Do you regret your specialty?

[Gmw1386]

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Is your specialty not what you expected?
Boring you after seeing the same thing all the time?
If so, what do you wish you went into instead?

 

[Lonestar]

Is your specialty not what you expected?
Boring you after seeing the same thing all the time?
If so, what do you wish you went into instead?

First of all, i am an anesthesia resident. I have about 6 months of general anesthesia behind my belt. My specialty is exactly as I expected. A few moments of terror in between hours of calm. BORING is what i am shooting for since exciting means my patient's life is in trouble. I have no regrets about joining the great field of anesthesia. The further I progress in my training the more I enjoy the field.

 

[cytoborg]

I'm only 6 months into my pathology residency and so far I am enjoying it.

If you're curious about how specialty choice correlates with career satisfaction, check out the July 2002 Archives of Internal Medicine article by some UC Davis people looking at physician satisfaction by specialty, geographic region, age, etc.

 

[DOCTORSAIB]

I'm only 6 months into my pathology residency and so far I am enjoying it.

If you're curious about how specialty choice correlates with career satisfaction, check out the July 2002 Archives of Internal Medicine article by some UC Davis people looking at physician satisfaction by specialty, geographic region, age, etc.

Here it is guys..

http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/re...0670301_459&FIRSTINDEX=0&journalcode=archinte

 

[c diddy]

Wow, top 3 in satisfaction are neonatology, geriatrics and derm. The first 2 are specialties for very dedicated generally nice people. Then comes derm. No wonder it's so competitive.

 

[orientedtoself]

I am surprised that otolaryngology topped the list of least satisfied specialties. I seriously considered ENT, and all of the otolaryngologists I met seemed to love their jobs. I wouldn't think they take a lot of call, unless they are in a small or solo practice.

 

[Von Hohenheim]

I am surprised that otolaryngology topped the list of least satisfied specialties. I seriously considered ENT, and all of the otolaryngologists I met seemed to love their jobs. I wouldn't think they take a lot of call, unless they are in a small or solo practice.

Tubes and tonsils. 😉 What is there to love about being a snot doc?

 

[Nikiforos]

I'm only 6 months into my pathology residency and so far I am enjoying it.

If you're curious about how specialty choice correlates with career satisfaction, check out the July 2002 Archives of Internal Medicine article by some UC Davis people looking at physician satisfaction by specialty, geographic region, age, etc.

Interestingly, the specialities of radiology, anesthesiology, and pathology were excluded from the study that you cite. No doubt it's because those of us lucky enough to be in one of these specialities are very happy and our happiness would register off the charts.