Whether you’re thinking about studying medicine or are already in your second year, this article is for you. Being a medical student means working hard and seriously, but you’ll also have more fun than you’ve ever had before. In this article, Europe Eduss gives you some tips about studying medicine that will reassure you about the prospect of studying medicine.
You will use what you learn for the rest of your life.
This point may seem trivial, but it should not be ignored. The truth of many subjects is that you only really study to pass your exams, and once you do, the information you have tried so hard to learn is largely useless to you. But this is not at all the case in medicine. When you study medicine, you’re not just studying for the next exam, you’re taking the first steps in a lifelong learning course, building your professional knowledge base throughout your medical career.
In medicine, that extra detail you learned today could one day be put into practice in a clinical situation and may well make a crucial difference to a patient.
Medicine is a long-term course of study.
Medical school is a marathon, not a sprint. It is a 5 or 6 year apprenticeship, where in your later years the holidays become much shorter and you study almost all year round. The reason why studies take so long is because of the volume of material to be learned, the basic scientific principles and the clinical skills needed to apply them. Although it may seem like a lot of work, in reality, time passes incredibly quickly in university, probably because the student is so busy that he or she doesn’t have time to notice every semester that passes. But it’s still enjoyable, because you’ll feel like you’re making rapid progress in your studies.
Organization is the key to success
One of the real challenges of medical studies is to be able to organize one’s work and activities. Once you’re in university, you can no longer rely on your parents to keep a calendar of everything that’s going on, you have to do things yourself. Add to this the fact that much of the time spent at university will tire you out, due to the lectures that coincide with sports games, the practical exercises that coincide with cultural events or parties. But the most important thing is to know how to organize yourself, whether it’s a paper agenda that you keep with you or a calendar on your smartphone.
