To all the surgeons out there!!?

Question

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.

Answer 1

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 h**l!! 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 will 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 House!! 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 common.

Basically when you choose medicine you choose to study for life and medicine will become your entire life too.

Answer 2

Cardiothoracic surgeon.

Med school is basically a lot of memorization.

I do not believe NYDoc is a physician. He uses a lot of fancy words to cover up his hoax. Open-heart surgery is very common. What we are 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 examine internal organs of the chest and thorax.

Answer 3

It's hard working on something alive.