Cardiology
I was anxious to do this essay because it forced me to focus on what career path I wanted to follow. The medical field was always a concentrated field I wanted to pursue, however, this is a vast industry and I needed to narrow the field. What I know about being a doctor, before my research were the basics you go to college, then medical school, and then open your own practice, and become wealthy. I also decided specializing in a specific area of medicine would bring me more wealth and status so I decided I would be a cardiologist. Just like that. After my research, I had a more knowledgeable understanding of what went into being a doctor, especially a cardiologist, and I did not see just the dollar signs anymore. I became motivated by prospect of making people healthy, a strict commitment to the profession and compassion.
In this age of technology, the internet was my means of gathering sources. First on my agenda was to learn what a cardiologist job description entailed. CareerCrusing.com gave me a basic lesson on the heart, a systematic guide of how the blood circulates through our body by pumping it through our blood vessels and it is this continuous circulation of blood that allows all our other organs to function properly (careercruising.com). Obviously, a cardiologist enters the picture when there is a problem with this amazing organ. They diagnosis and treat the problem. Right at this point my focus on a comfortable income was moot, I was anxious at the thought of my diagnosis in addition, treatment was literally talking the patients well being into my hands.
I continued reviewing this web site noting attributes a person should have when considering being a cardiologist. They included being a good communicator who enjoys helping people, be able to withstand stress and be will to work hard and put in long hours, strong decision-making skills, patience, and compassion (careercrusing.com). The majority of the remaining information involved exceptional grades in college and the medical school process. I decided to review another website to see if the information concerning education was comparable.
I went to MyPursuit.com, another career oriented web site and user-friendly easier to read. To be a cardiologist you must complete an undergraduate college program taking courses in physics, biology, anatomy, and physiology (my pursuit.com). After you receive your bachelors degree, you need to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) your score is taken into account when you apply to medical school, along with your college grades. Many schools also look at your extracurricular activities, leadership qualities, and character.
Next is completing four years of medical school, receiving an M.D. (Medical Doctor) degree, and complete a three-year residency in internal medicine. To specialize in cardiology you have to complete a residency for another three years. Doctors must be licensed by the state, and an additional license for cardiologists.
This intense education is to be a cardiologist, but there are subspecialties in this field. Once you become a cardiologist you can continue your education and be an interventional cardiologist, one who performs procedures like a cardiac catheterization and clears blockages by inserting a balloon or stint an electro physiologists, one who diagnosis rhythm problems, and a cardiac surgeon. To be a cardiac surgeon you need to become a general surgeon first. Needless to say, these jobs sit at the top of the pay scale
(Christenson).
My quick research into which are the best medical schools to attend brought me to a recent 2009 article ranking to top schools. In a U.S. News survey of l46 programs the
list included 1 school Harvard University, Boston Ma 2 Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD, and 3 the University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA. (us.news.com).
Getting into these schools is a completely different story
This information was a little overwhelming so I thought I would put in the search address is it worth being a cardiologist I pulled up a posting titled, Cardiologist jobs
Are they worth it (articlebase.com) the author said there was no way she would become a cardiologist. She commented on a cardiologist she new that had everything, but the long hours kept him away from his family, and he was miserable. Then she praised cardiology because they help people her father being one of them who had bypass surgery. The cardiac surgeon literally saved his life. Was it worth it A resounding, yes
The next article I read was by the American Heart Association, and was more of a narrative of advice to a new cardiologist. It was very technical at first noting various heart diseases and procedures. It explained how new funding programs from the National Institute of Health and the American Heart Association have been designed to support the training of cardiology fellows in this new wave of translational science (Chien). The strides in cardiac care is remarkable, and this made me more interested in becoming a cardiologist.
Then the article gave an analogy of joining a medical team and joining a baseball team, promoting the benefits of mentors. It stated that many prominent cardiologists were unsure of their career path (Chien) until an experienced doctor gave them substantial advice and guidance. At the end of the article was a section written to motivate stressed out cardiologist (Chien) appealing to their scientific side. For a young cardiologist interested in unraveling complex heart diseases, there has never been a more exciting time to enter the scientific arena (Chien). This different view of doctors, as scientist I never gave thought to, but it was a motivating factor.
The last piece that caught my attention was actually an obituary of W. Proctor Harvey, 89, pioneering cardiologist (Schudel). He was considered the nations most skilled practitioner of auscultation or the ability to detect cardiac ailments by listening to the sounds of the heart (Schudel). For the past few decades, he told a Georgetown publication in 2000, the trend has been to order too many tests too earlyThe sounds of the human heart are enduring. They wont ever change (Schudel) I have to wonder if
he was right it is a money issue every test cost the insurance companies.
Dr. Harvey was an inventor, author of numerous texts books for over fifty years, and had four presidents as his patients. He had a unique bedside manner, and was known to go to the hospital after one of his patients died, because that was when the family needed me the most, he replied (Schudel). This famous cardiologist added to my interest in this medical field, and cemented the need for positive mentors.
When I first narrowed my career path to cardiology, I was drawn to the field for monetary reasons. I did not look at the whole picture yes, cardiology is a profitable job.Earnings for a cardiologists range from 150,000 to more than 500,000 a year. These figures are according to a survey published by the American Medical Group Association.
In addition, if you take it a step further to being a specialized cardiologist the pay is even higher.
