Physician Qian Jing is optimistic about whether a large investment is worthwhile?

Doctor Qian Jing is optimistic about whether a large investment is worthwhile? (Alberta Times) The opening day of medical school application, from the preliminary review and re-examination to the opportunity to get an interview with the medical school, to the dust has settled...

Doctor Qian Jing is optimistic about whether a large investment is worthwhile? (Alberta Times) The start of the medical school application process, from the initial review and re-examination to the opportunity to get an interview with a medical school, to the final decision, often takes nearly a year. Even after entering medical school, it is a long journey from taking classes to internships in different departments of the hospital, to applying for residency in a large hospital, to studying in a specialty (fellowship). Many people only earn their first pot of gold at the age of 30. "Is it worth going to medical school?" often hovers in the minds of aspiring students and their parents who encourage them. Jeff Xie, a chemistry student at the University of California, Los Angeles, who became a senior after the summer vacation, has completed the medical school admission test MCAT and medical school preparatory coursework, and is busy applying to medical schools as soon as the summer vacation comes. "Although the application deadline for each medical school is different, people who have experienced it suggest that the sooner you apply, the better." Jeff Xie said that to apply for medical school, you can fill out the form through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) website and apply to multiple schools at one time. It mainly provides information such as GPA, MCAT scores, autobiography and extracurricular community activities. Each school requires an application fee, which is about 80 to 130 yuan. If you apply to ten schools, the average fee is 1,000 yuan. After receiving the second review notice, you have to pay an application fee, which is also 80 to 130 yuan. He found that some schools were offering "application bonuses", such as the University of Chicago and other private universities. He only sent the application form the day before, and received a reply to the second step the next day. He guessed that the other party had not read his application documents at all. "The documents submitted in the second step must be more precise. At this time, most medical schools require five letters of recommendation, including two letters of recommendation from science professors, one from humanities professors, and two letters of recommendation from supervisors of extracurricular activities such as research or volunteering." Susan Yan, a student at UCLA Medical School who will be entering her fourth year, pointed out that the medical school application process is cumbersome and lengthy, and she does not have enough perseverance and determination to fight against competition, so she has to give up. After entering medical school, I spent the first two years attending classes. In the third year, I started working as an intern in different departments of the hospital. I also had to prepare for the exam to apply for a residency in a large hospital. There was little time for fun. Wang Peter, who works as an internal medicine resident in a well-known hospital out of state, said that to get a well-known hospital, you also need to rely on GPA, residency entrance examination scores and letters of recommendation. In short, there is competition all the way. Since radiology, ophthalmology, dermatology and anesthesiology are considered to be specialties with good financial prospects but low risks, the competition for resident physician positions in these specialties is also fierce. Resident doctors have different service years depending on their future specialization fields, such as three years for internal medicine physicians, four years for anesthesiologists, etc. The starting salary of a resident physician is 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, and the salary increases every year, but the working hours are long, which is equivalent to the minimum hourly wage on average. Peter Wang said that physicians are still subdivided into different specialties such as heart, gastroenterology or rheumatism and joints. After completing their residency training, some people go on to work as fellowships in specialists, and it takes at least one more year before they can practice medicine. Although the starting salary of a family physician is over 100,000 yuan, and that of a specialist is over 200,000 yuan, which is higher than the average person, many parents and clients still question whether this type of investment is worthwhile. "I spend more than 50,000 yuan on tuition and miscellaneous fees for my children in medical school every year. If I invest this money elsewhere, I might be able to generate more wealth." Many parents lamented. "Although being a doctor is hard work, looking at various professions, I still encourage my children to study medicine." Cai Longwei, a family physician, said.