I have a fairly successful career that I enjoy at the moment, but I think medicine might be right for me for a variety of reasons that I can articulate reasonably well. However, I'm not 100% dead set on medicine, which is why I'm shadowing in the first place - to try to figure out if that's a life I actually want, or if I just like the idea of being a doctor.
Should I be honest with the people I shadow and interact with, and say that I think it's right for me but I'm not completely sure yet? Or should I pretend that without a doubt I know this is the right path for me?
I feel like it must be healthy to have some reservations about going down this path. At the same time, though, I don't want people writing in my LoR's "He's a nice guy but the passion isn't there".
Should I be honest with the people I shadow and interact with, and say that I think it's right for me but I'm not completely sure yet? Or should I pretend that without a doubt I know this is the right path for me?
I feel like it must be healthy to have some reservations about going down this path. At the same time, though, I don't want people writing in my LoR's "He's a nice guy but the passion isn't there".
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