Pre-med student spending 3 years in community college in CA?
I went to this pre-health conference that held a discussion about community college students now in medical school. They too spent three some years at community college level before they transferred. There are several reasons why people stay in community college longer than 2 years. I.e. Financial reasons, they have to provide for family first, counselor pointed them to the wrong direction, no guidance, switched majors, etc. If any of those are your reasons for staying at community college for 3 years there are ways to solve the problem(s). There's always financial aid if it has to do with money. If it has to do with bad counselors, go to a community college that has a high transfer rate. For me personally, I drive 30 minutes everyday to a community college with reputable standards instead of driving 5 minutes to the one that's right next to home because of their lower transfer rate. It is possible to complete your IGETC in 2 years. If 15 units is to much for you to take for 4 semesters in order to get the needed 60 units in order to transfer, try spreading your classes out a little. You can probably afford to take a few classes over intersession or summer school. Be careful about intended to stay for three years. You don't want that three to turn into four. Do what you can do now. You apply for medical school I think your junior or senior year of college, if I'm not mistaken. I guess you can apply after you have your bachelor's degree. Read the medical school's admissions. www.aamc.org www.ucsd.edu (click on the med school link)
I'm an ambitious second year medical student with a passion for oncology. Do you have any career/professional or general life advice?
Medical Oncology is a well respected profession which takes someone with a strong passion - and excellent clinical skills to do it well - but - don’t forget the other two branches of Oncology - Radiation Oncology and Surgical Oncology. Oncology is a multidisciplinary field with each specialist contributing to the management and treatment of the patient.Surgical Oncology obviously requires a surgical residency which is sometimes followed by an additional 1–2 years of specialized training in Oncologic surgery.Radiation Oncology is a four year residency following some broader clinical training - at least some form of internship, but today many applicants have done internal medicine or even medical oncology fellowships before applying.Radiation Oncology has traditionally offered a better lifestyle than Medical Oncology, but today I’d say that the hours are about equal (although call is much less demanding). While my Medical Oncology colleagues are rounding in the evening, I am spending my time developing more and more complex treatment plans due to all the advances in Radiation Therapy technology (Proton Therapy, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, etc.) I spend about 30 hours a week in the clinic seeing patients and 30 - 40 hours in front of the computer or with the Physics team coming up with optimal ways to treat patients.All three specialties meet for multidisciplinary conferences several times per week, jointly developing a treatment plan for (at least the most challenging) patients.In 2016, Radiation Oncology was the 7th most competitive residency in the match, with only Neurological Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Dermatology and Otolaryngology being more competitive. Internal Medicine was ranked 18th, so you could do that while applying for Radiation Oncology. Source: Residency Match Competitiveness 2016Most Radiation Oncologists do a fellowship year these days, making it at least six years all together - the same length as Medical Oncology.
Prefix, Root Word, and Suffix of a few medical terms?
1. Oncology (My guess: Prefix: Onco, Suffix: logy. Is there no root word?) 2. Pathologist (My guess: Prefix: Patho, Suffix: logist) 3. Carcinogen (My guess: Prefix Carci, Suffix: nogen?) 4. Lymphoma (My guess: Prefix: Lymph, Suffix: oma) Is it possible to not have root words? Please correct me if I am wrong. I need to distinguish between the prefix, root word, and suffix.