How much Biophysics and Biochemistry do we need as doctors ?

[TurbulentWind]

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In Med school almost all of my classmates learn in order to get good grades and I'm not debating the importance of that, but I would like to know the importance of knowing these things in the future.

My father is a cardiologist and he told me that he barely uses any Biochemistry and Biophysics is totally out of question.

On the other hand, there are people who say that we will use these things, otherwise we aren't going to be the best doctors.

So I'm quite confused about it : do we or do we not need to know them ?

 

[Mad Jack]

If you understand them, certain things become intuitive. There are also certain fields where these disciplines are very important, such as oncology and electrophysiology. Remember, medical school trains you to be able to function well as ANY sort of resident, hence the broad focus. I mean, look at me- I want to be a damn psychiatrist, 90%+ of what I'm learning I'll never touch again. But that's the path of becoming a physician for you, and what sets us apart from the many other practitioners out there.

 

[TurbulentWind]

If you understand them, certain things become intuitive. There are also certain fields where these disciplines are very important, such as oncology and electrophysiology. Remember, medical school trains you to be able to function well as ANY sort of resident, hence the broad focus. I mean, look at me- I want to be a damn psychiatrist, 90%+ of what I'm learning I'll never touch again. But that's the path of becoming a physician for you, and what sets us apart from the many other practitioners out there.

I also want to be a psychiatrist !!!🙂

 

[Mad Jack]

I also want to be a psychiatrist !!!🙂

Get used to most everything you do being a massive waste of time lol, and just enjoy the journey and the fact that we get to learn so much damn cool stuff.

 

[Warderino92]

Get used to most everything you do being a massive waste of time lol, and just enjoy the journey and the fact that we get to learn so much damn cool stuff.

You mean you're not going to need to know what Auer rods look like in AML? Heresy!

 

[Mad Jack]

You mean you're not going to need to know what Auer rods look like in AML? Heresy!

It's a daily skill to have when providing psychotherapy.