“Oh, you chose that branch? Couldn’t get clinical, huh?”
Heard this before? Time to BREAK THE MYTH.
WHY PARA-CLINICAL / NON-CLINICAL?
Because we don’t just treat.
We teach. We research. We lead. We innovate.
Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, PSM…
These are not backups.
They’re the brains behind every diagnosis, every outbreak control, every new drug, every public health mission.
REAL TALK:
Not everyone wants to do ward rounds.
Some want to create textbooks, decode mysteries, run clinical trials, stop pandemics, or shape national health policy.
Clinical ≠ Superior
Para/Non-Clinical ≠ Failure.
It’s called CHOOSING DIFFERENTLY.
Medicine isn’t just about stethoscopes.
Sometimes, it’s about the microscope, the courtroom, the classroom, or the lab.
And those who walk that path?
They’re not the backup plan.
They’re the master plan.