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Still waiting for that "warm-fuzzy" feeling but so far it's just been, "Nope, no way I'm doing that."
How did you pick your speciality?
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Knowing what you don't want to do can be just as important as knowing what you do want to do! 🙂
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Moving to Osteo as OP is still a med student.
From my own personal experience, I hated every rotation 3rd year until about March. It was frustrating to see my classmates liking multiple fields when I couldn't even find one. And then I suddenly I found myself on a rotation where a 12 hour day flew by and I felt like I was good at something, and actually wanted to study because I liked it so much. The rotation after that was even better. Just give it time, keep an open mind, and you'll figure it out eventually.
From my own personal experience, I hated every rotation 3rd year until about March. It was frustrating to see my classmates liking multiple fields when I couldn't even find one. And then I suddenly I found myself on a rotation where a 12 hour day flew by and I felt like I was good at something, and actually wanted to study because I liked it so much. The rotation after that was even better. Just give it time, keep an open mind, and you'll figure it out eventually.
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I agree that working backwards isn't a bad idea. That's what I did and definitely think I made the right decision. Ended up in IM and did the same elimination process when choosing a sub-specialty.
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"I didn't choose my specialty, it chose me." -all my attendings, probably
