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speciality: Medicine And Surgery

3.5

What Is a Medicine Degree?

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.

Benefits of a Medical Degree

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 Degree Structure

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. 

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  • General Medicine
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    Good materials but uneven skilled educators

    I joined the international program that promised an English delivery of lectures, but in reality, less than 50% were in English, less than 25% were in good and understandable English. A majority of lecturers showed up late and only read the slides which were full of text, quite hard to absorb when the lecture has been pushed to two hours later in the afternoon.
    Premed – basics of medicine and ethics left a long lasting memory which served me well, but this was more due to active learning from my side. However, good references were given.
    Clinical rotation – not all departments were structurally competent in providing an educational experience as it depended on consultants, case exposure and variation of evaluation assessment. Although some consultants were known to be the master in their field, not all of them came out as good educators.
    Extracurricular activities – mostly organizational but not hobby-related/community-wise.

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    Programme: General Medicine
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2020
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Jakarta
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  • Medicine
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    Highly competitive and sought after.

    Opinion: interactive learning experience that promote student critical thinking and exploration of various subjects regarding your speciality and interests.
    Like: well managed physical and digital infrastructures that support your studies including public transportation that are intgrated across campus and access to various well respected journal and library across the world.
    Dislike: too many assignment and sometime feel overwhelming.
    Recommend: would greatly recommend if you are a person that can handle study environment with high pressure and tight schedule.

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    Programme: Medicine
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2024
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Jakarta
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