? Doctor? This word has two basic meanings in modern English context, one is doctor and the other is doctor. Although doctors and doctors are both? Doctor? But what about this? Doctor? Not that? Doctor? There is no identity between the two. Medical college graduates in the United States get a doctorate in medicine, usually called MD, which is usually translated into Chinese. Doctor of medicine? In fact, this MD is only a professional degree, which is different from a doctor in the usual sense. Doctor of medicine? Inappropriate, easy to cause misunderstanding. Because MD doesn't need to write a doctoral thesis or pass a thesis defense, their four-year study after the undergraduate stage, mainly clinical research, is different from the academic research done by people who have obtained doctoral degrees in other majors, so the accurate translation of MD should be? Doctor's degree instead of? Doctor of medicine? .
Medical schools in the United States do not start with undergraduate courses, and most students have undergraduate degrees, so some people think that medical students are equal to graduate students. In fact, this analogy is also inappropriate. Graduate students are engaged in research, and medical students are dedicated? See a doctor? The study of skills is the cultivation of professional skills.
The admission criteria of American medical schools are very strict and the competition is fierce. Besides pre-med, have a bachelor's degree and pass a medical examination? Work hard? In addition to the admission criteria, you must also take the national unified medical college entrance examination. What is it called? MedicalCollegeAdmissionTest？ Referred to as MCAT for short, this kind of test is somewhat similar to the standard SAT for high school students to enter universities and GRE for graduate students. Students apply for admission to medical college. What else is there? Soft? Requirements include letters of recommendation from university teachers, applications for admission written by students themselves, and records of participating in various social welfare services and community activities at school.
Many medical schools attach great importance to applicants' experience in community service, volunteer work and overseas life when enrolling new students, because as a doctor who saves lives, caring, compassion and broad international vision are very important personality traits, and they are also important factors to determine doctors' medical ethics. When applying for medical school, the application letter written by the applicant is also very important. In the application letter, the applicant must clearly explain why he wants to become a doctor, his life experience and outlook on life.
American universities are independent and have their own admission standards. The medical college entrance qualifications mentioned above, including pre-med, undergraduate education and medical examination, are not uniform. Individual universities have special programs. Let excellent high school students enter the university, first of all, they should study ordinary university courses. After obtaining bachelor's degrees in arts and science, they go directly to medical schools, such as the University of Alabama (UAB), without taking exams. Some universities do not necessarily need physical examination, or do not emphasize undergraduate education.
Employment and career planning of students with medical background
If you study medicine in China, you can apply for chemistry, biology, biomedical engineering, basic medicine, psychology, nutrition, public health, health management, medical management, and some business majors with low professionalism. You should choose according to different hobbies and future plans.
If you want to transfer to biology and chemistry, the way out after applying for a master's degree is not as good as that of a doctor. Basically, you should take the road of research. Of course, the higher the degree, the more important it is. Generally, as long as a doctor is admitted, he will get a scholarship. The key is whether you want to invest in 4-6 years of doctoral studies. If you just want to apply for a master's degree, there are fewer opportunities for scholarships.
Biomedical engineering and basic medicine are interdisciplinary subjects of biology and medicine. Need to have a medical background and study life science. As a new discipline, his development prospect is very good.
Psychology, with a medical background, will be much easier to learn, but the language requirements are very high. If students' English level is not very good, it is not recommended to apply for this major. Advantages: the salary will be better, and the annual income will fluctuate between 10000-70000 according to the situation.
Nutrition, there are not many graduate courses in the United States. Among the top 100 schools, only about 20 have this major, involving clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food nutrition and biochemical and molecular nutrition. The employment rate in the United States and China is very good, which is a major that many medical students want to choose.
Public health, health management and medical management are management majors, which are relatively easy to apply for, but they are new things in China, and their development is less than 10 years, with imperfect development and many problems. Because of this, his development space is also very large, and students with management ambitions can choose. If domestic medical students want to study in the United States, I believe it will be a huge challenge for ordinary students. But through their unremitting efforts, if you can find relevant jobs to take root in the United States, I believe that the generous salary will make you feel that all these efforts are worth it. On this road, many people succeeded, but more people failed. Next, I will talk about medicine according to my experience in applying for the United States over the years.
Because there are no medical undergraduates in the United States, and China's undergraduate degree is not recognized in the United States, many students are looking for other application strategies to achieve their goal of studying in the United States, one of which is to apply for a major change. My major is engineering and biology. Because students' future employment is closely related to the majors they apply for, I will analyze these majors and their future employment situation one by one here.
biology courses
Biology-related majors are the target chosen by most students with medical and biological backgrounds, which leads to a large number of students applying for biology majors and fierce competition. In general, the application for biology major is mainly for doctors, and the graduate with a master's degree in biology can hardly find a job. The difference between biology major and engineering major is that if students have excellent background conditions, they will have the opportunity to apply for full scholarships, which will be attractive to some students with poor family conditions, but the shortcomings are also obvious. Doctoral system is long, graduation is difficult, and employment in engineering form is not optimistic.
Although the United States has invested heavily in biotechnology, there have been five bio-industrial bases in the United States, including Boston, San Francisco Bay, Washington, San Diego and North Carolina Research Triangle Park, which have become the pillars of the local economy and the foundation of American biotechnology industrialization. However, in recent years, American universities have continuously expanded the enrollment scale of biology majors, resulting in a huge number of graduates and fierce competition. If you are not a graduate of a prestigious school, there are not as many opportunities to find a good job as engineering, because the starting salary of doctoral students is high, but the opportunities that society can provide for doctoral employment are limited, and many jobs can only be satisfied by people with master's degrees. Moreover, after the financial crisis, the U.S. government cut funding for related projects, resulting in fewer jobs available, making it more difficult to find a job, and the employment situation is not very optimistic. If you are an excellent doctoral graduate, the starting salary for finding a job is about $70,000-$90,000 a year.
Of course, if students with medical background want to engage in the medical industry after applying to the United States, they can consider taking the doctoral license in the United States during their doctoral studies. However, compared with the first two methods, it is very difficult, but the return is also quite rich, with an annual salary of $654.38 +0.5 million.
Engineering technology category
Biomedical engineering and biotechnology are more suitable for students with medical background. In the United States, there are many professionals in finance and marketing, and the employment competition is fierce. Most engineering students can find corresponding jobs in the United States, with good wages, especially biomedical engineering. The advantages of choosing this major are: good employment form, short academic system and high cost performance, but the disadvantages are: there are almost no full scholarships, and the expenses for one to two years are entirely borne by the families themselves, so the funds of those families are not. If the family can afford this fee and the GPA is among the best during the study abroad, it is very promising to find a well-paid enterprise, with an estimated annual salary of 50,000-70,000 US dollars.
No matter whether you choose engineering major or biology major, you should start from your own interests and choose the major you are most willing to study. After you decide, you should continue to work hard and strive for an excellent performance and GPA during your study, so that no matter what kind of school and major you choose, I believe you can find a satisfactory job in the United States. As long as you work hard, success will definitely belong to you.