Saving someone’s life is perhaps one of the most remarkable feelings in the world. Even so, not so many of us have the chance to experience this. It takes passion, a strong personality and years of study to be able to work in the medical field.
Pursuing a Medical degree is not only challenging and demanding but also competitive. Medical degrees are shaped for people who show high motivation and commitment as well as interest for sciences.
Throughout a Medicine degree, candidates are equipped with a wide range of competences, from practical abilities required for specialized hands-on tasks to communication skills needed to interact with the patients. Thus, any medical students will be able to take a simple blood sample as well as perform a complex surgical procedure.
Undoubtedly, medicine is one of the most vital fields of work – therefore there will always be a high demand of workforce needed. The employment rate for a medical graduate student is of 90%.
Due to its diverse branches, graduates from a Medical course have a variety of career choices, according to their expertise. Nursing, radiology, anaesthetics are just some of the many specialities offered in this field. Regardless of the speciality, the most important aspect needed to be taken into consideration is that medical professionals are well-respected and well-paid all over the world.
Additionally, graduates possess a series of transferable skills, such as logical reasoning, critical appraisal, listening, written and oral communication and many others. These assets are sought and highly valuable in most fields of work.
Medical courses are usually a six-year commitment, but it can vary according to the university. Most of the modern universities integrate clinical education with basic sciences from the beginning of the academic curriculum, while traditional institutions divide them into preclinical and clinical education.
Most schools understand the importance of practical knowledge, especially in this field, therefore they encourage the students to observe professional healthcare practitioners. Another way to gain practical experience is to go to different clinics and receive specialised training, followed by actual practical work.
No matter the practices of the university, always keep in mind that medical courses are structured differently in every country. Therefore, medical qualifications gained in one country are not necessarily recognised in another country.
Being a medical student from the UIDE is a privilege. This is both because of its cost and the quality of the program itself. You can feel from day zero that you are part of a program that cares about you and your learning experience, that is following your progress and catching early struggles you might present. Although being in Spanish, the program includes a lot of readings in English and you get the chance every semester to take a unified exam either in Spanish or English (NBME). The quality of the doctors, the good leadership from the faculty members, and the high quality of the classmates make this program the best one in Ecuador and one of the best in Latin America. Graduates usually continued their studies abroad, being the USA and Spain the top destinations. You can make an international rotation while you are a student, and thanks to the good networking of the University these are usually at top universities/hospitals. The downside of being this exigent is the mental health burden, which is currently not the rule but a few people struggle with the rhythm the program imposes. Only universities with a perfect % of approval of the National Certification Exam and with a 92% approval rate for USMLE takers, higher than the average of USA universities.
Overall, great University.
View moreI think UIDE is a great University, it has an incredible view and because you need a 45-minute ride from the city, you are not distracted with any noise or temptation to go away. The campus is beautiful and it has many green spaces where you can join nature and its calming noises. I would definitely recommend it especially for its view, it surpassed what I was expecting from it.
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