The Sims 3 World Adventures Guide Essentials Careers

Medical

The Medical career is not for a Sim who likes to keep a strict schedule. As this career develops, the schedule turns chaotic and occasionally disruptive thanks to the unpredictable needs of patients at the local hospital.

If you don’t mind the idea of being pulled into work in the middle of the night, then the Medical career’s rewards may be worth the potential inconvenience. Especially the final reward for becoming a World Renowned Surgeon...

Work Location: Sacred Spleen General Hospital (Sunset Valley), County Care General Hospital (Riverview)

MEDICAL CAREER

Level	Position	Work Days	Start Time	Length of Day	Average Daily Pay	Weekly Average Pay	Pension Pay	Metrics for Promotion
1	Organ Donor	M, T, W, TH, F	9 AM	6	128	640	40	Mood, Logic Skill
2	Bed Pan Cleaner	M, T, W, TH, F	9 AM	6	150	750	40	Mood, Logic Skill
3	Paramedic	M, T, W, TH, F	9 AM	7	190	950	50	Mood, Logic Skill
4	Medical Intern	M, T, W, TH, F	9 AM	10	330	1,650	80	Mood, Logic Skill, Medical Journals Read
5	Resident	M, T, W, TH, F	9 AM	9	700	3,500	170	Mood, Logic Skill, Medical Journals Read
6	Trauma Surgeon	M, T, W, TH, F	7 PM	8	810	4,050	200	Mood, Logic Skill, Medical Journals Read
7	Gene Therapist	M, T, TH, F	9 AM	5	960	3,840	190	Mood, Logic Skill, Medical Journals Read
8	Infectious Disease Researcher	M, T, TH, F	9 AM	5	1,050	4,200	200	Mood, Logic Skill, Medical Journals Read
9	Neurosurgeon	M, T, TH, F	9 AM	8	1,800	7,200	350	Mood, Logic Skill, Medical Journals Read
10	Deadly Disease Specialist	M, T, TH, F	9 AM	5	2,400	9,600	460	Mood, Logic Skill, Medical Journals Read

Medical Tones

Tones	Description
Work Hard	Work hard to increase performance, but adds stress
Watch TV in Ready Room	Relax at work. Slower performance, but less stress.
Chat with Medical Personnel	Build relationship with co-workers
Do Boss's Paperwork	Build relationship with boss
Sleep in Ready Room	Napping at work helps with energy
Suck Up to Boss	Build relationship with boss

Benefits and Rewards

The Medical career is one of the most stressful careers, so to advance, you need activities in the Sim’s life that will counteract the Stressed Out moodlet.

Mood is a major factor in promotions, so be sure to sleep when possible (the Sleep in Ready Room tone helps out with this) and have an activity that lowers tension, such as reading, exercise, or socializing.

As soon as you reach the Medical Intern promotion, get ready for a hectic schedule. The Sim gets a beeper and has to come into work at odd hours.

Shifts start growing, too, so be ready to spend lots of time at the hospital as you work farther up the promotion ladder. Medical Interns earn the Give Medical Advice social, which helps out pregnant Sims.

Pregnant Sims who regularly seek medical advice (or receive it) assist the development of the pregnancy, which can lead to the baby getting highly desirable traits.

When you reach the Medical Intern position, you start receiving medical journals, too. These are critical for future advancement because the number of journals read is a metric for deciding promotions alongside mood and Logic skill.

In your off time, be sure to read these medical journals because the game keeps track of this statistic.

At the Resident level, Sims get two new socials: Give Good Medical Advice and Brag About Being a Doctor.

The Give Good Medical Advice has a greater benefit to expectant mothers—in fact, the medical Sim can even deduce the sex of the baby.

The Brag social impresses other Sims in conversation. If the other Sim is already romantically interested in the medical Sim, that romance is further enhanced.