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I'm an M4, and in the past few weeks, I've been feeling paralyzed by indecisiveness about which direction I should take my medical career. I'm applying to internal medicine, but the options after that are so vast. I feel a basic question you have to answer is: do you want to have a strenuous work schedule or a relaxed schedule? I don't know the answer to this question, and its bothering me.
I look at other people's posts, and they seem to know the answer to this, saying "I know I don't want to have to work my ass off, so I'm going for psych", or "I'm a total Type A, so neurosurg was perfect for me", etc.
But for me, I don't think I am ONLY one way. I think there's different sides to me that sometimes will crave a nice 9 to 5 setting that, say, a rheumatologist will have, and who will get to chat with patients and not have to work so late. But OTHER times I will crave the excitement of, say, a GI doc, who will get the fun of being involved in a bunch of different procedures and working a strenuous schedule.
Its like there's two sides to me. I'm definitely not a Type A personality, but there are times when I enjoyed working long hours because it was exciting and gratifying to accomplish so much, and the procedures made you feel like you're "doing" something. But a lot of the time I'm the kind of person who would rather just relax, and not have a hectic, hussle-bussle day. However, each type of job only satisfies one side of my personality!!
Has anyone had to deal with a similar problem?
I look at other people's posts, and they seem to know the answer to this, saying "I know I don't want to have to work my ass off, so I'm going for psych", or "I'm a total Type A, so neurosurg was perfect for me", etc.
But for me, I don't think I am ONLY one way. I think there's different sides to me that sometimes will crave a nice 9 to 5 setting that, say, a rheumatologist will have, and who will get to chat with patients and not have to work so late. But OTHER times I will crave the excitement of, say, a GI doc, who will get the fun of being involved in a bunch of different procedures and working a strenuous schedule.
Its like there's two sides to me. I'm definitely not a Type A personality, but there are times when I enjoyed working long hours because it was exciting and gratifying to accomplish so much, and the procedures made you feel like you're "doing" something. But a lot of the time I'm the kind of person who would rather just relax, and not have a hectic, hussle-bussle day. However, each type of job only satisfies one side of my personality!!
Has anyone had to deal with a similar problem?