest dream when I finish high school is to become a cardithoracic surgeon. The those blessed people that have already gotten there, WHAT IS IT LIKE??!! The theory part? The practical part? How did you study in highschool?
Whats it like to do a surgery?
If you have any links to websites with recorded surgeries or really interesting info please write them down.
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Cardiothoracic surgeon.
Med school is basically a lot of memorization.
I don’t believe NYDoc is a doctor. He uses a lot of fancy words to cover up his hoax. Open-heart surgery is very common. What we’re seeing now is a transition to less invasive methods. Many surgeries are now performed through a small incision in the chest. The technology is still under development, and cardiothoracic surgeons are keeping up with the new technology.
You'll see more than your share of dead people in Anatomy class. Not only that, you'll be cutting them up to learn about body structure. When I was in med school we used a saw to open the rib cage of a corpse and analyze internal organs of the chest and thorax.
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Generally, people don’t donate their bodies. All the corpses in my anatomy class were aged in their 80s or 90s at death. They probably had no family to claim the body.
When I was in med school I intended to become a GP. I finished high school in the States and just took a normal curriculum. Report Abuse
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In high school I studies a lot of sciences (biology, chemistry and physics), then I did an undergrad in bio-medicine, then a post-grad in Med, and finally specialization in surgery.
Med school is very similar to hell!! So med school involves a lot of learning, memorizing, memorizing, memorizing, thinking, learning, and memorizing. Then the practical part is a bit more fun. First you get to see surgeries but not do anything, and slowly you get to do more and more. It's kinda cool.
Work wise, you star very early (I have to be at the hospital at 7am daily), but also finish early (4-5pm). This means that you’ll have problems with your future partner, and don't even thinking of having a family (unless you're partner is VERY patient). As a matter of fact something like 8 doctors/surgeons' marriage out of 10 end up in divorce (don't quote me on this).
You also need to be willing to see dead people (it will happen).
You need to keep in mind that it isn't as glamorous as Grey's Anatomy or E.R. or Scrubs or Home!! It's far less exciting!!
Finally you need to remember that over the next 10 years, cardiothoracic surgery will not exist anymore (or very little) and already it open-heart surgeries (like you see on TV) are not usual.
Basically when you select medicine you select to study for life and medicine will become your entire life too.
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It's hard working on something alive.