Why Should Choose Doctor as a Career?
MBBS is the only course that makes you eligible to become a doctor or a general physician and practice medicine either at government hospitals or at your own clinics. However, there are other courses like BSc, BAMS, BPT that you can pursue up to the doctorate levels and obtain a doctoral degree to have a prefix of “Dr.” and become a specialized doctor in fields like Ayurveda, Physiotherapy, etc.
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MBBS, full form, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, is a 5.5-years professional degree in medical sciences. It is one of the popular courses to become a doctor in India as well as abroad.
The eligibility criteria to pursue MBBS is to have at least 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent examinations with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as compulsory subjects.
MBBS Course Details
- Admission to MBBS course is granted through NEET.
- MCI revoked all the previous MBBS entrance exams and made NEET the only exam for admission to any government or private medical colleges for MBBS in 2019.
- For studying MBBS Abroad, in top countries like Canada, US, UK, Australia, students need to have a bachelor’s degree from any science stream. Also, students need to apply for medical entrance exams such as MCAT, along with language proficiency tests such as IELTS, TOEFL, etc.
- MBBS Syllabus consists of subjects such as Anatomy, Pathology, Pharmacology, Paediatrics, Health & Medicine, Surgery, etc. In the duration of 5.5 years, A 1 year compulsory internship is also a part of the MBBS course curriculum.
- After MBBS, students can start practising as a doctor or general physician, with an average salary of INR 5-12 LPA.
- Some of the popular Courses after MBBS include MD, MS in various specializations.
MBBS Entrance Exams
- NEET is the only entrance examination to become a doctor in India via MBBS course.
- NEET comprises 3 sections: Physics, Biology, and Chemistry.
- The Question Pattern of NEET is an MCQ based paper. NEET question paper has 180 questions, in which for every correct answer you will score 4 marks whereas, for every incorrect answer 1 mark will be deducted.
- To be eligible for NEET 2021, Candidates must score 50% marks (40% for reserved category students) from any recognized board with Chemistry, Physics, and Botany/Zoology as compulsory subjects in their class 12 exam.
- The minimum age limit for NEET 2021 is 17 years old.
- The admission process after NEET includes a counselling session after the announcement of NEET results.
Benefits of Career as a Doctor
A
doctor is one of the most reputed professions worldwide. It offers various
advantages that no other professions can offer. If you have a keen interest in
science and medicine, then this profession is perfect for you as it offers
various career benefits and opportunities to work in the field of sciences and
medicine. Here, we have put forward some of the benefits of a career as a
doctor.
- High Salary:
Being a doctor is a noble job, but on the other hand, most of the aspirants
are also attracted to the lucrative salary that the profession
offers. Salaries of doctors are higher than any other profession all
across the world. This is one of the major reasons why students after
class 12 wish to become doctors.
- Positive Impact:
Doctors save the lives of the patient and work for the betterment of
mankind, which in itself is highly rewarding and satisfying. Doctors are
respected in society because of the work they do and this brings them the
motivation and a positive impact to do better in their career.
- Job Security:
Because of the high employment rate, the profession of a doctor is
probably the most secure one. As long as a doctor has his license, he
can practice anywhere in the world and does not need to worry about losing
his job.
- Continual Learning:
This profession gives you the opportunity to learn every day. Every day
you get to handle new and bizarre cases that have a huge scope of
learning. There is no end to new cases in this profession and with every
such case your learning keeps on growing.
- Unique Experience:
It is a unique experience to be a doctor and save the lives of the
patients, often doctors are said to give a second life to patients. The
whole experience of becoming a doctor and treating patients is very
intriguing so such experiences make every day an interesting challenge and
positive experience.
- Career Progression:
The career of a doctor has no full-stop, completing the MBBS is just the
beginning. After MBBS, they will have to do an internship and then they
will be placed in some hospital as a permanent doctor. After becoming a
doctor, they can also pursue post-graduation to become MS or MD. Then for
the rest of their life, they can treat various patients with various
complexities and full of challenges from which they can learn a lot of new
things and research on new and complex diseases.
- Most
Respected Profession Worldwide: Doctor
is one of the most respected professions in the world as it aims to serve
people and save their lives. You learn to work with authority and people
put faith in you which gives a motivation to work for the betterment of
mankind.
- Travel
Opportunities: While you do not have the
option to choose your preferred work location or city, you have the
opportunity to travel to different places when emergency cases or
situations of pandemic and natural calamities happen.
Skills Required to Become a Doctor
In
order to become a successful Doctor, one must not only prepare themselves by
gaining all sorts of educational qualifications but simultaneously should
enrich themselves with various skill sets. These skills will not only help them
understand their profession but also help them gain an edge over the rest and
excel.
Some
of skills to become a doctor are tabulated below for your reference
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Solution Oriented
Thinking |
Physically Administering Treatments |
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Analytical Thinking |
Teamwork skills |
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Prescribing
Medications Correctly |
Diagnosing
Conditions |
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Emotional
intelligence |
Assessing Symptoms |
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Staying Up to date
on Medical Research |
Providing Follow-up
Care |
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Active Listening |
Ability to Give
Feedback |