yr 10 presentation
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CONSIDERING MEDICINE?
What is a doctor?
Doctors are healthcare professionals who encourage, maintain, and restore health
through diagnosing and treating illnesses, injuries, and other physical ailments.
Referred to as Physicians Medical Practitioners
Provide primary health care Socially appropriate, universally accessible,
scientifically sound first level care Refer patients to other healthcare providers
when necessary Doctors can specialise in many fields or may
focus on broad and comprehensive care for individuals (GP)
An average day…
Doctors don’t really have an average day Tasks depend on where they work and the
patients they see GP’s do a bit of everything
Examine patients Order tests and procedures Prescribe and administer medications Provide acute emergency care Provide counseling and support
The specialist role is similar GP’s but focused on a specific body system.
Surgeons determine what procedures a patient needs and performs them.
Other hospital doctors see, treat and refer many different things. ED Medical wards
Often work long shifts May be required to do a lot of on-call work
Where can doctors work? General practitioners usually work in private
practice (as individuals) Most specialists work in hospitals and at a private
practice Universities (as teachers) Other various health initiatives and organisations
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Defence force MSF or WHO Insurance companies
Where can doctors work? General practitioners usually work in private
practice (as individuals) Most specialists work in hospitals and at a private
practice Universities (as teachers) Other various health initiatives and organisations
Levels of Doctors
Some Specialty Colleges
Royal Australian College of Physicians
~ 6yrs min
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
~ varied time
Royal Australian College of General
Practitioners
~ 6 yrs
Australian College of Rural and Remote medicine
~ 4 yrs
Lots of specialties... Addiction Medicine Anesthesia Dermatology Emergency Medicine General Practice Intensive care medicine: Pediatric Medical administration Obstetrics and Gynecology: Oncology, Maternal-fetal, Ultrasounds, Reproductive
endocrinology and infertility, Urogynaecology Occupational and Environmental medicine Ophthalmology Pediatrics and child health: Clinical genetics, Community child heath, General,
Neonatal and perinatal, Cardiology, Clinical pharmacology, Emergency, Intensive care
Pain Medicine
Palliative medicine Pathology: General, Anatomical, Chemical, Haematology, Immunology,
Microbiology, Forensic Physician: Cardiology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Pharmacology, Endocrinology,
Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Geriatric, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious diseases, Oncology, Nephrology, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Respiratory and Sleep, Rheumatology
Psychiatry Public health medicine Radiation oncology Radiology: Diagnostic radiology, Diagnostic ultrasound, Nuclear medicine Rehabilitation medicine Sexual health medicine Sport and exercise medicine Surgery: Cardio-thoracic, General, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic, Otolaryngology,
Pediatric, Plastic, Urology, Vascular
Good things about being a doctor...
Ability to save lives and provide support to others – Rewarding
Continuous learning High status occupation Challenging Decent salary Job satisfaction Job security and opportunities
Salary Resident AU$60000 - $75000 (up to $90000
with overtime). Registrar AU$75000 - $110000 (up to
$130000 with overtime). GP AU$150000 – $350000 (up to $400000
with overtime). Consultant AU$175000 – $350000 (up to
$400000 with overtime. Private consultants AU$1million+
Disadvantages of being a doctor...
Debt Long and ongoing education Can be difficult (training and on the job) Can be depressing and stressful (when unable
to help) Time consuming Long work hours (overtime and on-call) A lot of responsibility Frustrating with patient non-compliance
Is being a doctor for me?
Remember.. You are choosing to become a doctor, not just a medical student
Do you love learning? Do you enjoy solving challenging problems? Are you emotionally resilient? Are you interested in how the human body
functions?
8 traits of a good doctor
Doctors need to be: Approachable (Can ask them anything) Empathetic (understands what I am feeling) Trustworthy Confident (“a confident doctor gives me confidence”) Humane (caring, compassionate, kind) Forthright (tells what a patient needs to know) Respectful (takes the patient seriously) Thorough (complete, pays attention to every detail)
Poor reasons for choosing medicine Pressure from family/friends/society
Friend/sibling is studying medicine Parents are doctors
Because you can “I got an OP1 and therefore have to do medicine
or law” Money and prestige Hot nurses
How to ‘get in’ to study med?
1. Undergraduate: Apply for direct entry as a school leaver and sit the UMAT
OR 2. Graduate: Study an undergraduate degree and
then sit the GAMSAT
Most universities use an interview as part of their entry requirements
Undergraduate Medicine at…
Graduate Medicine at…
Medical degree format
30 – 40 hours/wk contact time +10-20 hours/wk extra study (university
dependent)
Within a medical degree: Examine the normal human body compared to
abnormal body Focus on structure, function and development
Common disease states: Recognising and diagnosing illness Developing clinical reasoning Managing conditions with an evidence based approach
Clinical skills are developed through participation in skill based, general practice and ward-based sessions.
The role of the doctor within the profession wider society: including the social, economic, population
and cultural bases of health in contemporary Australia. (this incorporates Indigenous health issues).
Develop skills in communication, physical examination and professional practice
Clinical years consolidate and integrate students’ early experiences
Prepare for internship
What to do next?
Subject selection
Prerequisites English Math B A science subject
(usually chemistry) Assumed Knowledge
Chemistry Biology
Recommended Physics