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"Which medical specialty I would pursue after becoming as a general physician?"
That is a tough question that always inquiried by us before- or after graduating as a medical doctor. Becoming a medical specialist is one of the myriad further career pathways of medical graduates in order to expertise in his/her chosen field. it is inquestionably inevitability of medical knowledge which is immensely broad with verily-abundantly informations and precise dexterities - who makes impossible for a physician - to expertise in all medical specialties.
Indonesian medical curriculums in every medical schools are designed to mint every Indonesian medical graduate as a GENERAL PHYSICIAN (dokter umum). As a general physician - we - obviously KNOW every aspects of medicine and human physiology, but we are not EXPERT in any of them, which makes us has an obligation to refer to specialist when we deal with those diseases or skills that we dont have the competensies of them. It sometimes degrades us, as only the referred-specialist doctor - a derisive terminology I would say - and compel us to pursue a chosen medical specialty. And also it is indeed quite boring because our core competencies are only dealing with many of diseases (diarrhea, URTI,ect) whom they ( in developed countries with wvell educated patients) actually could be alleviated only by over the counter (OTC) drugs.So yeah....we want to be a medical specialist someday.... But which specialty ? Surgery ? Pediatrics? ObsGyn ? Anaesthetics ? Dermatology ? Ophtalmology ?
Some medical graduates -from the beginning of their medical course - already knew what specialist she/he want ( like he/she is ordained to be a neurosurgeon, radiologist,gynaecologist,ect) but most do not have idea what specialist they become. It is hard to decide yet only few source who provide information about choosing medical specialty. So, I guess this Brian Freeman book was a great book to accompany you during determining your medical specialty - which like choosing husband/wife - would become attributed to you during your entire life.
That is a tough question that always inquiried by us before- or after graduating as a medical doctor. Becoming a medical specialist is one of the myriad further career pathways of medical graduates in order to expertise in his/her chosen field. it is inquestionably inevitability of medical knowledge which is immensely broad with verily-abundantly informations and precise dexterities - who makes impossible for a physician - to expertise in all medical specialties.
Indonesian medical curriculums in every medical schools are designed to mint every Indonesian medical graduate as a GENERAL PHYSICIAN (dokter umum). As a general physician - we - obviously KNOW every aspects of medicine and human physiology, but we are not EXPERT in any of them, which makes us has an obligation to refer to specialist when we deal with those diseases or skills that we dont have the competensies of them. It sometimes degrades us, as only the referred-specialist doctor - a derisive terminology I would say - and compel us to pursue a chosen medical specialty. And also it is indeed quite boring because our core competencies are only dealing with many of diseases (diarrhea, URTI,ect) whom they ( in developed countries with wvell educated patients) actually could be alleviated only by over the counter (OTC) drugs.So yeah....we want to be a medical specialist someday.... But which specialty ? Surgery ? Pediatrics? ObsGyn ? Anaesthetics ? Dermatology ? Ophtalmology ?
Some medical graduates -from the beginning of their medical course - already knew what specialist she/he want ( like he/she is ordained to be a neurosurgeon, radiologist,gynaecologist,ect) but most do not have idea what specialist they become. It is hard to decide yet only few source who provide information about choosing medical specialty. So, I guess this Brian Freeman book was a great book to accompany you during determining your medical specialty - which like choosing husband/wife - would become attributed to you during your entire life.
This book is written in medical setting in United States, but it is still reliable source for us In Indonesia ( or in any other countries). This book in the early chapter, introduces to you some factors that you should weigh before choosing medical specialty. And after that, he introduced us a test that applies an assesment based on our personality to direct you to several specialties that fit with you. < For further assesment, he advised us to take MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) which will lead us to a test that decides what kind of temperament person we are and which specialty is really fit with you. the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most popular and widely used psychological test in the world. the MBTI precisely identifies a person’s personality type preferences. The MBTI can help us to choose the right specialty for their personality and temperament. The test enables us to learn more about how we perceive and judge others, whether in an occupational or social situation. It identifies our strengths and weaknesses and shows whether we value autonomy or prefer interdependence.
You could try to start a test by taking this inquiries
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp/a>p
From my point of view, the MBTI is inquisitely precise. when I took the test and intertwined my score with the interpretation , and Voila! It directed me to a several specialties that I desired most. And lastly, he introduced us to all of the specialties from persons who have first hand on experience with the particular specialties. The benefits and also some daily problems that you will face if you chose those specialties.
This is indoubtedly the most concise book for choosing medical special among others. Very recommendedcommended.
