A A NOTNOT SO BORING SO BORING PRESENTATION PRESENTATION

ABOUT MEDICINEABOUT MEDICINE

Let’s thinkLet’s think• 17 year old 17 year old

varsity basketball varsity basketball player collapses player collapses in the middle of in the middle of the court….the court….

• His dad died of a His dad died of a heart attack at the heart attack at the age of 40age of 40

WHAT WOULD YOU WHAT WOULD YOU DO NEXT??DO NEXT??

WHAT WOULD WE DO??WHAT WOULD WE DO??

• Call out his name … does he respond?Call out his name … does he respond?

• Check if he is breathingCheck if he is breathing

• Check his pulse Check his pulse

• Call 911Call 911

• Start CPRStart CPR

Who is involved in care of this Who is involved in care of this patientpatient

• EMSEMS•NURSESNURSES•DOCTORSDOCTORS•PHARMACISTPHARMACIST

WHY DID I CHOOSE WHY DID I CHOOSE MEDICINE ?MEDICINE ?

HOW DID I GET INTO MED HOW DID I GET INTO MED SCHOOLSCHOOL

• HIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL

• GPA >3.5GPA >3.5

• HIGH ACT SCORESHIGH ACT SCORES

• EXTRACURRICUAR EXTRACURRICUAR ACTIVITESACTIVITES

HOW DID I GET INTO MED HOW DID I GET INTO MED SCHOOLSCHOOL

• COLLEGECOLLEGE

• TAKE SCIENCE AND MATH CLASSESTAKE SCIENCE AND MATH CLASSES

• >3.5 GPA>3.5 GPA

• TAKE THE MCAT JUNIOR YEARTAKE THE MCAT JUNIOR YEAR

• GET TO KNOW YOUR TEACHERS GET TO KNOW YOUR TEACHERS WELLWELL

WHILE IN MED SCHOOL…WHILE IN MED SCHOOL…

• FOUR YEARSFOUR YEARS

• TWO YEARS OF BASIC SCIENCETWO YEARS OF BASIC SCIENCE

• TWO YEARS OF HOSPITAL WORKTWO YEARS OF HOSPITAL WORK

• APPLY FOR RESIDENCYAPPLY FOR RESIDENCY

• SOUNDS LIKE A LOT -- DOESN’T IT

• LETS TAKE TIME FOR QUESTIONS

WHY SHOULD I WORK SO HARDWHY SHOULD I WORK SO HARD

• People look to you for helpPeople look to you for help

• You can educate peopleYou can educate people

• You can learn about the human bodyYou can learn about the human body

• You are always challenging yourselfYou are always challenging yourself

• It is funIt is fun

SO WHATS THE BOTTOM SO WHATS THE BOTTOM LINE??LINE??

• WORK HARDWORK HARD• BE THE BEST BE THE BEST

AT WHAT YOU AT WHAT YOU DODO

• MAKE A MAKE A DIFFERENCEDIFFERENCE

• NEVER STOP NEVER STOP LEARNINGLEARNING

BY THE WAY… DON’T FORGET BY THE WAY… DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUNTO HAVE FUN

ALI

DINADINA

RANDARANDARIMARIMA

SUZANSUZAN

LETS GO BACK TO THE LETS GO BACK TO THE BASKETBALL PLAYERBASKETBALL PLAYER

• WHAT HAPPENED WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?TO HIM?

• HYPERTROPHIC HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHYCARDIOMYOPATHY