Would you like to become an anesthetist? Or would you like to become a surgeon? Or how about becoming an oncologist, pathologist or registered professional nurse? Then pay close attention to this letter. This was my last patient on the operating list today: a 39 year old AIDS patient with a large cancerous growth on … Read more
One of the most difficult things about becoming and being a doctor is the demands on your time. As a surgeon, sometimes you have to get up in the middle of the night to go sort out an emergency. That has happened many many times in my career, but I’ll never forget a case I … Read more
Become a Paramedic Emergency medicine is a specialty of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention. Accidents occur uninvited – that is why we call them accidents. Do you think you would thrive on the adrenaline and the fulfillment that comes from assisting injured … Read more
Hi there Apprentice Doctor! As a Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon, I do perform quite a number of jaw reconstructions. We use Titanium dental implants. About 30 years ago if a patient lost all their teeth, they only had one option, and that was to wear full dentures (false teeth) for the rest of their lives. … Read more
Hi there apprentice doctor! With the previous newsletter we did quite a tricky suturing technique. For this month’s newsletter we will be considering the drug industry. Pharmacological companies are multi-multi-billion dollar companies producing wonderful and unfortunately not-so-wonderful drugs for the spectrum of disciplines in modern medicine! What follows is merely my personal point of view. … Read more
Why do you want to become a Healthcare professional? This is so important! What is your motive behind becoming a medical professional? The prime, the number one, the most fundamental reason why you want to become a great medical professional is very important, because that will determine not only your success, but also the fulfillment … Read more
Today I would like to address an important subject and that is the importance of good record keeping. More often than not it seems to be the little things in life that makes a big difference. Taking a comprehensive medical history, making proper notes and keeping these notes for an extended period of time, is … Read more
What is a Dentist? A dentist can be described as a super medical specialist dedicated to the care of the teeth, mouth, jaws and surrounding organs. They have studied the physiological and disease processes affecting structures in this region, and they understand the principles of diagnosis and the management of diseases and abnormalities affecting teeth, … Read more
Below is a short summary of the steps to follow to become a doctor in the United States of America. Academically you need to focus your attention on attaining an approved 4-year pre-medical science qualification (step 2): Complete Grade 12 / High School diploma / GED — exceptional academic results set the tone for the future! You … Read more
This is a project that you will not find on the Foundation Course CD-ROM. If you do not have your own Apprentice Doctor set, you’re missing out on the core foundation of what you’ll find below… Medically speaking, what exactly is a swelling? A swelling (a localized increase in size) may occur anywhere on the … Read more
