Hospitalists (Passion Project #1)

What is this career about?

   Hospitalists practice and train in a hospital where they treat an array of different medical conditions. These types of doctors work with patients staying in the hospital due to severe injuries. Therefore, overtime, hospitalists develop plenty of diversity in terms of knowledge of a certain patient. Furthermore, these specialists also provide general medical care, as well as leading the medical team. Hospitalists must have a working expertise in most areas, because many patients in the hospital contain different diseases – which hospitalists need to take care of. Although hospitalists can rely on other specialists, basic knowledge on the patient’s disease is required. 

   Moreover, hospitalists are professionally trained to provide continuous care to patients before an individual returns to their primary care doctor.

How are the duties of this job relevant to your character strengths and personal values?

   A successful hospitalist will be able to collaborate freely with other specialists. My character strengths correspond with this strength since I can produce positive influences by developing certain synergy with other specialists. By doing so, positive goals will be formed since ideas are being combined to achieve a greater possibility. I will have to put in meticulous work in order to increase better information exchange and creative performance. This career represents scoring highly on extraversion. Although my personal trait does not relate to extraversion, throughout the experiences gained in this career path, I believe I can show warmth, positivity, and gregariousness within this journey. Changing one’s personality may be complicated, since an individual will be required to adapt to new conditions. Even though this process will take time, being an extraversion will awaken me to a new perspective of being a new individual. This includes the realization of being positive and showing affection to the ones who have serious health conditions.

What kinds of personal soft skills such as communication, leadership, and kinship are involved in this career? What is your status quo regarding these soft skills? How do you plan to improve these soft skills?

   Soft skills such as confidence and stress management are essential. A hospitalist must express the idea to an individual, whether a patient or a specialist. Confidence will allow a hospitalist to engage in new opportunities, therefore, preparing for life’s experiences. Examples include earning an additional certification.

   Hospitalists who have gained an understanding strive to become leaders. Communication and leadership correlate with one another since I will be able to  think of rapid solutions during emergencies. 

   Stress management is considered one of the most important skills for hospitalists because of the amount of stress and difficulty being generated throughout the academics of the MD (doctoral degree). A hospitalist who has mastered how to control stress management can successfully help their body adapt (resilience) during a period of difficulty. Specialists who operate under manageable levels of stress will be more positive when treating a patient, which can also impact the patients’ trust. A positive hospitalist will ensure a patient's confidence for recovery,

   In closing, kinship is one of the most cardinal abilities to attain through the developing process of a successful hospitalist. Although kinship may be a difficult ability for me to achieve, I plan on obtaining a close and trustworthy relationship with patients or other individuals who require medical support. I can modify my characteristics into developing trust with every patient, no matter who they are.

What hard skills - i.e. academic knowledge and technical expertise - are required to succeed in this career? Do  you have sufficient foundation knowledge? 

   The most basic fundamental knowledge for a hospitalist are ​​calculus, chemistry, biology, and physics. These basic subjects should be studied throughout the courses of the bachelors degree.

   To begin with, mathematics is the most fundamental subject for academics. Calculus is required since universities look for hospitalists with high quality understanding of mathematics. Basic mathematics can assist hospitalists intimately with certain difficulties. This includes blood pressure, daily dose of medicine, and much more.

   In addition to mathematics (calculus), chemistry is another important academic subject for a hospitalist. A successful hospitalist should be obliged to prove important hypotheses that relate to the use of drugs/medicine. Without the knowledge of chemistry, certain experiments of drugs may be performed incorrectly. 

   Furthermore, biology is a study that covers most of the information of the living human body. Biology can provide many hospitalists the precise and detailed molecular study within the soma. Many hospitalists who excel in biology will be able to comprehend many difficult obstacles that correlate with the study of living organisms. This is because the study of biology can ensure the safety of the operation. Hospitalists are required to be conscious of whether the surgery contains a chance of survival for the patient. 

   In closing, the advanced study of physics will be contained through the courses of the bachelor's degree. Physics begets many medicines practices or advanced technology such as X-rays and much more.

After earning the bachelor's degree, an individual who strives to achieve the potential of being a hospitalist is required to take the MCAT exam. ( 7.5 hour, standardized, multiple choice exam.) This exam is specialized to test the applicant's knowledge of science, reasoning and much more. 

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Earn Medical Degree (4 years)

   An individual who endeavors to become a hospitalist must earn the Medical degree. In order to succeed in obtaining a medical degree, the most common tip is to study in an environment where one can feel comfortable.

How do you plan to achieve career enhancement if you decide to move on with this career path?

   If I decided to continue on with this career path, I would strive to learn academic knowledge. Throughout this process, I believe I would successfully attain the personality traits within the in depth studies of many complicated subjects. I believe I will be able to interact among other individuals who are attempting to achieve the same possibilities as I am.

   My intention for this career path is to achieve high results since this career requires many different medical knowledge. I acknowledge the stress and difficulty related to the doctoral knowledge, but nevertheless, I realized that is where personalities commence.

Psychiatrists (Passion Project #3)

What is this career about?

