Medicine vs. Dentistry?

**jack** · 01-11-2004, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jake

Now if we're talking failed medics just look at the people on a pharmacy degree

With that attitude, you are unlikely to make a good doctor. they know more about drugs than you so thgats a very stupid comment, as youre implying you/medics are superior.

**Fizzwizz** · 01-11-2004, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Jack

With that attitude, you are unlikely to make a good doctor. they know more about drugs than you so thgats a very stupid comment, as youre implying you/medics are superior.

Jake wasn't implying anything of the kind
He merely stated that pharmacy is a degree that has many students who failed to get onto medicine. There was no judgement made ... unlike your rather badly argued comment!!!

JH · 02-11-2004, 12:46 AM

Doctors do earn a lot of money just not in the UK. If you want be rich as a doctor a) work private b) practice in USA or Saudi Arabia

**Jake** · 02-11-2004, 01:34 PM

With that attitude, you are unlikely to make a good doctor. they know more about drugs than you so thgats a very stupid comment, as youre implying you/medics are superior.

If you read further comments below the one you have quoted then it will perhaps become clearer why I posted the comment. If you have difficulty in understanding what I have written then please PM and I will endevour to reply with simpler outlines of my reasoning.

Kind regards.

**o11y** · 06-11-2004, 08:02 PM

i am in the same boat...medicine v dentistry. they are similar, by this i mean they both are rewarding and need similar a levels and grades etc. They both are paid well. Just one thing...i have been told taht it is ulimatley easier to become a a GDP (and quicker) then a regular medical GP (which is the feild iw would want to specialise in).

**o11y** · 21-11-2004, 06:53 PM

and anyway...how can ANY of these people say that the monye hasnt attracted them a little?

If doctors were payed little then ther wouldnt be half as many applicants...my friends agree!!!!

**xmiriam2003x** · 04-07-2005, 01:33 AM

" Now if we're talking failed medics just look at the people on a pharmacy degree" sorry jake, i have to say this but the comment you made about pharmacy degrees is a bit arrogant! i can assure u that a pharmacy degree is actually a good deal harder than medical degree- its easier to get in to because not so many people want to do it. probably because the pay isn't brilliant!

**Jake** · 04-07-2005, 05:08 PM

Oh dear, once more it crops up - please read the rest of the thread. I am unsure where you have your information from but I'm afraid you're in the minority in believing pharmacy is a great deal harder than medicine. Having worked in a pharmacy myself, and having many friends who are pharmacists studying medicine I completely disagree with you. I haven't yet met a medic who has undertaken pharmacy as a second degree (though I am sure it has happened somewhere) but have met many vice versa. I am of course assuming you have both a degree in pharmacy and are currently studying medicine ?

**xmiriam2003x** · 04-07-2005, 10:14 PM

i just felt that your comment was rather ignorant and offensive! just because something is easier to get into it doesnt mean it is inferior! all i can say is that i hope that not all medical students share the same views as yourself on pharmacists!

**Jake** · 04-07-2005, 10:32 PM

I don't agree that my comments are ignorant - they are infact informed. I am sorry you find it offensive, sadly that doesn't stop it from being true. If you actually read the thread (and my friends who have a pharmacy degree have and are laughing) then you will realise it was said in jest (almost 2 years ago). And I do hope you manage to find a sense of humour, you will certainly need it if you enter the Medical/Dental profession.