After graduating fromArts et Métiers 2014, Thomas Botrel decided to study medicine. An unusual career path, but one that is set to develop.
"My first day at the hospital was strange," smiles Thomas Botrel. "I found myself standing in front of a patient with a stethoscope, even though I had no medical knowledge! " This situation did not discourage him, as seven years later Thomas is now an intern in Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (75), in his ninth year of medical school.
Medicine to help others
In 2014, with a degree in engineering Arts et Métiers a Master's in Biomedical Engineering, Thomas Botrel decided to embark on medical studies, entering directly into the third year thanks to a university transfer program: "Even before my preparatory classes, I had been hesitating between medicine and engineering. I chose engineering and enrolled Arts et Métiers its generalist training. Inmythirdyear, I got my foot in the door of the medical world by doing an internship at La Pitié in maxillofacial surgery, modeling prostheses. The human aspect, helping others, encouraged me to enroll in medical school."
Inmythirdyear, I got my foot in the door of the medical world by doing an internship at La Pitié in maxillofacial surgery, modeling prostheses.
A difficult start
"In medicine, the first few months were difficult because you have to catch up and accumulate a lot of knowledge. To succeed, you mustn't hesitate to ask for help, admit when you don't know something, and work hard. It's very different from training at Arts et Métiers you have to memorize a lot of information."
Wonderful encounters
Medicine is constantly evolving and increasingly uses complex systems that require knowledge of hard sciences. Facilitating dialogue between engineers and doctors is the way forward.
"I chose intensive care because it's a multidisciplinary specialtywhere you don't have to deal with administrative red tape and you have significant resources at your disposal,"explains Thomas."It's a job where you get to meet wonderful patients and their families. I've even met some Arts et Métiers engineers Arts et Métiers I'll stay in intensive care for a few more years, but then I plan to move on to a position where I can apply my dual background. Medicine is constantly evolving and increasingly uses complex systems that require knowledge of the hard sciences. Facilitating dialogue between engineers and doctors is the future."
