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Does anyone have any advice about how to choose between specialties? There are several that I am considering; I could see myself doing any of them and they all have their pluses and minuses. I really enjoyed most of my 3rd year rotations (except some parts of Ob/Gyn, let's be honest). Now I'm at the end of 3rd year, and nothing really jumps out saying "pick me! pick me!".
I know I want to avoid the surgical specialties, since I want to do basic science research and I sort of think that to be a good surgeon you have to do a lot of surgeries, not spend 4/5 days in lab. Otherwise, I am pretty open. Neuro, Psych, IM, Peds, Path...
How should I choose? Make a big list of pluses and minuses and devise a complex scoring system? Find a quiz on the internet that will choose for me? Which factors are most important? How did you all decide?
Thanks for your advice.
I know I want to avoid the surgical specialties, since I want to do basic science research and I sort of think that to be a good surgeon you have to do a lot of surgeries, not spend 4/5 days in lab. Otherwise, I am pretty open. Neuro, Psych, IM, Peds, Path...
How should I choose? Make a big list of pluses and minuses and devise a complex scoring system? Find a quiz on the internet that will choose for me? Which factors are most important? How did you all decide?
Thanks for your advice.