A Career in Medicine: Facts and Myths
This year, the first RPA Career talk kicked off with an exciting session by Dr. Chan Tat Keong, Senior Consultant Eye Surgeon of the Singapore National Eye Centre. Held in Lecture Theatre 2 in the Year 5 and 6 campus on 13 August 2011 (Saturday), more than 200 parents and students attended the talk.
During the talk, Dr. Chan shared his experiences and views with the audience. He reminded the students present that there are many other career choices available other than medicine.
Dr. Chan mentioned the different career paths in the medical field and went on to list the various stages of training a doctor needs to go through. “The life of a houseman is tough. I remember my 36-hour shift. At the end of the shift, my bed in the hospital still looked the same, totally untouched!” Parents were seen busily taking down notes on medical school application and related information.
This year, a special segment was added as we were able to invite an ex-Rafflesian to share about life in our local medical school. Miss Stacey Goh is a second-year student in NUS medical school. She talked about her medical school application and interview process. She also shared about her life as a first-year student.
After the talk, parents continued to crowd around Dr Chan and Miss Goh to find out more. The parents were very happy that they were able to get a new perspective about the medical career.
Cathleen Ho, ©2011
