去年做一个医学软件的时候,遇到不少美国医生顾问都是先读it或者工程,然后读的医生。
麦吉尔大学曾经有一个正在读医学的大学生假期给我们一起做过编程,他本科学的是计算机,辅修了生化。据他说计算机相对医学太简单,编程根本不用上课就能学会。
另外麦吉尔大学有很多学生化的学生同时在修计算机学位,比例十分高。
医学软件是个很有发展的行业,有工科背景的医生作为项目顾问,发展十分强夯。(据说美国越来越多的医生开始从事软件顾问)。
现在的大环境是接下来的10年美国要投资很多医疗软件。并且未来有一部分医生要从事编程和智能化分析工作。(从事传统医生的医生也不会减少。)
可以预见未来有相当大一部分医生直接从事软件,智能分析和机器人相关业务,美国的各大医学院早已经开始优先录取有计算机和其他背景的学生,而加拿大也开始了,这是加拿大各个大学鼓励从非生物背景录取医生的文件:所以大胆上IT吧,万一录取不了医生,IT也算是高智商学生适合学的。
McGill University
Extracted from the
McGill Faculty of Medicine website, August 2014.
"Although the Faculty attempts to ensure by means of the specific requirements listed that all students have an adequate preparation in science, we also encourage students from a variety of backgrounds to select medicine as a career. Prospective applicants are therefore advised to pursue courses of study, whether in the natural or social sciences or the humanities, which appeal to them and which have as their aim a broad education and intellectual training rather than merely anticipating a medical curriculum."
Queen's University
Extracted from the FAQ at the
Queen's University Medical School website, December 2009.
"Program of Studies: The Admissions Committee does not give preference to applicants who have studied in a particular university program. Applicants are encouraged to consider all of the undergraduate programs available to them and to embark on the course of studies in which they have the greatest interest and that would prepare them for an alternate career should they not gain a place in medicine."
University of Toronto
Extracted from the
U of T Medical School website, November 2014.
"There is no single background that is ideal preparation for the practice of medicine. Students with university education in any discipline are encouraged to apply. Medicine requires individuals with strong backgrounds in the social sciences, humanities, physical sciences and life sciences. The ideal candidate will have completed a rigourous and coherent course of study, which will provide evidence of an independent, self-directed, and mature learning style. The ideal candidate will also provide evidence of outstanding non-academic qualities, including altruism, reliability, responsibility, perseverance, creativity, and leadership, through this process."
University of British Columbia
Extracted from the
UBC Medical School website, August, 2013.
"The Faculty of Medicine considers students from a variety of backgrounds; no preference is given to any particular degree program."
McMaster University
Extracted from the
McMaster University Medical School website, December 2009.
"Q: Are some courses better to take than others? What courses should I take?
"Just as we do not require prerequisite subjects for the program, we do not favour or discount various academic programs. Many of the successful applicants do come from science backgrounds but this may be, in part, due to the fact that they apply to more than one medical school and must do the prerequisites for the others. It is in your best interest, regardless of academic program, to at least gain some exposure to the basic sciences as well as the social sciences and humanities. The aim is to develop a well-rounded education and also to prepare yourself for alternatives to medicine."