A Prospectus on Medicine

Been on bloghopping in these past few days. Trying to look and feel how doctors think personally about themselves and also their world. Surprisingly, much of their thoughts are on the same roof as mine, but also don't forget the few bad apples in the career that (sometimes) tarnished the healthcare (or healthfucked) service.

And here are some comments which I like to touch on personally....

"Malaysian generally has lost their creativity. When they study, the sole objective is to get As, the more the better. The top scorers always choose the medical profession as there are no other profession in this world,"

So true, it saddens me that most teachers teaches us good stuffs only for us to get A's in our National Exam, SAT kind like exam. (SPM) This also reflected on the mentality of the parents, who spends hundreds of Dolars just to send their kids to the best private tuition available in their place, without looking at their child's mental needs, ideas, thoughts about it. Good environment won't evoke a good worksmanship if the person itself is injured/rotten inside.

And another problem.....the obsession with medical careers....do the parents think it's a GREAT job for their children? Do they think doing RECTAL examination (Looking at patient craps for green stuffs), BLOOD TESTS (Also to check for spirally shaped pathogens and other errs) or worst, TIGHT work schedule for life is cool? Stop yapping about how noble it is, helping injured creeps back to their health, because healthcare is only for, as the name implies (healthCARE) people who are indeed, motivated, willingly from their heart to help those good for nothing creeps.

"Choose medicine as a career only if you have the passion, and the aptitude for it.
Only then can you suffer the touch times and the inevitable injustices (not just in our country, but anywhere else for that matter) and not feel self-pity, depression and burn-out,"

That's why, medicine is tough shit to crack. A kind heart and a goodwill to help others plus good understanding is what we need. In addition, you will learn continously, read updated journals, researches for the rest of your life. I bet those parents too will wet their feet if asked to commit their life into healthcare. Every suffering person is an injured soul, they didn't want shuns and ostracised from the community, they need help and support (Medically, mentally, physically, name it) from others instead AND this is what doctors are meant to be, cuz you know, doctors have the license to kill, legally.

And now, medicine is slowly consumed by the innocent (Yet EVIL, harharhar) consumerism who sucks money from people via some doctors who didn't care shit about their patients. Money, fame is what they seek, but medicine is not the way, there are many more careers to choose from. Lucrative business, famous musicians, enigmatic politicians, creative entrepeneurs, above all garnered more annually rather than that friendly mortician general practicioner in your local clinic.

"Only when you can keep your eyes steadily on the goal of service and alleviating human suffering can you take the hurdles that crop up as challenges to be met, and overcome, rather than obstacles that overwhelm you."

So true....to see those wrecked body, agonizing pain the soul endured.....it's incredible how these people didn't crack up or losing their personal touch after years of enduring these ennerving moments. Some people screwed themselves hard (Suicide) just because of academic failures, broken love, life's downs....but to see people forced to leave the realm of the living is a hard hit to be pondered, and sometimes, the face of those who prepared, accepted the notion of their "hourly death" can be a great example of how dynamic humans can be....

So to those who hopes to be a physician one day, think thoroughly with your mind and heart, whether the "will" comes from deep of your heart, or from the external "prodding" of your peers/parents. They might say that they make a great choice in setting their child's future, but...

"In business, even fools can give adivices, while sages err in their own judgments,"

Only you can make the difference. Don't forget mom and dad, but sometimes you need to steer the boat yourself for the fruitfulness of your own.

P/S: Make sure you didn't make a wrong judgment though, this is VERY subjective.

Original source from sandpenguin.