My research enlightened me first by the commitment that has to be made for the extended education, high grades, and then the job itself. I knew it would not be easy, but I did not realize how rewarding it could be until I did the research. Read about the girls father who was saved by a bypass surgery. Diagnosing, a heart problem, treating the patient, then watching them heal is the reward. I do not know if my lifes path will take me to that point, but if you want something strong enough the path is less bumpy.
In this age of technology, the internet was my means of gathering sources. First on my agenda was to learn what a cardiologist job description entailed. CareerCrusing.com gave me a basic lesson on the heart, a systematic guide of how the blood circulates through our body by pumping it through our blood vessels and it is this continuous circulation of blood that allows all our other organs to function properly (careercruising.com). Obviously, a cardiologist enters the picture when there is a problem with this amazing organ. They diagnosis and treat the problem. Right at this point my focus on a comfortable income was moot, I was anxious at the thought of my diagnosis in addition, treatment was literally talking the patients well being into my hands.
I continued reviewing this web site noting attributes a person should have when considering being a cardiologist. They included being a good communicator who enjoys helping people, be able to withstand stress and be will to work hard and put in long hours, strong decision-making skills, patience, and compassion (careercrusing.com). The majority of the remaining information involved exceptional grades in college and the medical school process. I decided to review another website to see if the information concerning education was comparable.
I went to MyPursuit.com, another career oriented web site and user-friendly easier to read. To be a cardiologist you must complete an undergraduate college program taking courses in physics, biology, anatomy, and physiology (my pursuit.com). After you receive your bachelors degree, you need to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) your score is taken into account when you apply to medical school, along with your college grades. Many schools also look at your extracurricular activities, leadership qualities, and character.
Next is completing four years of medical school, receiving an M.D. (Medical Doctor) degree, and complete a three-year residency in internal medicine. To specialize in cardiology you have to complete a residency for another three years. Doctors must be licensed by the state, and an additional license for cardiologists.
This intense education is to be a cardiologist, but there are subspecialties in this field. Once you become a cardiologist you can continue your education and be an interventional cardiologist, one who performs procedures like a cardiac catheterization and clears blockages by inserting a balloon or stint an electro physiologists, one who diagnosis rhythm problems, and a cardiac surgeon. To be a cardiac surgeon you need to become a general surgeon first. Needless to say, these jobs sit at the top of the pay scale
(Christenson).
My quick research into which are the best medical schools to attend brought me to a recent 2009 article ranking to top schools. In a U.S. News survey of l46 programs the
list included 1 school Harvard University, Boston Ma 2 Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD, and 3 the University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA. (us.news.com).
Getting into these schools is a completely different story
This information was a little overwhelming so I thought I would put in the search address is it worth being a cardiologist I pulled up a posting titled, Cardiologist jobs
Are they worth it (articlebase.com) the author said there was no way she would become a cardiologist. She commented on a cardiologist she new that had everything, but the long hours kept him away from his family, and he was miserable. Then she praised cardiology because they help people her father being one of them who had bypass surgery. The cardiac surgeon literally saved his life. Was it worth it A resounding, yes
The next article I read was by the American Heart Association, and was more of a narrative of advice to a new cardiologist. It was very technical at first noting various heart diseases and procedures. It explained how new funding programs from the National Institute of Health and the American Heart Association have been designed to support the training of cardiology fellows in this new wave of translational science (Chien). The strides in cardiac care is remarkable, and this made me more interested in becoming a cardiologist.
Then the article gave an analogy of joining a medical team and joining a baseball team, promoting the benefits of mentors. It stated that many prominent cardiologists were unsure of their career path (Chien) until an experienced doctor gave them substantial advice and guidance. At the end of the article was a section written to motivate stressed out cardiologist (Chien) appealing to their scientific side. For a young cardiologist interested in unraveling complex heart diseases, there has never been a more exciting time to enter the scientific arena (Chien). This different view of doctors, as scientist I never gave thought to, but it was a motivating factor.
The last piece that caught my attention was actually an obituary of W. Proctor Harvey, 89, pioneering cardiologist (Schudel). He was considered the nations most skilled practitioner of auscultation or the ability to detect cardiac ailments by listening to the sounds of the heart (Schudel). For the past few decades, he told a Georgetown publication in 2000, the trend has been to order too many tests too earlyThe sounds of the human heart are enduring. They wont ever change (Schudel) I have to wonder if
he was right it is a money issue every test cost the insurance companies.
Dr. Harvey was an inventor, author of numerous texts books for over fifty years, and had four presidents as his patients. He had a unique bedside manner, and was known to go to the hospital after one of his patients died, because that was when the family needed me the most, he replied (Schudel). This famous cardiologist added to my interest in this medical field, and cemented the need for positive mentors.
When I first narrowed my career path to cardiology, I was drawn to the field for monetary reasons. I did not look at the whole picture yes, cardiology is a profitable job.Earnings for a cardiologists range from 150,000 to more than 500,000 a year. These figures are according to a survey published by the American Medical Group Association.
In addition, if you take it a step further to being a specialized cardiologist the pay is even higher.
My research enlightened me first by the commitment that has to be made for the extended education, high grades, and then the job itself. I knew it would not be easy, but I did not realize how rewarding it could be until I did the research. Read about the girls father who was saved by a bypass surgery. Diagnosing, a heart problem, treating the patient, then watching them heal is the reward. I do not know if my lifes path will take me to that point, but if you want something strong enough the path is less bumpy.
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