Hi Shyam, > I have come across that sentiment in India but not in the US.
>From my experience Indians are not alone it does exist in Europe, I could vouch for atleast two or more European countries. >Possibly related to the perception in >India that if you are "good in biology" you go into medicine and if "you are good in math" you go >into engineering and the two are mutually exclusive. In the US most people entering medical school >have already done a Bachelors sometimes in engineering, economics, mathematics or another medically >"unrelated" field. BTW please don't infer the reverse is true, try applying for a Phd program in maths with a degree in medicine. regards Anish Mohammed www.healthcare-it-security.com The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. All progress, therefore, depends upon the unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shyam Visweswaran Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [silk] My intro --- Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For some odd reason, I am intimidated by people who manage to master > both medicine and programming. <snip> > I wonder why? I have come across that sentiment in India but not in the US. Possibly related to the perception in India that if you are "good in biology" you go into medicine and if "you are good in math" you go into engineering and the two are mutually exclusive. In the US most people entering medical school have already done a Bachelors sometimes in engineering, economics, mathematics or another medically "unrelated" field. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
