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19 Letter 2. Dea r fu t u r e doct or s, Welcome t o Izhevsk St a t e Medica l Academy! You have en te red the academy t o become a doct or . It is gr ea t ! Bu t it is on ly t he fir st s tep tow ards you r goa l . If you r goa l is t o de vo te you rs e lf to medicine, t hen t he following t ips a r e for you . F ir st ly, dedica t e t h r ee yea r s of you r life t o medicine. You will be lay in g th e founda t ion of you r pr ofession du r ing t hese t h r ee yea r s. You shou ld st udy and prac t i c e d i ligen t ly t o obta in n e c e s sary kn ow ledge . Do you r homewor k ever y day and st udy in t he d i s s e c t in g room min imum 4 t imes a week. J ust be pa t ien t , and one day you will be glad t ha t you st udied so ha r d. Secondly, develop your memor y. You will need t o memor ize a lot of t h ings. Tr y t o find e ffe c t ive le arn in g s trate g i e s t ha t wou ld help you do it . Is it bet t er for you t o do you r homewor k a lone or wit h you r fr iends? Do you have good v i su - a l or aud itory memory ? How can you sys tema t i ze th e in forma t ion t o r e- member it bet t er ? You will a lso need you r mot or memor y. So, do ever yt h ing wit h you r own hands in pr a ct ica l cla sses. One day you r hands will r emember how t o do ever yt h ing cor r ect ly. Th ir dly, list en ca r efu lly t o pr ofessor s. They do th e i r be s t t o give you t he most impor t an t in forma t ion . Don ’t h e s i ta te to ask qu e s t ion s and t o look for help. We a r e her e t o suppor t you ! Never mi s s a c las s . And do not be la t e. It is not difficu lt t o fu lfi ll th e requ i remen t s of t he depa r tmen t s, bu t it will give you a chance t o su cc e ed in you r s tud i e s . La st ly, take care o f you r hea lt h . St r engt hen it ! If you have pr ofound sleep, good nu t r it ion , and adequa t e physica l a ct ivit y, you will manage a ll in t el- lect ua l and emot iona l difficu lt ies. If you follow t hese t ips, one day you will successfu lly gradu ate from th e academy , get you r diploma , and feel pr oud of becoming a doct or . And t hen you will need t o make a new choice. The choice of specia lt y will awa it you . I wonder , wha t will you choose? Best wishes, P r ofessor E .