Our Future Profession

In Russia hundreds of thousands of young people study at different medical institutes. They study numerous theoretical and special subjects. They have practical training during which they do the work of nurses and assistant doctors. Such a course of studies helps them to gain much knowledge of medicine, which will give them the possibility to diagnose different diseases and treat people.

But medical students must realize that it is not easy to be a good doctor. A good doctor must have not only deep knowledge of a particular field of medicine such as surgery or therapy. He must love people and have a kind heart. He must give all his knowledge, all his abilities, all his talent, and all his time to people, to the protection of their health.

One of the prominent Russian therapeutists Prof. M.P.Konchalovsky thinks that a person may be a poor writer, he may be a bad painter or an actor but a person cannot be and must not be a bad doctor.

Medical students must understand well all the hardships of their future profession. They must remember that it will be often difficult to diagnose a disease; sometimes it will be even more difficult to cure it. But a good doctor will always do his best to gain his patient’s confidence. And a confidence of a patient in his doctor is a “valuable” remedy.

Did you hear about the Hippocrates Oath before you entered the Institute? What does it read? It reads, “I shall enter any house for the good of the patient. I shall not do my patient any harm” – these are the words from Hippocrates Oath. And they must be not only words for medical students. They must become the motto of their life.

Medical students must remember that it is the great art to treat patients but not an ordinary trade. It is one of the professions, which requires a real calling for it.

Notes:

1. to do one’s best – делать все возможное

2. to gain confidence – завоевать доверие

3. calling – призвание

Translate the following phrases and read out the sentences with them.

Работать медсестрами и ассистентами врачей, получить знания по медицине, лечить людей, защита здоровья, трудности будущей профессии, ставить диагноз, завоевать доверие, лекарство, вред, девиз всей жизни, призвание.

Find synonyms for the words from a) using the words from b).

a) To treat, difficulty, trade, to realize, poor, different, to study

b) Profession, bad, hardship, to cure, to gain knowledge, numerous, to understand