General Surgeon Research Paper

General Surgeon

As a kid I always wanted to be a doctor but I never knew what type. Now that I am older I am really interested in becoming a general surgeon. General Surgeons perform operations to treat or prevent diseases, repair damage caused by injuries, correct deformities, and improve the functions of the human body. In order for me to become a general surgeon there are some skills that I need to have like working well under pressure, solving problems quickly, and working well as part of a team.

Some people might think that if you are a doctor that there are no negative parts to your job because you are constantly helping people in need, but that is not true because there are pros and cons to every job. For example saving someone's

life with a procedure or improving a patient's level of functioning or quality of life. Some challenges and negative parts that come with being any doctor not just a general surgeon are that not all of your patients are going to survive surgery, or the surgery might not improve their condition, which can be emotionally tough to handle, and surgical emergencies can be stressful because patients lives may literally be in your hands.
A typical day in the life of a general surgeon is very busy and starts very early. A general surgeon works 50-60 hours a week and that does not include the time available for call. The amount of time a surgeon works pays off because you are helping people during that time and the average pay every year of a general surgeon is $295,000. Surgeons usually start their careers working long hours in hospitals and group practices and when they gain experience they may be able to move up in the hierarchy of their workplace or open their own practices.
A job comes with responsibilities and tasks. A general surgeon has many tasks like performing patient histories and physical exams, handling daily patient rounds, patient education and discharge summaries etc. In all jobs you should always do your job well and respect the people that work with you and if you are not doing any of those, chances are you will get fired. All doctors can be fired if they work at a hospital, they can be fired for not doing their work correctly or messing things up which can be very serious for general surgeons.
To become a general surgeon must go to college. General surgeons go to college and get a Phd some major in human physiology, biology, health sciences, or chemistry. In human physiology students focus on learning in-depth material about various components of the human body. Human physiology involves studying the functions of the human body, at the molecular, cellular, and organism levels. Biology provides all of the knowledge needed for students to become physicians, surgeons, dentists, etc. Health sciences is based on broadening your understanding of all the mental and social factors. Majoring in chemistry guarantees that the two years of college chemistry requirement for medical school will be passed.
Going to school to become a doctor takes a long time. General surgeons like most doctors go to school for ten years to get their Phd. First they go to college for four years to get their Bachelor's then they go to college for two more years and get their Masters. After six years of college you go to medical school which is for four years. The first two years of med school are learning everything needed and preparing and the last two years are for practicing and doing rotations.
To get into med school you must pass your medical school admission test (MCAT). For the MCAT there is no specific time that you have to take it you just have to take it before going into med school. After med school doctors usually have to do a 3-7 year residency depending on the type of doctor for more experience. The residency for general surgeons is about 4-5 years long.
Obstetrician and Gynecologist (OB/GYN)
Another job that interests me is a obstetrician and gynecologist, also know as a OB/GYN The reason for why I want to be an OB/GYN is because my parents are from Afghanistan and I have been there multiple times and Afghanistan is one of the worst places in the world for women to give birth. Every year an estimated 515,000 women die giving birth. So if I become an OB/GYN I would like to go to Afghanistan and help the women there. An OB/GYN provides medical and surgical care of the female patient. The focus for this specialty is on the female reproductive system, including performing surgical procedures, managing the care of pregnant women, delivering babies, and rendering gynecologic care, oncology care, and primary health care for women.
An OB/GYN gets payed an average of $250,000 a year. For OB/GYN’s typically the work week for someone working full-time is 40 – 60 hours plus one to two nights of call per month. Many OB/GYN’s work 4 days per week. A typical day for an OB/GYN is very busy and the craziest things can happen at any given time. There are pros and cons to being an OB/GYN. Like having a messed up sleep schedule, but on a more serious note losing your patient and saving them and improving their life.
Every job comes with responsibilities. OB/GYN’s are responsible for saving, improving and helping their patients lives. OB/GYN’s also need to have some skills like critical thinking, reading comprehension, active listening, speaking, writing, etc. OB/GYN’s can be fired if they are not doing there job correctly just like any other job.
Becoming an OB/GYN requires you to go to college for ten years and the residency is around four years. OB/GYNs are required to have a Phd and in order for them to get a Phd they have to have gotten their bachelors and then their masters. In college there is not really anything specific that you have to major in to become a OB/GYN. Although you do want to major in something that will help you on your MCAT that you have to take before med school.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Another job that I am interested in is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery which most people just call plastic surgery.

Plastic Surgeons average pay every year is around $273,000. I want to become a plastic surgeon not because of the money but because I would like to help poor people who can not afford surgeries that they need to improve their quality of life. Plastic Surgeons are surgeons that focus on repairing defects to reconstruct a normal function and appearance. Some skills that plastic surgeons need to have are time management skills, instructing, monitoring, active listening, speaking and so much more. The benefits of being a plastic surgeon is that you can help people who really need help. The challenge that comes with becoming and being a plastic surgeon is the difficulty. Becoming a plastic surgeon is difficult because of the massive amounts of studying and

training.
Plastic Surgeons work 50-60 hours a week but that does not include the time available for call.

A typical day as a plastic surgeon consists of performing surgeries, seeing new patients, and following up with existing patients. Plastic Surgeons have a lot of responsibilities and have to stay organized to make sure they are doing their job right because if not they could get fired or sued for not performing a proper surgery.

Plastic Surgeons go to school for ten years like most doctors. As if the ten years of school are not enough the residency for plastic surgeons is around six years. Most of the information for plastic surgeons is the same for OB/GYNs and General Surgeons since they are all doctors. The amount of school, the order of each degree, and the fact that they have to take the MCAT are all the things that they have in common.

Between the three the residencies differ. For plastic surgeons it is around six years. The majors are also another difference between the doctors. For plastic surgeons some of the majors that are required are chemistry, biology, and physics. Majoring in chemistry guarantees that the two years of college chemistry requirement for medical school will be passed. Biology provides all of the knowledge needed for students to become physicians, surgeons, dentists, etc. Physics is the science that tries to understand the laws of nature and the relationship between energy and

matter.
After researching more about my top three careers I have decided that I want to become an OB/GYN. In the future OB/GYNs will always be needed because there are always women who will be giving birth. I feel that it is important to help people and when I become an OB/GYN I would love to go to poor countries like Afghanistan where the women are in need of help when giving birth.