High School Students...

What field do you wish to go into?

I deleted your messed up thread for you ;)

I voted, even though A. I'm not in high school and B. Emergency Medicine wasn't an option... I just can't resist a poll.

I deleted your messed up thread for you ;)

I voted, even though A. I'm not in high school and B. Emergency Medicine wasn't an option... I just can't resist a poll.

I'm going to take a wild stab at this and guess you picked "Other". :D

if the OP wants, I can toss that up there and change Caesar's vote... otherwise we can leave it as other.

as for me (also not in HS, so not voting), my interests have shifted multiple times since starting med school, but current possibilities include:

(in no particular order)
-Pediatrics/Neonatology
-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
-Heme Onc/BMT
-Infectious Disease
-Emergency Medicine


Then again, I'll probably get into third year and find something that I love that isn't even on the list.

I'm not in high school, and not voting, either. I'm most interested in improving the outlook for victims of brain injuries, such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and stroke.

I'm not in high school, and not voting, either. I'm most interested in improving the outlook for victims of brain injuries, such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and stroke.
Well, neuro is an obvious area of interest for you, but take a look at Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_medicine_and_rehabilitation). They focus on the actual regain of function aspect of treatment for patients, although not just limited to neurologic injury. I know they have fellowships in Spinal Cord Injury medicine... just an aside.

Just to let you yoots know,you don't have to know what kind of doctor you want to be. In high school I knew I wanted to be a doctor I just didn't know what kind, then I wanted to be a dermatologists my senior year in high school only cause a doctor told me thats what I should be. Then in college I decided I didn't want to be a doctor at all, although this was kind of a sour grapes decision due to my bad grades. After I figured out that if I study I will actually make good grades and that I actually enjoy studying I slowly drifted back into the premed pool. Now I'm applying this year and hoping for the best, but still don't know what I want to be.

I'm going into my senior year of high school and my interest now is ophthalmology. I know it's crazy considering that I'm still in high school, but it's my interest as of now. I've wanted to be an eye doctor since sixth grade but now I'm liking the idea of eye surgery. But who knows, it might change in college and med school. But since this is asking about high school, I'm just stating what I'm interested in now.

I'm going into my senior year of high school and my interest now is ophthalmology. I know it's crazy considering that I'm still in high school, but it's my interest as of now. I've wanted to be an eye doctor since sixth grade but now I'm liking the idea of eye surgery. But who knows, it might change in college and med school. But since this is asking about high school, I'm just stating what I'm interested in now.

Optho's are eye doct---... er, nevermind. :rolleyes:

There's nothing wrong with being interested in any field of medicine at any stage of your education. Unfortunately, more than a couple SDN folks (usually pre-meds) like to poo poo on the high schooler that does so. Oh well.

Its always a good time to learn about various specialties. Have you tried shadowing at all?

Optho's are eye doct---... er, nevermind. :rolleyes:

Haha, yes, I know they're eye doctors too. Sorry, I didn't exactly clarify what I meant. When I was in sixth grade I always said I wanted to be an eye doctor. I meant an optometrist but I always just said eye doctor. Haha, but what I meant is that I'm still interested in the eye, just now instead of just primary care, I like the idea of surgery too.

And I haven't done any shadowing yet. I'll probably do that either at the end of the summer or the beginning of the school year. My dad's friend is an optician at an ophthalmologist's office, so hopefully she could get me in there to shadow sometime. ;)

when I was in high school I wanted to major in history and work for the NSA...

oops

But of course, I know that I can't say that I'm sure of wanting to be an ophthalmologist in high school, I was just answering the poll. As a senior in high school, I like ophthalmology, but who know what the future holds. :)

when I was in high school I wanted to major in history and work for the NSA...

oops

...are you serious?

In HS I wanted to be a highschool history teacher and then I got a 2 on my US History AP Exam, haha.

when I was in high school I wanted to major in history and work for the NSA...

oops
Ha. I wanted to be president of the United States.lol.:)

I voted other. Emergency Medicine ftw! :)

Wow how long you took to make the thread.

I voted for Surgery :D

if the OP wants, I can toss that up there and change Caesar's vote... otherwise we can leave it as other.

sure. :)

I just got back my AP scores like 2 weeks ago... :( I failed one of the three. (US politics) but yet i passed comparative politics and biology... the tests I had more trouble on!

I don't really mind if non-high school students vote. I just put that there because this poll was in aspire but go for it and vote.

I wanted to be a teacher for the longest time too... but then a marine biologist and now for the last two years (almost)... veterinary medicine! Cross my fingers that I have it figured out and hope I stick! I reallly want to go into wildlife and exotic medicine. :)

I voted other. Emergency Medicine ftw! :)

I voted, even though A. I'm not in high school and B. Emergency Medicine wasn't an option... I just can't resist a poll.

sure. :)


Took 2 votes from Other and put them in as Emergency Medicine.

I voted other for neurology (specifically behavioral neurology). I'm only going into my junior year of HS though, so I'm sure I'll change my mind. :P

I voted other for neurology (specifically behavioral neurology). I'm only going into my junior year of HS though, so I'm sure I'll change my mind. :P

Behavioral neurology is very cool. :rolleyes::thumbup:

I wish I could vote for veterinary and anesthesiology...:) Hopefully I'll end up doing both!!

High school student currently, and so it's horrendously early for me to really be thinking about which field I'd really want to get into, but internal medicine interests me the most right now.

This very well may, and probably will, change.

Other: Sports Medicine Physician! I can't imagine a better job. =]

Another vote for emergency medicine. I've worked as a CNA in an emergency room and really enjoyed the varying degrees of emergencies that came in - from an ATV rollover to your typical ER room pregnancy test to a guy who cut off his finger and everything in between!

That said, I'm years away from having to make a decision, and I'm certain I'll find other fields that interest me just as much if not more. :)

Imin high school and currently looking into anesthesiology and emergency med. , PICU and NICU ( peds and neonatal)

Imin high school and currently looking into anesthesiology and emergency med. , PICU and NICU ( peds and neonatal)

ah. looks like you found your way here... didn't need to PM you afterall

For now Im looking into Anesthesiology.:)

I'm thinking critical care, so I picked "Other"... Of course, this is subject to change drastically over the next nine years. I used to want oncology, but really, I like things fast-paced and stressful. I've heard that Emergency Medicine is kind of like that, too.