Friday, January 31, 2014

Managing Stress During Finals Week

By Hedrick Lepsch


If you've ever thought about getting a college degree, you've probably at least heard about the possibility of taking classes online. While you may have a number of campuses in mind, take the time to review just a few of the many advantages to enrolling in online courses.

Flexibility

You may be focused on all of the names and dates you have to memorize for your history class, but you need to remember to take care of yourself as well. While you are studying you cannot be at your full capability unless you are staying hydrated. As surprising as it sounds, your brain can overheat and needs to cool down when it's been working too hard for too long.

Many surgeons list working with a variety of people as one of the most enjoyable aspects of their profession. They collaborate with colleagues on panels, councils, and committees. They interact with a huge range of patients, as well as the other health care providers those patients have formally or currently worked with. Surgeons consult with each other and discuss interesting cases which allow each of them to grow and improve their quality of care. Rather than sitting behind a desk all day, surgeons get to directly interact with people.

Some students are dissuaded from taking online courses due to the incorrect notion that they will be left on their own to learn the material. Communication is encouraged, if not required during online classes. Professors who teach courses online are often included in course-relevant chat rooms, which allow them to respond to questions and offer helpful advice to students trying to figure out course concepts. Students within the course can also communicate with each other in this fashion, allowing for a multi-faceted learning experience.

Working directly with other people automatically creates a sense of satisfaction. Surgeons in particular get to watch the lives of their patients (and their families) change from night to day as pain is relived, lives are saved, and quality of life is improved. People come to surgeons worried and in pain and leave happy and healthy. Making such a significant impact on a person's life is incredibly satisfying.

Accomplishment

Very similar to satisfaction is accomplishment. Personal accomplishments are encouraging. Especially as technology changes and procedures are become more sophisticated, bigger problems can be solved more easily. Being able to continually improve and change procedures and practices keeps a career interesting and fulfilling. As a surgeon progresses throughout his/her career, it is easy to see the impact he or she has made over the years.

While taking classes online offers you a level of convenience that is simply not an option in a traditional college environment, it also teaches you self-discipline. Companies highly value employees that have the ability to work hard without being closely supervised. There are multitudes of ways you can strive to learn this skill, but taking online classes is one of the most practical. Managing your own schedule and earning your degree on your own is evidence of an individual who knows how to properly use their time.

Finally, surgeons often assert that the best thing about their job is the appreciation they receive from patients and their families. Many surgeons keep in touch with patients over the years and receive Christmas cards, postcards from vacations, invitations to important birthdays or anniversaries, and so on. Being thanked for making such a significant impact on someone's life and having your hard work and many sacrifices acknowledged is a wonderful gift.

If you are contemplating getting a Medical Specialties Degree, carefully consider the spectrum of positive and negative aspects of medicine. If you have an interest in medicine and a strong desire to serve others, you'll never regret entering a Medical Specialties Program. Know that your hard work will be both satisfying and fulfilling!




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