Read the text and answer the questions:
Jill Mathews has just graduated from medical
school and is talking about her future.
'I haven't
decided what to specialize in yet. I need more experience before I decide, but
I'm quite attracted to the idea of paediatrics because I like working with
children. I'd certainly prefer to work with children than, say, elderly
patients - so I don't fancy geriatrics. I was never very interested in detailed
anatomy, so the surgical specialties like neurosurgery don't really appeal. You
have to be good with your hands, which I don't think is a problem for me - I've
assisted at operations several times, and I've even done some minor ops by
myself - but surgeons have to be able to do the same thing again and again
without getting bored, like tying off cut arteries and so on. I don't think
that would be a problem for me, but they need to make decisions fast and I'm
not too good at that. I like to have time to think, which means surgery's
probably not right for me.'
Has Jill already decided what
to specialize?
What idea does she like the
most? Why?
Is she interested in
geriatrics?
Why don’t surgical specialties
appeal her?
Has she ever done operations
herself?
What do the surgeons have to be
able to do?
Is it a problem for her to do
the same things without getting bored?
Why isn’t surgery’s for her?