The ultimate in disrespect towards physicians

[GoldShadow]

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And in other news, 5% of Americans do not know what a lobbyist does.

Not all lobbyists are all bad!

 

[8744]

Where does that put us engineers-turned-medical students? We must be super-geniuses!

Word.

 

[135892]

Isn't this "The ultimate in disrespect"?

Nurses (aka wannabe doctors)?? Pharmacists (aka couldn't get into med school) 😱

 

[Bradstein]

Where does that put us engineers-turned-medical students? We must be super-geniuses!

Post of the year itt

 

[deleted239798]

Isn't this "The ultimate in disrespect"?

Nurses (aka wannabe doctors)?? Pharmacists (aka couldn't get into med school) 😱

Are you joking?

 

[Maygyver]

I haven't trusted any online answer sites since they got the wrong answer to "how is babby formed".

Must do way with instain mothers.

 

[metalmaverick7]

MechE/CivilE are some of the easier engineering degrees. Chemical, aerospace, and optical are much more difficult.

aerospace and mechE are almost exactly the same

 

[atomi]

Last time I checked, majoring in MechE was a hell of a lot harder than majoring in psychology/sociology/neuroscience/biology/whatever the latest pre-medical trend it.

Engineers tend to view doctors as "walking encyclopedias"

I.e., they respect their vast knowledge but don't think they are necessarily good at critical thinking. You have to remember that engineers are inventors. They make and design all the tools doctors use. So they kind of look at doctors as somebody who performs a highly specialized skill.

If they view them as inferior, it's because they don't produce anything in their profession - they just fix problems and bill for a service.

 

[atomi]

And in other news, 5% of Americans do not know what a lobbyist does.

Lobbyists use pull to influence the government to redistribute unearned income the way of their employeer. They're on the bottom of the list for a reason.

 

[vadd0]

Physics and Chemistry are harder majors than the engineering varieties from my experiences. But obviously, America needs many more engineers than scientists.

 

[135892]

Are you joking?

No. I feel utterly disrespected...

 

[atomi]

Physics and Chemistry are harder majors than the engineering varieties from my experiences. But obviously, America needs many more engineers than scientists.

Chemistry doesn't require the level of math that physics and engineering does. Physics allows for way more electives than engineering. While the material may be more difficult to understand in physics, I would say that the program of engineering is much more challenging in its rigor (amount of effort required).

 

[135892]

Chemistry doesn't require the level of math that physics and engineering does. Physics allows for way more electives than engineering. While the material may be more difficult to understand in physics, I would say that the program of engineering is much more challenging in its rigor (amount of effort required).

Yeah, I agree here. Engineering majors have so many required courses to take, and most of their semesters are close to maxed out, especially if you're pre-med. Whereas for my physics major, there were relatively much fewer required courses. I had a few quite relaxing semesters (in terms of amount of course work, not difficulty of material), and also had time to take some electives. And also, chemistry isn't on the same level as physics or engineering.