QUOTE(wringgle @ Sep 2 2012, 12:43 AM)
I'm doing A Levels in Taylor's Sri Hartamas. I am just really scared that it's important because that's what my lecturer keep telling me. They said that in medical school people actually wants students that have studied physics because it's really important. He said that apparently Biology is not important because you can just read up anytime. (
I really like studying Biology that's why I choose to study medicine- is this a legit reason??) I'm struggling to grasp those Physics concepts though dropping Biology will definitely give me time to catch up. And yes, the other two subjects are Chemistry and Maths. I don't have any problem with these two subjects yet (hopefully never haha). My real question is how can I get this "work experience"? Do clinics hire A-levels people to "test the water"?? Won't I be very annoying and disturbing to the normal operation of the place? The main reason that I want to have a "hospital experience" is because it'll look good on my application, can I just email the hospital and enquire? Do people do that?
Added on September 2, 2012, 12:46 amPs: How do people prepare for the ISAT? Apparently Monash Sunway requires it can somebody tell me more about it?
well, i'm guessing you like the physiology and biochem parts of biology. as you may have already noticed in A2 you'll learn the bigger aspects of biology like natural selection, biodiversity, crop plants, etc which has near NOTHING to do with medicine. but its good that you like biology, which probably means you like reading and you are looking for a career which involves life long learning. what your teacher says isnt actually true, i know plenty of medical students who took bio chem maths and for their fourth subject they take either psychology, economics (me included), english literature and to a certain extent history or accounting. but there is no doubt a sound foundation in physics would help in the long term later on in your pre-clinical years.
its quite difficult to get work experience here in malaysia for medical students, it'll take a looooong time for you to get a placement if you use the proper way of sending a formal letter to a government hospital. private hospitals are too tedious when it comes to protocols. i did mine in a government hospital in a rural part of town, they've been known to be more cooperative. it also helps if you already know a doctor, that way you could just ask him/her to settle a placement so you wont have to wait so long. its better to do your work experience at a hospital than at a clinic, you'll get to see a wider variety of cases (depends on which ward you are attached to) and you will get to experience the ever tiring life of a doctor.