Were you "meant" to do path? quiz...

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SLUsagar

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Damn dude, that's a long test! Actually I've seen this before I think during second year of med school...this test has been around for quite a while. I think back then it said I should be an orthopod or something. But I shall see now since I've changed quite a bit since then.

well my results are as follows:
radiology 44
urology 43
pathology 43
opthalmology 42
 
Damn! I should have chosen radiology, apparently...
However, pathology is #2.

Also, it's apparently a good thing that I didn't choose FP or phys med & rehab.
 
you know what? we should also put some of fields at the bottom of our lists as well.

here's mine:

general surgery 33
general internal med 33
cardiology 31
family practice 28 (thank god...i would never do FP)
 
I protest! This test is culturally biased!

1 radiology 45
2 dermatology 45
3 emergency med 44
4 allergy & immunology 43
5 plastic surgery 43
6 nuclear med 43

I think I said too many times that I like working with people.
I mean, "allergy & immunology"? 🙁

Path #12 with 40 points, together with Psych and a whole bunch of IM sub-specialties.. ugh!

I am so glad I did not take this test early on in med school. I would've been very confused.

My bottoms:
34 med oncology 37
35 obstetrics/gynecology 36
36 family practice 35
 
Hey!! Let's try to figure out what we have to say on the test for it to rank Path #1!

My guesses:

"Be comfortable with my own mortality"
"Easy going"
"Visually-oriented"
"Value time off"
 
deschutes said:
Welcome to our world, where it takes 21 days after your rank order list to find out the beginning of the rest of your life.
:laugh: :laugh:
 
deschutes said:
Yes, 130 questions is hard in the context of a hangover 😉
I answered 260, since I got annoyed the first time and closed the window. 😳

I'm not hungover. But, the gentleman who chose to drink his vodka straight may very well be. :meanie:

Yesterday was fun. But, I don't plan on drinking that much again anytime soon. My livAh!
 
1 radiology 48
2 occupational med 48
3 pathology 48
4 preventive med 45
5 thoracic surgery 44
6 general surgery 44

Why were so many of the questions repeated?
 
geddy said:
1 radiology 48
2 occupational med 48
3 pathology 48
4 preventive med 45
5 thoracic surgery 44
6 general surgery 44

Why were so many of the questions repeated?
Some were random repeats. If you answered inconsistently it will ask the questions a 3rd and a 4th time.
 
bananaface said:
Some were random repeats. If you answered inconsistently it will ask the questions a 3rd and a 4th time.
I thought so - how silly. I couldn't remember what I had answered the last time I saw it!
 
Any good survey will have repeated questions to see if you're answering consistently. This particular survey may average out the responses you made to a particular repeated question.
 
AndyMilonakis said:
Any good survey will have repeated questions to see if you're answering consistently. This particular survey may average out the responses you made to a particular repeated question.
I would have expected a good survey to have similar questions that vary in subtle ways but address the same issue, but not verbatim repeats... Good thing I'm not in public health.
 
1 thoracic surgery 49
2 pathology 49
3 plastic surgery 47
4 neurosurgery 47
5 nephrology 47
6 infectious disease 47
7 pulmonology 46
8 general surgery 46
9 occupational med 45
10 obstetrics/gynecology 45
 
i spent forever and a day answering them....then waited and waited....then the pager went off and had to close the window....i just assumed they were going to email the results....stupid test 😡
 
geddy said:
I would have expected a good survey to have similar questions that vary in subtle ways but address the same issue, but not verbatim repeats... Good thing I'm not in public health.
Or preventative medicine? 😉

I agree with you - the last 30 or so questions had me thinking "You again!"
Apparently the thing really wanted to know if I had many interests outside of medicine. 🙄
 
1 radiology 46
2 radiology 46
3 neurology 44
4 neurology 44
5 dermatology 42
6 dermatology 42
7 pathology 40
8 pathology 40
9 psychiatry 39

I pasted this directly from the website - why does it repeat itself?
 
Can a (dis)interested observer go through the test and answer "neutral" (i.e. Option 3) to every question and see what it spits out?

I'd do it myself, but I don't feel up to doing another 130 questions.
Even the Myers-Briggs had only 72!
 
I took this test previously and it told me path was the field for me. Of course, I already knew this at the time. Can't remember my other top choices, but I think heart surgery was close to the bottom.
 
I loved the last question (which was never repeated)...it was like, "Oh by the way, you like research?"

:laugh:
 
I am not sure about that. I was wondering that as well. I think if you say lots about disliking procedures a lot, connecting with patients, etc.
 
What a nice blast from the past :laugh:. I took this test like 10 times during first year when path would always be number one, followed by allergy/immuno, endo, neuro, and urology in any order. Now...

1 neurology 40
2 allergy & immunology 40
3 pathology 39
4 dermatology 37 😕
5 endocrinology 37
6 general internal med 36 😕 😕
7 anesthesiology 36
8 ophthalmology 36
9 radiology 36
10 plastic surgery 36

I'm glad to see Ob/Gyn at the bottom of the list.
 
hey PFCortex--

i'm surprised you have the attention span to finish any task. so what field did it suggest you do--carrying a clipon change holder and offering services to others? :scared:
 
alhkim said:
hey PFCortex--

i'm surprised you have the attention span to finish any task. so what field did it suggest you do--carrying a clipon change holder and offering services to others? :scared:

that or rheum.... :meanie:
 
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