Math tutor....Specialty

[drboris]

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Hi Guys,

Before medical school I worked as a private math/science tutor. I tutored kids of all ages, but I enjoyed tutoring older kids more. As I think about medical specialties I wanted to see if there is a field that fits what I enjoyed about tutoring?

1) I like motivating people and dealing with patients that want to get better and are compliant

2) I like to see improvement and actually cure/fix people

3) I like a fast pace and need to see results, but I like having set appointments or hours when I am working

4) I do not like when people complain or blame me for their failures or for why they are sick

5) I do not like people who do not listen to me even they are the ones asking me for advice

6) I really liked getting paid very well and setting my own rates, it makes the job a lot more enjoyable and personally rewarding

7) I liked getting to know my students (only the nice ones), but I do not think this is a must for me if other criteria above are met


Right now I am considering Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology, maybe ENT, maybe PMR....what do you guys think?

Thanks,
Boris

 

[PsychFuture]

First I suggest that you try to look a litte deeper into what motivates you.

Second avoid PMR please.

 

[drboris]

I know for sure that I need to have fast results. Surgery would seem to be a good fit, but no surgical field really grabs my attention. I wouldn't mind doing outpatient procedures all day on relatively healthy patients, and helping them get better really fast. That is my ideal. Anesthesia/Pain Managment seems to fit, but from what I hear the pts are not the nicest or most honest people.

Any other fields seem to match, where pts are nice and motivated and I can do procedures to fix/cure patients?

Thanks,
Boris

 

[BadVB750]

I know for sure that I need to have fast results. Surgery would seem to be a good fit, but no surgical field really grabs my attention. I wouldn't mind doing outpatient procedures all day on relatively healthy patients, and helping them get better really fast. That is my ideal. Anesthesia/Pain Managment seems to fit, but from what I hear the pts are not the nicest or most honest people.

Any other fields seem to match, where pts are nice and motivated and I can do procedures to fix/cure patients?

Thanks,
Boris

Maybe you should open a drive-thru fix/cure center. Guaranteed or your money back.

 

[GenSurg]

Maybe orthopaedic surgery/sports medicine. Athletes are usually quite motivated to get back to competing. Ortho docs also make bank, but they do work quite hard. I'm told the residents are paged more often than the neurosurgery residents.

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[drboris]

I don't mind working hard, in fact I want a field where I can work hard when I am at work, but I just want to have some time off where I am not constantly on call. I thought about ortho, but from what I hear those guys love the OR and don't want to do anything byt cut and chisel. I like procedures, but I am not sure if I have the attention span to do 4-5 hr surgeries. Also, I am not exactly honoring everything in school, so ortho may be a stretch.

I like the immediate results in ortho and the impact I could make on helping patients. Ortho is not quite yet completely ruled out, but I am hoping I will find another fit.

 

[chuck deli]

"I want a specialty where I make lots of money, work few hours, can come and go as I please, my patients always do what I want, my patients always smile, and never die. I don't like old people, but I don't like young people. Come to think about it, I don't like adults either. I don't want to see failure, I don't want to be sued, I want everything to be easy, and I want 3 houses, 5 cars, and 2 boats."

Can someone help me?