Kusukela eMfundweni Kuya Ekuhlolweni
Ukusebenza njengodokotela noma udokotela kuyisimo esihle kakhulu sokusebenza ngokwezimali nangokwemvelo. Nokho, ukuba udokotela kudinga iminyaka eminingi yokusebenza kanzima kufaka isicelo, ukutadisha, ukuhlola, ukubhala, ukucwaninga, ukwenza nokuqeqeshwa. Ngakho-ke, kungcono ukuqala ukulungiselela ngokushesha, okungcono esikoleni esiphakeme, ukuze uphumelele kakhulu ekufuneni kwakho ukuba udokotela.
Ngaphambi kokuba uqale izinyathelo zokuba udokotela, kufanele uthweswe iziqu esikoleni esiphakeme. Kungcono ukuba namamaki aphezulu kakhulu, kanye nokubandakanya emisebenzini ehlukahlukene ekhombisa ubuholi, ukusebenzisana kanye nokulinganisela kwezintshisekelo. Iphakamisa i-GPA yakho, futhi uma ubamba iqhaza futhi usebenza kahle kakhulu, amathuba akho azoba ngcono ekutholeni amakholeji ozikhethelayo. Uma ungakwazi ukuthatha amakilasi aphakeme, ikakhulukazi kwisayensi noma izibalo, lokhu kuzokusiza futhi.
Imfundo Nokuhlolwa Emva Kwesikole Esiphakeme Ngaphambi Kokuthola Imithi
Ngemva kokuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme, nanka izinyathelo ezilandelayo:
- Thola i-bachelor degree. (Isikhathi esidingekayo cishe iminyaka emine.) Thola i-bachelor degree eyunivesithi. Akudingeki ukuba ube ne-biology noma i-pre-med enkulu, kepha uma ususelwa esayensi ehlobene noma ngezihloko zezibalo, uzobe ulungele kahle i-Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT).
- Thatha uphinde udlule i-Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Iziklomelo ezidingekayo zokwamukelwa ziyahlukahluka ngokuhambisana nokuhlinzekwa nokufunwa kwabafundi bezokwelapha ezifaka isicelo, ukuthi ubeka kanjani emkhakheni wabafakizicelo, kanye nenani lezintambo ezitholakala esikoleni sezokwelapha ozisebenzisayo. Isikole esithandwa kakhulu noma esihlonishwayo, yisikole esiphezulu se-MCAT esidingekayo ukuze samukeleke.
- Abaqedile esikoleni sezokwelapha. (Isikhathi esidingekayo simayelana neminyaka emine.) Ungakhetha ezifundweni ezihlukahlukene zezokwelapha ezivunyelwe, kodwa kufanele uthole i-degree yezokwelapha njenge- MD (i-allopathic degree degree) noma u-DO (udokotela we-osteopathic medicine) esikoleni sezokwelapha saseMelika, noma i-degree elilinganayo esikoleni sezokwelapha emhlabeni jikelele. Uma uthola isiqu esikoleni sezokwelapha emhlabeni wonke, kumele uqede ikhomishini yeKhomishana yeNqubo Yezokwelapha Ezingaphandle (ECFMG) ngaphambi kokuqala uhlelo lwakho lokuqeqesha.
- Gcwalisa uhlelo lokuqeqeshwa kokuhlala kwezokwelapha. (Isikhathi esidingekayo siyiminyaka emithathu kuya kwemihlanu, kuye ngokuthi okukhethekile.) Ubude besikhathi sokuqeqeshwa kokuhlala kwezokwelapha okufanele ugcwalise ukuhluka kuya ngokukhethekile ukwelashwa oqeqeshwayo. Izinhlelo zokuhlala ezihlala phansi zingaphansi kweminyaka emithathu yokunakekelwa okuyinhloko nezinye izidingo zezokwelapha. Ngalesi sikhathi emsebenzini wakho, uzobe ukwelapha iziguli kodwa uzobe uqondiswa udokotela oya khona. Uzothola isitatimende ngesikhathi sokuhlala.
- Dlula ukuhlolwa kwelayisense ye-United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). I-USMLE iyadingeka ukuhlolwa okuyingxenye ezintathu ukuze uthole ilayisensi yezokwelapha e-US Ingxenye ngayinye yokuhlolwa ithatha izinsuku ezilodwa kuya kwezinsuku ukuqedela. Isikhathi esiphelele siyizinsuku ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha, kanye nesikhathi esidinga kusengaphambili sokutadisha.
