Demolition49 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I have always wanted to work in the healthcare industry and i enjoy fitness/health activities.... physiotherapy seems like the thing for me! Can anybody in the medical/health industry help me? One day i may like to progress to become a heart doctor, is this possible from physiotherapy? Id like some guidance if possible! cheers How is it working in the health industry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 There lots of health /sport releated jobs out there, but the only way to become any sort of doctor is to go through medical school. The standard undergraduate medical course is 5 years and requires A-level Chemistry, Math, and physics (If i remeber correctly you need at least a B grade in chemistry and A grade in math). Competition for most courses are pretty strong, when i was going for my medical school inteviews it was about 10 interviews per place (Applications pre place i think as about 50). There are now "fast track" course for people who may have other degrees but want to get into medicine, these are usually 4 years long, but these courses are even more competitive. I've been qualifed for 5 years now, and though i have to do some stupid hours (like working 24hrs shifts) i woudln't want to do any thing else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 What do you do? If you dont mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James B Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 ............I've always been fond of thinking, perhaps I can break into brain surgery?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zednick666 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 My girlfriend's literally just graduated as a first year doctor - 5years and £30k thereabouts. Trouble is, much like passing your driving test, only when you pass does the real learning begin!! She's got two years based at a hospital up north, doing 4 rotatations per year I.e. Types of care / wards. Then you go on to more training for whichever area you want to specialise in, but it's not a short term thing, all routes take years... I think physio is a simpler route, but still requires 3 or 4 yrs uni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty78 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 +1 on what gangzoom said. No easy way out, i am afraid. There's lot of fast track programme all over the country these days or more commonly known as "the graduate entry programme". Derby, coventry are some of the example. Some of the medical students i have met from these programmes has non-medical background whatsover prior to med school..so it's doable..where there's a will there's a way I have met medical students usually a bit more mature than others who had worked as fire fighter, investment bankers, plant scientist, etc. These programme wasn't available back in my days. Been qualified for 8 years. Cardiology is very competitive..it's one of the most competitive training programme. Very popular amongst junior doctors. It's life long learning as a doctor and very long working hours and training in addition to 5 years in medical school (4 yrs via graduate entry route). i was once young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 When you first finish medical school you spend a few years (2-3) doing lots of different jobs usually in 2-3 different hospitals before you can train in a specific field. Though some people think thats a pain i quite enjoyed doing lots of different jobs. (i did things like cardiology, lab based work, accident emergency, and i will never forget my 4 month job in open heart sugery ) If your seriously considering doing medicine, i wouldn't even bother thinking about physiotherapy..your quickly get bored and frustrated and always wonder "what if"..I'm now training to be a kidney consultant, so dealing with kidney transplants, dialysis, and generally dealing with some pretty sick people on the intensive care unit. My fiancee is doing cardiology, she had to work hard to get a training post, and she loves it too. We both have been qualified for 5 years, so its actually not that a long time...so if you reckon you can put up with the work than defiantly go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty78 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Yes..it depends which area of specialty u are specialising in..generally it takes longer to train as a surgeon(hence my comment) than a physician. If you are interested, u could ring up the medical schools for some prospectus/brochures or try to attend the open/career days. Physiotherapy is a different profession altogether. If cardiology is what you want to do, then get yourself into medical school instead of going down the physiotherapy route as it has nothing to do with where it will take you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waseem1978 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Doesnt seem to be worth doing for £30k pa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zednick666 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Doesnt seem to be worth doing for £30k pa Sorry, I mean £30k debt! Uni fees accomodation etc, she didn't have financial backing from parents... Its all dependent on your circumstances I guess. She's from Wakefield like me, but studied in Newcastle so lived up there. You pretty much walk into a 29k job straightaway though (depending on your location and the rotations you do, all are graded differently) and it only goes up from there really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waseem1978 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Sorry, I thought the earning were 30k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty78 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 The incentives or annual pay increment are not great TBH. I have been qualified for over 8 years and i'm quite senior and experience but i probably only get £200-300 increment each year. Lots of people are disillusioned about how much a doctor earns. the only big earners are NHS consultants who do private works or a partner GP in shared practice. The rest of us in training working in NHS doesn't actually get paid anymore than your average joe considering the hours we work. That's why footballer pisses me off I am sure most of us here work very hard to put food on the table. My dad once said the pluses to being a doctor is job stability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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