Will minors help in becoming a good doctor?

[JoyKim456]

I'm not talking about admissions, I am talking about education. If someone has a minor in business or finance, or a difficult subject that requires you to think critically, will that help them as a doctor? Because being a good doctor means to have to have a sense of economy, business, have problem solving skills, and have a lot of knowledge. Yet I always see people not giving minors any importance.

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[gyngyn]

Minors have no importance to us. If you have one, it should have importance to you.

 

[gettheleadout]

I think you're confusing formally earning a minor in college with having knowledge and skill in some field.

 

[claduva94]

You will be much better off taking classes you are interested in as opposed to having to abide by the structure of a minor.

 

[chocolatethunder]

If you are genuinely interested, you can obtain the same knowledge with a couple of books from your local library.

 

[IncognitoGuy]

There's "thinking critically" in class and "thinking critically" on, say.. Wall St. Guess which one a minor applies to?

 

[Law2Doc]

Minor in a second language.

 

[Baron Samedi]

I took birdwatching in college. It was the hardest class I've ever taken, including medical school courses. I had to memorize over 200 species of birds by sight and by their calls. I had to trudge around in the snow at 6am with a set of binoculars and a copy of the Sibley Guide to North American Birds(which I highly recommend) and make weekly logs of birds I saw in the woods. I would say that, as a doctor, birdwatching taught me more about being a doctor than any other course. Why?

Because it got me used to waking up at 5am, memorizing a bunch of seemingly useless trivia, and taught my to document everything. Point is, any experience can contribute to your education if you maximize its potential.

 

[Flashfan]

Classes in personal finance, personal investing, business law, ethics. organizational management, how to manage employees of workplace regulations, data management, and a project management class would all be good to have. However, most of this could be done with self-study.