- Qedela ukuqeqeshwa kobudlelwane. (Isikhathi esidingekayo siyizinyanga ezintathu, kuye ngokuthi okukhethekile.) Akuzona zonke odokotela abazokwelapha okufanele benze ukuqeqeshwa kokuhlanganyela. Ezinye izidingo zezokwelapha zidinga ukuqeqeshwa kobudlelwane, njenge- cardiology kanye ne- gastroenterology , okuyinto empeleni izici ezikhethekile zemithi yangaphakathi . Ezinye izinhlangano zizikhethela, njengezinhlobo ezithile zokuqeqeshwa okuhlinzekwayo. Uhlelo lokuqeqeshwa kobudlelwane lungase libe lufushane njengenyanga eziyisithupha noma eminyakeni emithathu ubude. Uzobe ukwelapha iziguli ngaphansi kokuqondiswa nodokotela ozoya khona futhi uzothola isitifiketi.
- Thola ilayisensi yezokwelapha. (Kuthatha izinyanga ezintathu kuya kweziyisishiyagalolunye ngemuva kokufaka isicelo.) Ngaphandle kwelayisensi yakho yezokwelapha yase-US, kumele ube nelayisense yezokwelapha esifundazweni ngasinye lapho uhlela ukukwenza khona. Ngemuva kokuqedela isicelo nokukhokha imali, isikhathi sokujikeleza singaba khona kusukela ezinyangeni ezintathu kuya kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye, kuye ngohulumeni, futhi kuye ngokuthi yiziphi izinkinga ezingase zivele ngesikhathi sokucubungula njengamarekhodi angaphelele noma izinkinga zangemuva.
- Dlulisa ukuhlolwa kwebhodi lezokwelapha ngokukhethekile kwakho. (Isikhathi esidingekayo cishe ngezinsuku ezimbili, kanye nesikhathi sokutadisha.) I-American Board of Medical Specialties iqinisekisa odokotela ngokukhethekile. Isitifiketi seBhodi esetshenziselwa ukukhetha, kepha abaqashi abaningi (izibhedlela, ikakhulukazi) manje zidinga isitifiketi sebhodi. Inqubo yokuqinisekisa isitifiketi iqukethe ukuhlolwa okulotshiwe kanye nokuhlolwa ngomlomo. Izivivinyo zesitifiketi seBhodi zinikezwa kanye kanye noma kabili ngonyaka, ngakho odokotela abaningi bayahlolwa ngesikhathi sehlobo noma ngasekupheleni kokuqeda ukuhlala noma ukuqeqeshwa kobudlelwane ngoJuni noma ngoJulayi.
- Thola ama-credentialing kanye namalungelo esibhedlela (Isikhathi esidingekayo sivela emahoreni ambalwa kuya emavikini ambalwa.) Lesi sinyathelo siyadingeka ukuvumela udokotela wezokwelapha ukuba avume iziguli esibhedlela noma aphathe iziguli esibhedlela, kubandakanya ukuzungeza nokusebenza kuzo , kuye ngokuthi uchwepheshe wezokwelapha. Ukuthola amalungelo esikhungweni ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukugcwalisa iphakethe lesicelo, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukuxoxisana komuntu siqu namalungu ebhodi esibhedlela noma ukuphathwa kwezibhedlela nakho kuyadingeka. I-Credentialing ingathatha amasonto njengoba zonke izinyathelo zemfundo, ukuqeqeshwa, ukulayisenisa, isitifiketi, umsebenzi, kanye nezinkomba ezihloliwe zihlolwe kusuka emithonjeni eyinhloko.
- Thola izinombolo zomhlinzeki nezinombolo ze-DEA (Isikhathi esidingekayo amahora ambalwa.) Umqashi wakho angase asize ngalesi sinyathelo. Izinombolo zomhlinzeki ziyadingeka ezinkampanini zomshuwalense ezinjengeMedare, noma i-Blue Cross / Blue Shield ukuze zibuyiselwe izinsizakalo zezokwelapha ezinikeziwe. Inombolo ye-DEA iyadingeka ukuze kubekwe izidakamizwa ezinjengezidakamizwa.
Manje uyakwazi ukwenza umuthi njengomdokotela ogcwele. Ekugcineni uzoqala ukuthola umholo okulindelwe udokotela ekukhethekile kwakho.
Izwi elivela
Ngaphambi kokuba utshale sonke isikhathi nemali edingekayo ukuze ube udokotela, qiniseka ukuthi uyona msebenzi wezempilo ongcono kakhulu. Uma ungenayo isikhathi noma imali ongayitshala ukuze ube udokotela wezokwelapha, ungase uthande ukucabangela omunye umsebenzi ophezulu wezokwelapha.