Physical Skills needed for MD?

[GenghisKant]

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Hi friends,

I've got a bit of a vague concern, I have an exceptionally mild case of cerebral palsy, so I have a little trouble supinating the right hand.

Before I ever got started on my pre-med journey, I had meetings with two of my local medical colleges to confirm I'd meet "technical standards" - they unanimously said yes. One even going so far as to send me articles on people who had become Doctors with far more severe disabilities than I.

But, by nature, I like to be prepared for challenges so I thought I'd reach out and ask if anyone knows of a list of things that involve fine motor movement that Doctors are required to do? I'm comfortable I can do them, I'd just like to be physically and emotionally prepared for any adjustments in technique or assistive tech.

Thanks as always, and happy holidays to all those celebrating.

All the best,

GK.

 

[Lost in Translation]

To be perfectly honest, you probably shouldn't be getting your hopes up for surgery or EM. But every other field is open. At my school there is a high-ranking faculty member that can only move by wheelchair, though I'm not sure if he is able to grossly move his arms or not. But that's beside the point; he's still one of the most respected physicians in the hospital.

 

[Goro]

I've had a student with CP, who had an obvious movement disorder. She's in private practice now.

Years ago, when I was a lab tech at MSKCC, there was a Peds Nephrologist who had a tiny withered right arm. How tiny? Like a T. rex forearm!

Hi friends,

I've got a bit of a vague concern, I have an exceptionally mild case of cerebral palsy, so I have a little trouble supinating the right hand.

Before I ever got started on my pre-med journey, I had meetings with two of my local medical colleges to confirm I'd meet "technical standards" - they unanimously said yes. One even going so far as to send me articles on people who had become Doctors with far more severe disabilities than I.

But, by nature, I like to be prepared for challenges so I thought I'd reach out and ask if anyone knows of a list of things that involve fine motor movement that Doctors are required to do? I'm comfortable I can do them, I'd just like to be physically and emotionally prepared for any adjustments in technique or assistive tech.

Thanks as always, and happy holidays to all those celebrating.

All the best,

GK.

 

[Avicenna]

Christiaan Barnard, the pioneer of heart transplants, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in his 30s. Went on to perform the world's first heart transplant when he was 40.

 

[787593]

bench press 😉

 

[IdiotSandwich]

Hey OP! I'm in the same situation: mild CP affecting mainly the right hand. Having the same concerns as you are of whether or not I'd meet the technical standards of a school.

If you find out more info, let me know!

 

[GenghisKant]

Hey OP! I'm in the same situation: mild CP affecting mainly the right hand. Having the same concerns as you are of whether or not I'd meet the technical standards of a school.

If you find out more info, let me know!

I've actually had some contact with the National Organization for Nurses with Disabilities.

They're reaffirmed that it should be more than okay, even linking me to videos of nurses giving one-handed injections.