personal statement medical school

It is a common thought that all medical graduates pursue medical practice. This however is not true to all graduate of medical school; some end up joining the corporate world. This does not mean though that you have put to waste what you have learned during your four challenging years in medical school. Medical education can still be maximized in a non-hospital setting. You can opt to pursue other alternative careers after graduating from medical school. Listed below are some tips you can check out on getting an alternative career after medical school.

Genetic counseling

Genetic counseling is a health profession that entails providing medical information and emotional support to families having histories of genetic disorders. Some medical students naturally excel and put more interest in genetics as a subject. If you do enjoy this subject, you will probably want to consider developing a career in genetic counseling. Being a genetic counselor, you perform a mix of doctor duties and social work: you gather information on a family’s hereditary background and analyze genetic patterns to assist them in understanding the risks of genetic disorders and their implications to birth defects.

Important courses: genetics, psychology, biology, and public health

Medical examiner

Test your interest: which do you enjoy watching – House or CSI? If you chose CSI then maximize your interest and medical education wisely by becoming a medical examiner. As a medical examiner, your job is similar to every typical activity in your gross anatomy class: to cut up cadavers. The difference is that you get paid lots of money and you are required to determine what caused the person’s death. You get highly paid because your role is very essential in forensic science; it becomes the main focus of the investigation.

Important courses: biochemistry, physiology, pathology and anatomy

When people are still kids, they dream of become great someday; a good number of kids dream of becoming doctors. This dream is founded on their ambition to do service and save peoples’ lives. Working in the hospital however is not the only way to render service. You can still apply the lessons gained in medical school to counsel people and give expert advice to different organizations and companies. This way you can still serve the people but not in the traditional medical practice.

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After four years from medical school, where to work is another significant decision to make. To join private hospitals or government hospitals is your decision and not any other person. There would be various factors that you need to consider, such as the facilities, the equipment, or salary. So after graduating you will have to think well and decide. Now is the time to to ask, “Where will I work – a private hospital or a government hospital?

Government vs. private hospitals

Government hospitals provide services to the public, thus they are also known as public hospitals. These are medical institutions owned by the government thus gettings its funds from the government. To pay the maintenance of medical facilities, services of medical practitioners and supply of medical equipment, government hospitals rely on the national government’s budget. Private hospitals on the other hand are medical institutions funded by private owners, hospital fees, and medical insurers.

Medical facilities and equipment

Government hospitals have very limited funds thus being the reason why medical equipment and facilities lag behind compared to private hospitals. Private hospitals can afford to upgrade medical equipment and improve their facilities so often due to medical service fees paid by the patients. If you prefer to work for hospitals having updated equipment and modern facilities, the private hospital is the place for you. Sufficient funds available also ensure you of the abundance of supplies, clean rooms, and efficient facilities.

Salaries and debts

Fund availability is ensured in private hospitals as compared to government hospitals. This runs through in terms of salary, for private hospitals give higher salaries than government hospitals. When you work in government hospitals, stress is coupled with lower compensation for the services rendered. The stress is brought about by the fact that patients flock to public hospitals due to lower hospital fees and medical rates than private hospitals. With the higher demand in this case, you will have no choice but to render medical service at the expense of your vacation, time for family or other personal activities.

On a practical side, however, to work in government hospitals is a good means to immediately pay off your debt when you availed of government scholarships for financial support during your medical school days. Even if the salary does not pay much, it helps pay off your student loan in terms of public service. In doing this, you can enjoy doing two things at a time – doing public service and paying off your debt. Who knows you have paid half your student loan while your classmates are figuring out or just starting to pay their extended student loan payment terms.

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