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JacqUeline siM :)
21/03/1989
currently in melbourne :)
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 @ 2:30 AM
kim's 21st:) my med buddies ;)just a random tot...
was hanging out with two grad friends frm uni.. then we started talking abt how they have been studying for so many years. i asked and realised that both of them were like 26 this year. was really surprised cos they both look really young, even younger than me. adeline cld just pass off for being 17 i think. haha. but i guess they are certainly more matured in their thoughts and have gone through more experiences ba. :) steady and knowing their stuff.
i started thinking that actually it is a really good idea to do a basic science degree (3 years) then a masters in medicine (MD). tht is currently what melbourne uni is changing its system to, though it is being opposed by others who think its a waste of an extra year and more money i guess.
still, looking at the both of them, they are 26 this year, probably graduate when they are 29, cos they dont have to do AMS like us, but they have a basic science degree, a masters degree in their area of research before pursueing a MBBS degree.
it probably is the long route to becoming a doctor, cos no matter how much i complain, i will still graduate when i am 23. not including the extra years of training and internship of coz. that cld take forever if i become complacent and decided not to specialise. :0 haha. but to look at both of them then, at tht moment, i just felt they knew so much more, they have seen much more, they are more prepared, focussed and knowledgable in most aspects tht i feel tht undergraduates like me really know nothing. some may of coz be really smart and may hit the dean list, but tht is just base on theory and memorising facts of medicine. tht doesnt surely make u a good doctor. if u just sit at home, re-listen to all the lectures, be foccus and seek out all the right information and regurgitate during the exams, it wld gurantee u at least a H2 i guess.
i dont know... but in tht hour talking to them, i realised what responsibility it wld be in the future...
no matter how other doctors/seniors may tell u that u sld give up right now if u dont have the determination and are not willing to give up yr "life" for medicine, cos it will snap up all yr time : no time for marriage, no time for raising kids, being stuck in yr job 24 hrs etc..etc..., it doesnt really hit u until u really go into the job. now we think its ok, they prob are just trying to scare us. even if it were true, being at work for > 24hrs straight and losing out on all the social stuff just seems unimaginable. till it happens. emm... i really really hope it doesnt happen. cos that's not a life i want...
adeline's sis chose to work in georgia in the US, up in the mountains cos in terms of pay and hours, it is considered a rural area so i guess pay/hr is higher. and u get some serenity. tht is the extent u have to go to escape from all the office politics, the hectic life and to get some "me-time". is it really tht way? i heard med stud. in spore who work >48hrs shifts and then only coming home to sleep. all professions have some cons in one way or another, but still, there is always a way into another field if it isnt something so specialised such as medicine and dentistry.
after 3 years with a general degree, there are always other routes to take to build on yr foundation, esp being more matured and thinking along the way.
but after 6 years for the MBBS degree, will i have the guts to find my own path other than what i am already in? maybe not... but tht isnt necessarily a bad thing i guess...
sighs. i am contradicting myself the whole entry. HAHA...i dont know why i suddenly feel this sense of insecurity after 2 years, and into the 3rd year. i know i WILL complete the journey and get this degree. but the question is what happens after that >.< ...
...i guess most pple are just as unsure as me...
i hope... :) i am not emo ok, in case someone says tht i am AGAIN. haha. i am just thinking hard...
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