Medical Career

-Group members: Diego Acevedo, Valentina Diaz, Diego Espinoza, Matias Marin,
Tania Torrealba.
-Date: May, 24th 2018.
-Grade: 3rd G.
-Subject: English.
 Introduction

In this work we will talk about medicine and its

significant branches.
 History

Medicine had its beginnings in prehistory, plants, minerals

and parts of animals were used, sometimes these were used
in satanic rituals by magicians and sorcerers.
 Career objectives

The maintenance of health, recovery and rehabilitation of the

disabled individual to integrate it into the social environment.
 Specific activities that are carried
out in the profession

Conduct consultations.
Perform a physical examination of the patient.
Resolves pathologies and prescribes medications
appropriate to the case.
Workspace

Urban. work in a hospital environment. In physical

contact with people. Interacts with sick people and in
distress. Management in operations and dissection
of corpses.
 Occupational field
 National System of Health Services.
 Municipal offices.
 Regional Hospitals.
 Private clinics.
 Medical centers.
 Teaching and research in Universities and Research Centers.
 Management and administration in health centers
 Approximate duration
of the years of study
 7 years With a 5-year training course, plus a 2-year internship
cycle, where a primary care practice is carried out in hospitals.
 Specialties
 Some specialties are:

Traumatology and Orthopedics

Ophthalmology Psychiatry

Urology Gastroenterology
 Psychiatry
 is the branch of medicine dedicated to the study of mental disorders with
the aim of preventing, assessing, diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating
people with mental disorders.

Pediatrics
 Pediatrics is the medical specialty that studies the child and his illnesses.

Neurology
 is the medical specialty that treats nervous system disorders.
 Surgery
 Manual work to practice that involves mechanical manipulation of
anatomical structures with a medical purpose, whether diagnostic,
therapeutic or prognostic.

Gynecology
 Medical and surgical specialty that treats diseases of the
female reproductive system.
 Enter post-graduate programs:
 Master of Science Human Anatomy, Master of
Immunological Sciences, Master of Pathological Sciences,
Postgraduate in Hematology, Postgraduate in Clinical
Laboratory, etre others.