Dr Jonathan Spages - Potential obstacles to being successful family physician

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DR. Jonathan Spages

• Potential obstacles to being successful family
  physician

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Career Goals

• to become a family physician.
• To get there, we will need to
• Graduate high school
• Gain entrance into UBC
• Get a major in science
• Gain entrance into Medical School after my
  undergraduate
• Complete medical school and do residency
• Become a family physician! )

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What is a family physician?

• A family physician is a doctor who works with
  patients of all ages. They diagnose illnesses,
  treat people, and refer them to specialists if
  needed.
• They diagnose patients' illnesses (perform
  physical exams and analyze info in patients'
  medical histories)
• They have to order and interpret the results of
  x-rays, blood test, and other tests.
• Next, they recommend a treatment program.

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About my future career

• Family physicians usually work in community-level
  offices and clinics. Many are self employed,
  which means they run their own practices, while
  others work as part of group practices with other
  doctors. Some work for hospitals or health
  authorities.
• Salary can range from 100,000 a year to 250,000
  a year.
• Physicians work very long hours. Most work for
  more than 50 hours a week.

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My job has a 0.4 chance of becoming automated

• I think this job has a low chance of being
  automated because family physicians have to give
  personalized advice for each person, and a
  computer can't do that.

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A family physician would be great for me because

• I am very good at communicating with many
  different types of people, and I love helping
  others.
• I love learning about the human body, and I'm
  very interested in health, and how to maintain
  it.

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I am not quite ready for this career, but I will
get there!

• These are skills for the job I still need to
  learn
• I still need to learn to be patient, I can get
  impatient easily.
• I also get distracted with homework and studies.
• This is how I will get those necessary skills
• I feel like this will come with time, as I meet
  more people I will come up with more ways deal
  with my impatience.
• I will probably end up making a planner online
  that keeps me organized.

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This is what appeals to me with this career

• Working with people of many different ages,
  because I feel like this job will keep me 'young'
  in a way since I'll always be around a lot of
  different people.
• Getting the chance to give people your advice,
  because with all the knowledge I will have after
  completing medical school, the advice I will give
  will be both accurate and fit to the person.
• Getting the chance to learn about the lives of
  many different people, because it will allow me
  to look at the world in a different way.

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These are some things I find less appealing about
this career

• Working with difficult people who won't take your
  advice and will be rude about it, unfortunately
  this is something that I will have to deal with
  often.
• Having to analyze someone who has a very gruesome
  cut or physical issue, because it will be hard to
  look at.

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Potential obstacles to getting this career

• The possible obstacles
• Not gaining entrance into UBC
• Being overloaded with work from medical school
• My plan to overcome them
• Continue studying and try again the year after,
  or choose another university that has a medical
  school.
• Cancel any work I have on the side to fully
  commit to the program.

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Potential obstacles to being successful within
this career

• The possible obstacles
• Not being able to find a clinic to work at in BC
• Not gaining as many patients at my
  partner/partners
• My plan to overcome them
• Try to find a clinic in Canada, or try to open a
  practice of my own
• I can ask my partners what strategies they use to
  keep patients

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The training/education required for my career is

• 2 or 3 years of undergraduate university
  education, including several required science
  courses, but since entrance to medical school is
  very competitive, most applicants have a 4-year
  bachelor's degree, and some have a masters.
• Medical school (have to write MCAT) for 3-4 years
• To become a family physician, you do a residency
  program, a period of practical, on-the-job
  training that takes place in hospitals or other
  medical settings.

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I intend to go to University of British Columbia
(UBC) to become a family physician

• Located in Vancouver, BC, Canada
• The programs I want to take are Biochemistry,
  Vancouver Fraser Medical Program
• Certificates from these programs Bachelor of
  Science, Doctor of Medicine
• Medicine Program minimum 3 years
• Biochemistry about 4 years including
  prerequisites
• Medicine program - 139,257.92 (not including
  textbooks)
• Biochemistry - 20, 352 (not including textbooks)

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Here is where I can get that

• Courses to take while in the biochemistry
  program Biology, Chemistry, Math, Physics,
  Biochemistry, and electives.
• The High school requirements for this program are
  listed on slide 17.

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Financial Plan

• I am going to pay for my program
• I will keep a part time job, preferably a piano
  teacher, on the side.
• If needed, I will apply for a student loan as
  well.
• My family will also help me pay for it.

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High school courses required

• Grade 11 courses
• Physics 11 and Chemistry 11, an approved Social
  Studies course
• Grade 12 courses
• English 12, Precalculus 12, and two of Biology
  12, Chemistry 12, Geology 12, or Physics 12.

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Family Physicians are awesome!!!

• Everyone has seen a family physician at some
  point in their life!
• Family physicians form very close connections
  with their patients and some patients who may not
  have any other people in their life to support
  them will have a shoulder to lean on )
• Family physicians can not only treat illnesses,
  but they can also counsel patients who may have
  mental illnesses, help with skin care, and many
  other issues. They are knowledgable in many
  different areas.

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