Medical Majors that perhaps don't require cadaver dissection?

sheysm
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:50:46 +0000

That’s right, it’s required for all first year medical students. And dental students (although they typically only work on the CNS and the neck up).

Let me tell you, if you have difficulty being around blood, guts, and gore, working as a physician or in the allied health specialties is not for your. As a nurse, physician, or even dentist, you will see things THOUSANDS of times worse than a cadaver on an anatomy lab.

If you’ve never tried it, it might be worth exposing yourself to these fields and seeing how you feel. For example, what about shadowing a surgeon? I am sure you will find it a bit strange at first, but if you like it after a few minutes, the health field may be for you! If you absolutely refuse to handle these sorts of situations, then you’ll have to find something else.

A few of these suggestions are not bad, such as occupational therapy, psychology, or optometry, if you absolutely want to be in the healthcare field. My suggestion is explore! You won’t know what you like until you try it out.