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Doctor Shows Ways To Survive Pre-Med
Rachel Madariaga
Issue date: 10/2/07 Section: Focus
Dr. Savett also believes that students go into medical school with all the necessary values - a real commitment to the obligation to serve others. One of the biggest goals of medical school is not to "socialize these values as one goes through medical school."
It is the responsibility of the doctor to keep these values as they continue to practice "each physician is the guardian of the values of his or her practice," according to Savett.
The last point that Dr. Savett stressed was that a doctor can be a good doctor and have another life. He even went on to say that one of the most important things is "to have a personal life." He assured the audience that it was possible for a doctor to have a family and a career.
His advice had an impact on the audience.
"I was reassured by the fact the Dr. Savett assured us that we could also have personal lives," said Victoria Bosshart, a 1st-semester biology major. "It's something that we all worry about."
Persis Thomas, a 1st-semester molecular and cellular biology major, agreed.
"It was nice to hear Dr. Savett talk because he cleared up all the common misconceptions - we can be normal people with normal lives," he said.
However it was not only freshmen that gained from Dr. Savett's lecture.
Devorah Donnell, a 5th-semester neurobiology major and president of the Pre-medical Society stated that although she has "always been set, and had a longtime passion for being a doctor, she learned from Dr. Savett key characteristics and techniques for being an effective and human doctor."
"I took a course on his book, which is now one of my favorite books, and think so highly of him as a physician, a person and a teacher," Donnell said. "It was an absolute pleasure to learn and speak to this man who has such great perspective and wisdom."
Contact Rachel Madariaga at
Rachel.Madariaga@UConn.edu.
It is the responsibility of the doctor to keep these values as they continue to practice "each physician is the guardian of the values of his or her practice," according to Savett.
The last point that Dr. Savett stressed was that a doctor can be a good doctor and have another life. He even went on to say that one of the most important things is "to have a personal life." He assured the audience that it was possible for a doctor to have a family and a career.
His advice had an impact on the audience.
"I was reassured by the fact the Dr. Savett assured us that we could also have personal lives," said Victoria Bosshart, a 1st-semester biology major. "It's something that we all worry about."
Persis Thomas, a 1st-semester molecular and cellular biology major, agreed.
"It was nice to hear Dr. Savett talk because he cleared up all the common misconceptions - we can be normal people with normal lives," he said.
However it was not only freshmen that gained from Dr. Savett's lecture.
Devorah Donnell, a 5th-semester neurobiology major and president of the Pre-medical Society stated that although she has "always been set, and had a longtime passion for being a doctor, she learned from Dr. Savett key characteristics and techniques for being an effective and human doctor."
"I took a course on his book, which is now one of my favorite books, and think so highly of him as a physician, a person and a teacher," Donnell said. "It was an absolute pleasure to learn and speak to this man who has such great perspective and wisdom."
Contact Rachel Madariaga at
Rachel.Madariaga@UConn.edu.
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Mercedes Hawthorne
posted 2/19/09 @ 7:10 PM EST
I have worked in the medical field for about 5 years and I am currently a Pre Med student. I agree with this article because there is more to being a doctor then just science. (Continued…)
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