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MUST TIPS WHEN PREPARING FOR A MEDICAL CAREER AFTER 12TH
BY: SHREYA AGGARWAL, VIDHYARTHI DARPAN
A medical career is deemed to give you a respectable professional life, it is one of the oldest and most popular career choices not only in India but also inn other parts of the world.
Why go for a medical career?
- You have a great impact on human lives this way which is a guarantee to give you immense amount of satisfaction.
- You get to give back to the society by helping others and saving lives.
- Along with being respectable, it is also one of the most highly paid professions.
- It provides you with stable jobs and a sense of security as well.
- There is an immense growth potential in this type of career.
- You can choose to make career as a doctor, a surgeon, a medical scientist, lab technician, in medical research etc.
- You can open up your own consultancy firms and clinics, or find work in hospitals and other medical businesses.
- You get challenged academically and intellectually.
TOP MEDICAL COLLEGES IN INDIA:
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
- Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
- AFMC, Pune
- CMC Vellore, Ludhiana
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, Wardha
- University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- BHU, Varanasi
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (AMU), Aligarh
- St. John Medical College, Bengaluru
- JIPMER, Puducherry
Tips for students looking for making a career in the field of medicine:
1. Attend medical camps and seminars
By joining various medical camps and programs, you’ll get an insight of what’s about to come along your career. You’ll explore various options and realize if you’re cut for this kind of profession or not. You’ll realize what you are signing up for and you can proceed accordingly.
2. Go to a student advisor
you can go to various student counselor who’ll help you by guiding through your options and give you tips and tricks to help better your chances of getting into a medical college. Seeking guidance when necessary will definitely help you in the long run.
3. Have a clear understanding of the syllabus for your entrance exam
The syllabus if the entrance exams like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS MBBS), NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research), Armed Forces Medical College Entrance Examination (AFMC), Association of Management of Unaided Private Medical and Dental Colleges (AMUPMDC), Combined Pre Medical Test (CPMT), is that of the 12th standard. Questions are asked from three subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology of both 11th and 12th standard. Hence, before starting to prepare yourself for these medical entrance exams, you need to be clear about what can be asked from you.
4. Set small goals to finish the syllabus on time
Have a plan ready in advance. Set small targets and take baby steps. Try to finish a few topics each day without burdening yourself too much.
5. Keep a track of your progress
After achieving these daily targets, keep a journal to check your progress. This will help you clear your mind, without stressing you out.
6. Focus on your NCERT books the most
Don’t go on studying every entrance book you find in the market. Focus on your NCERT books as they are the key to cracking any medical entrance exam. Once you are through with these books completely, you can go on to study further from other books as well.
Some of the best entrance exam books are:
- AIIMS solved papers by Amit and Ashish
- Tehalaka by Dr. Rajesh Prasad
- Arihant AIIMS MBBS Entrance Test with 5 solved Sample Papers and Mock Test paper,
- AIIMS Explorer by MTG with 20 years previous Years solved Questions booklets
- Organic Chemistry by Arihant Publication
- Inorganics Chemistry by OP Tandon
- All India Pevious years’ solved papers by Mudit Khanna
- HC Verma book for Physics Theory
- DC Pandey for Physics Numerical
- Pradeep A “Book of Physics with Value Based Questions”
7. Understand your concepts
Try to have a clear-cut understanding of the concepts to the core. Don’t submit to rote learning. Learn in detail and depth of any topic you are studying to ace your exams.
8. Do mock tests
Mock tests are the best possible way to check your progress and your understanding of what you’ve learned so far. Do as many as possible on a regular basis, preferably after each topic you complete.
9. Join a coaching institute
Once you join a coaching institute, your chances of getting into a medical college increase by a lot. They have a lot of experienced teachers whose sole purpose is to help students crack these entrance exams. They even provide you with their own study materials and tests are conducted regularly. You can ask your doubts and queries to the concerned teachers.
Some of the most popular and most trusted coaching institutes in the country are:
- Aakash Institute
- CareerPoint, Kota
- Oasis Educational Services
- MBD Alchemie
- Brilliant Tutorials
- Bansal Classes
- Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences (DAMS)
- Naik Academy, Mumbai
- WinEntrance
10. Keep revising
Don’t underestimate the importance and benefit of daily revising what you have studied. It will strengthen your concepts and hep you retain information better.
11. Focus on your health
In midst of all the preparation, don’t forget to keep your health in place as well. Remember, ‘health is wealth’ and never let anything come before it. After long study sessions, give your mind and body the rest it needs.
12. Focus on all subjects
Don’t do the mistake of focusing only on your strongest subject while ignoring the rest. In order to achieve a good score, you need to give them all equal attention.
13. Try making a time table
Keep a schedule of topics to be covered daily and the number of hours to be spent regularly on studying. Make a time table which suits you and try to stick to it.
