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hey guys,
so here's my story. rank lists are due next week 😱, which is stressing me out b/c i didn't really like any of the programs i interviewed at. i applied for family medicine b/c i thought that maybe i'd work at an outpt clinic after residency. i thought about incorporating alternative therapies to practice in a more integrative fashion. etc. etc. but now i'm having second thoughts. the truth is, i really don't like medicine, or peds, and definitely not ob/gyn. however, i have to say, i do enjoy talking to people, hearing their stories, and helping them out... which makes me wonder, is psych a better fit for me? i had a limited exposure during third year, which was at an inpt lock-down scary mental institution... i don't think i could handle working in that kind of environment. outpt psych seems appealing, but i wonder how emotionally draining it could get, seeing depressed/suicidal pts all the time and dealing with the inevitable... one of my pt's committing suicide. my dilemma right now is whether i should pull out of match, reapply next year for psych, or just suck it up and continue with family. or get out of medicine altogether... apparently, also, it's not as easy as i thought to switch residencies if i decided to switch into psych after a year of family, given that psych is 4 yrs vs family is 3. so, given all that... any general thoughts/advice? and any thoughts on outpt psych, how happy ppl are in it, whether it is very emotionally draining, etc.? thanks..
so here's my story. rank lists are due next week 😱, which is stressing me out b/c i didn't really like any of the programs i interviewed at. i applied for family medicine b/c i thought that maybe i'd work at an outpt clinic after residency. i thought about incorporating alternative therapies to practice in a more integrative fashion. etc. etc. but now i'm having second thoughts. the truth is, i really don't like medicine, or peds, and definitely not ob/gyn. however, i have to say, i do enjoy talking to people, hearing their stories, and helping them out... which makes me wonder, is psych a better fit for me? i had a limited exposure during third year, which was at an inpt lock-down scary mental institution... i don't think i could handle working in that kind of environment. outpt psych seems appealing, but i wonder how emotionally draining it could get, seeing depressed/suicidal pts all the time and dealing with the inevitable... one of my pt's committing suicide. my dilemma right now is whether i should pull out of match, reapply next year for psych, or just suck it up and continue with family. or get out of medicine altogether... apparently, also, it's not as easy as i thought to switch residencies if i decided to switch into psych after a year of family, given that psych is 4 yrs vs family is 3. so, given all that... any general thoughts/advice? and any thoughts on outpt psych, how happy ppl are in it, whether it is very emotionally draining, etc.? thanks..