   A psychiatrist is a branch of medicine that specializes in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. A successful psychiatrist excels in both medical and psychological problems/disorders. An individual who develops mental disorders such as frightening hallucinations, thoughts of suicide, and much more can seek immediate help from a psychiatrists. A psychiatrist can order or perform a full range of medical and psychological tests which, along with the consent of patients, help provide the patient's current medical state. Their education and clinical expertise provides them to understand complex relationships between emotional and medical sources to evaluate psychological data in order to develop treatment plans. Through this process, a patient will develop a trusting connection along with the psychiatrist, therefore, increasing the treatment rate.

How are the duties of this job relevant to your character strengths and personal values?

   A psychiatrist can provide perpetual care to a patient with serious mental disorders. My character strengths correspond with this personality since I can enhance psychological safety and cultivate trust, harmony, and innovation. Each small aspect can lead to different outcomes in psychological tests. In the absence of care, the patient will not be able to cooperate fully, and the result of the tests will have different outcomes. If I pursue this career, I believe that I will be able to serve and benefit the nation by ensuring the extent of care required. 

Another trait belonging to psychiatrists is the ability to listen attentively to the words patients are discussing. Throughout this process, the patient will freely express their mental problems to the psychiatrist. Therefore increasing the possibility of treatment. My personal values correlate with this personality since I can convey respect for an individual's self knowledge, and form connections with the individual’s background. Through shared knowledge, transmitted in both directions, psychiatrists and patients can develop an authentic, viable care plan.

What kinds of personal soft skills such as communication, leadership, and kinship are involved in this career? What is your status quo regarding these soft skills? How do you plan to improve these soft skills?

Personal soft skills such as communication is essential in this career since arranging successful psychological tests and receiving fundamental knowledge of the patient relies on this expertise. Therefore, the psychiatrist will be able to solicit crucial health information. Communication can benefit psychiatrists accuracy in designing different psychological tests, since psychiatrists need to express different ideas/aspects to each other. 

   Furthermore, leadership is an acquisition of soft skills that an individual needs to discover and achieve throughout the academic/mental process. A successful psychiatrist applies leadership to students which will lead to pragmatic and worthwhile impacts being created throughout the nation. Students will become accommodating individuals due to the leader’s strive to change the negative mindset through certain experiences. 

   In closing, I plan on overcoming the difficulty of achieving the requirements of soft skills such as leadership. Although I may not excel in public speaking, I can ameliorate by developing situational awareness, inspire the individuals who aim to succeed, and lastly, encourage personal and professional growth.

What hard skills - i.e. academic knowledge and technical expertise - are required to succeed in this career? Do  you have sufficient foundation knowledge? 

   Academic knowledge for Psychiatrists includes mathematics, therapy, psychology, and English Language.

   Mathematics is essential since psychiatrists need sophisticated understanding on how machinary/test objects function. Psychiatrists need to evaluate certain graphs in order to create the most suitable care plans for patients. An example is the  life graph. These types of graphs contain vital information of the patient’s depression, dysthymia, GAD, soma dis, social phobia, etc.

   Moreover, therapy is considered one of the most vital subjects a psychiatrist needs to ace. Psychiatrists need to learn the ability to control themselves through difficult times. They will also need to explain and analyze such information to their patients.

   Psychology is related to mental problems occurring throughout the human mind, therefore, correlates to the academic knowledge of a psychiatrist. Psychology helps psychiatrists acknowledge how mental problems affect human behavior.

    English Language is essential since in order to communicate, an individual must be able to speak the same language as the patient. Communication in any field of medicine is considered a fundamental skill to establish a healthy relationship with the patient, therefore paving a way to successful future treatment.

   After achieving exceeding marks for these subjects, an individual will need to complete the Bachelor of Science degree. 

• 3 - 4 years of undergraduate university degree of Bachelor of Science.

   Many psychiatrists have achieved other degrees such as the Masters, PhD, and many more.

   After obtaining the Bachelor of Science degree, an individual must apply and complete medical school. Throughout this process, the undergraduate is bound to feel workload stress and difficulties preparing incoming tests. Although the process may be difficult, personalities tend to form here. One may develop the skill of perseverance and determination. One may also develop the skill of public speaking throughout delivering presentations and evaluating speeches during assemblies.

Medical school tends to take 4 years. Throughout the medical school, applicants will learn 

• neurology

• forensic psychology

• psychopharmacology

• chemical dependency

   Additionally, applicants will be required to take the MCAT exam. This exam is taken throughout Canada (except for Quebec). 

How do you plan to achieve career enhancement if you decide to move on with this career path?

   If I decide to move on with this career path, I would strive for exceeding marks related to academic success. Although this journey may be difficult since there will be many impeding barriers such as preferences, I will employ this process to gain a deeper understanding of myself and the personalities I correlate with. 

   I will strive to be successful with the understanding of communicating, and grasping new opportunities. 

   While having dreams of graduating from a successful medical school, I plan on pursuing the medical path and making positive impacts throughout the nation.