Guess That Medical Specialty
A doctor who does surgery on the brain
What is neurosurgeon/brain surgeon
The powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
This career involves dispensing prescription medication for patients.
What is a pharmacist?
An announcement in March of 2020 that led to social distancing.
What is, COVID-19?
A doctor who has treated you since birth, but will not treat you for the rest of your life...
What is a pediatrician?
The number of chambers in a human heart.
What is Four chambers?
the left atrium and right atrium (upper chambers), and the left ventricle and right ventricle (lower chambers).
The most popular pre-med major/
What is Life Sciences?
2nd place: Health Sciences
** You can go into medical school with any undergrad degree as long as you meet the prerequisites.
An important discovery made in 1921 at the University of Toronto, which helps millions of people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
What is insulin?
Deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.
What is psychiatry?
What is the cause of type 2 diabetes?
What is, "the body becomes resistant to insulin?"
This professional contributes to building and advancing technologies used in medicine.
What is a biomedical engineer?
A discovery that greatly reduced the number of deaths from infection.
What is penicillin (antibiotics)?
- Discovered by Alexander Flemming in 1928
A doctor who specializes in caring for medical needs about the digestive system.
What is a gastroenterologist?
The longest bone in the human body
What is, "the femur"?
Exam to take in order to become a registered nurse.
What is the NCLEX
An important discovery that allows medical professionals to detect bone fractures, certain tumours, dental problems, etc.
What are X-rays?
Discovered by Physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895.
Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat, including sinusitis, hearing loss, and tonsillitis.
What is Otolaryngology (ENT)?
The shortest bone in the human body
What is "the stapes bone?"
(in the ear)
A situational judgement test that tests for interpersonal skills, core values, and the priorities of the test-taker.
The test is a requirement for entry into many healthcare education pathways such as medical school, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, etc.
What is CASPer?
Gene-editing technology that allows scientists to make precise changes to an organism's DNA. Relatively new technology, development started in 2012.
What is CRISPR?
- Cool possibilities: treatment for genetic disorders, cancer therapy.