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Originally Posted by BarryRX
I just looked at the syllabus for The Univ. of Florida Medical School for years 1 through 4. They do not take any of the courses you've mentioned while they are in medical school. Are you saying that they shouldn't have to take these courses in High School? If the standard dose of a drug for an adult male is 4mg/kg, then how much drug should be prescribed to a 200 pound man who has reduced kidney function? Go ahead and figure that out without using basic math skills. And, why would you deny a doctor the skills needed to not only enjoy art or music, but to understand why. I don't use my art appreciation course when I practice pharmacy, but I am grateful that I took it. Many times when people are in High School or taking undergraduate courses in College, they are not sure if they want to become doctors. That' what that period is for, to figure out who you are and what you want to do.
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You looked at the syllabus for medical school but in my opening post I referred to "8 years". What happens in the first 4 years is what I question.
In high school they could require the same as always, as far as I'm concerned. I had art and music appreciation in high school.
I have nothing against doctors learning basic math skills. Give them whatever they need.
Those who need more time to figure out what they want to do can always take more time. But those who never doubted that they wanted to be a doctor should be able to go through in 6 years instead of 8. I had a friend in high school who said he wanted to be a doctor because his father was a doctor.