>> So my advice would be, you know, if you're passionate about wanting to be a doctor, then,
you know, have your passion fuel that desire.
There's a lot that you've got to go through, through premed.
You know, I know there are people who will say, who don't agree with me,
but at the end of the day, premed is here to give you the opportunity to grow as a person,
to demonstrate that you have the intellectual capacity to handle,
you know, scientific information.
It's also to give you the opportunity to learn to develop very good study habits
because you will need those for medical school.
It will also give you the opportunity to learn to manage yourself, because time is going
to become a continual process through your medical career.
So all those things that will come together.
So one, you know, make sure that you're passionate about it.
Number two, be diligent.
You've got to learn.
You've got to stay on path.
You have to make very good grades.
You have to do well on the MCAT, you know.
That's not an option.
Nobody wants a mediocre doctor.
Everybody wants someone.
So you've got to work towards excellence and give, you know, all of yourself,
as much as you can, to develop your skills as a clinician.
And then also you need to go out there and talk to, shadow, you know, communicate with doctors
to find out what the life is like, what the lifestyle is like.
You know, if you're going into medicine for money, there are lots of other careers
and professions that you can make as much or more money.
And, you know, but when you're getting called at two o'clock in the morning,
it doesn't matter if somebody is going to pay you, you know, 50, 75, $200.
At the end of the day, it's got to be that passion that wants
to drive you to care for those people.
So, you know, you've got to stay on task with that.
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