One of the best ways to insult a doctor is to question their competence. Other good ones might be suggesting they didn’t exhaust every avenue of testing or are purposefully delaying a diagnosis just to jack up medical fees. Anything that damages the ego can be pretty effective too. Perhaps the better question here is …
Doctors might think they are superior because of the amount of responsibility and knowledge they have. The job also comes with a lot of pressure – so sometimes superiority might just be mistaken for fatigue or simply being busy! But the answer to the question also depends on who they’re being compared to. I know …
The main reason to become a doctor instead of a nurse – although people will often argue money, prestige, and leadership – is to gain an advanced scientific understanding of the principles behind the disease. For the intellectually curious going into healthcare, that can be a dealbreaker! But it’s an interesting question. It’s also one …
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Professional doctors don’t treat attractive patients differently from any other. Unprofessional ones, however, might well give them some extra attention. But the answer also depends on what these doctors find “attractive” in the first place. Personally speaking, from my position shadowing and observing lots of doctors as a med student, I haven’t noticed doctors changing …
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Going into med, with all the years of schooling and the big financial hole it causes, you want to have some reassurance that it’s all going to be worth it. “Will I be happy in this job?” we ask ourselves. “What kind of doctor will I best enjoy being?” Despite there being no real way …
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This article is a submission from José Silva, a Portuguese International Medicine Graduate who studied medicine in Europe; Czech Republic. I reached out to José and asked him if he could share some of his story, particularly his experiences getting into med and studying at Charles University Faculty of Medicine, Pilsen. Like mine, his story …
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As a British student studying medicine at an Eastern European medical school, I’m inclined to say yes, medical school is easier in Europe. But this opinion is entirely contingent on my personal experience. Comparing it to that of the US, Canadian, UK and Australian med students that I most often read about. Of course difficulty, …
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