Is Geometry important for being a surgeon?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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I wanted to know.

2

Well, you need it as a prerequisite for Algebra II, precalc, and calculus. And calculus is a prerequisite for med school.

3

Offhand you don’t NEED geometry…but there will be a lot harder courses that you need to take in med school.
If geometry is a problem, I’d reconsider my career choice.

4

i’d hope my neurosurgeon could handle geometry

5

I want my leg to point to the right way when the surgery is done.

6

Geometry is largely logical thinking. Logical thinking is very important for medicine and also for many other careers.

7

Well, you do need it for the MCAT…

8

I think you should take it. I did not and did not do well in math later on. On the other hand I scored a 750 on the GRE math section and did not have any issues in medical school, residency, fellowship or in practice because of a lack of geometry skills. However, as I often say, do as I say not what I did.

9

Geometry is a high school basic. If you can’t get an A in it odds of making it through calculus in HS then ranking in the top 10-20% of your classes in college are long odds. And if you’re not top 10-20% in college, no med school.