I feel like the reason people decide to become an OB/GYN is because they are passionate about the process of birth. But it is not the only reason that people want to do this. There are many other aspects as to why people want to be OB/GYN's and that is what I will be discussing in this paper. I will be discussing the requirements of an OB/GYN, what an OB/GYN actually is, the salary of an OB/GYN and what impact that has on them choosing this job, and wether it is more common for a man or a women to become and OB/GYN.
Requirements : The main requirements of a OB/GYN are in easier terms just to deliver the baby. But really what their jobs are besides delivering the child is to make sure nothing goes wrong with the birth. If something happens to go wrong with the birth they will have to take full responsibility since it was there job to do everything possible to prevent this. "OB is short for obstetrics or for an obstetrician, a physician who delivers babies. GYN is short for gynecology or for a gynecologist, a physician who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs"
(http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4609). This is showing that the name OB/GYN is exactly what its abbreviations stand for.
pay: The pay scale in my mind is a very big factor as to the decision to become an OB/GYM. Like i have said before if the pay was not as high as it is very few people would make the decision to chose this profession.
(http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Obstetrician_%2F_Gynecologist_(OB%2FGYN)/Salary).
This chart shows that there is a very large amount of money in the OB/GYN profession. There in my mind is no reason why if someone had all the requirements for this job they would not take it.
(http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Obstetrician_%2F_Gynecologist_(OB%2FGYN)/Salary).
This chart shows that there is a very large amount of money in the OB/GYN profession. There in my mind is no reason why if someone had all the requirements for this job they would not take it.
Men/women OB/GYN: I feel that there is some sort of an advantage when you are a women OB/GYN vs. a male OB/GYN. As a women the whole experience is more interesting since it can one day happen to them. When it does there experience as an OB/GYN it will prepare them more for what is to come. "As women in a women's health profession, female ob-gyns may be benefiting from an 'insider's perspective' in how to address the health challenges in their own lives," says ACOG President Elect Vivian M. Dickerson, MD. "This puts them in a unique position to help American women have healthier lifestyles," she adds, speaking at today's ACOG news conference, "Woman to Woman: Female Ob-Gyns Reveal Their Trade Secrets.(http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr12-09-03-2.cfm).
Max,
ReplyDeleteI've thought about this topic a lot as well and I like how you've decided to use this. You talked about what an OBGYN actually is cause we know briefly what it was but if this is really "the enemy" in most cases then its important to know your enemy. I always really think about how does this fit in the whole society, like how it fits in this larger puzzle. This chart partly shows that by showing the salary. At first we may just think oh a lot of people must want that job because it has such a high salary but a higher salary means that more money gets to the government and the big cooperation's which continues to help build the industrial atrocities we all have been learning about.
Max
ReplyDeleteFor this project you looked at 3 aspects of being an OB/GYN and basically came to the conclusion that OB/GYN work diligently, are paid in decently large amounts and gain more of a benefit if they are women. The aspect that really mattered to me the most though was the pay rate. I had a good sense that doctors made a good amount of money but i was still shocked when i saw the chart you posted. This project matters to me because it gave me a deeper insight in to a profession i didn't know very well.
Great post
Harry,
ReplyDeletei also belived that the pay rate was a very big part of why they choose the profession. The chart that i found really helped me form that whole paragraph.
Max,
ReplyDeleteIn this project you looked at different reasons why anyone would want to become an OB/GYN and how to become one. I valued all the information I was really interested how much you get paid to deliver babies. This project mattered to me because Im glad I know more about OB/GYN's. Maybe you could put more charts and about the salary's and statistics but I enjoyed the project good job!