What ambitious students choose ?

[MikeyBee]

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Just interested in what ambitious students choose as a speciality in US and WHY they do that.
I'm talking about ambition of making a difference in medicine, not ambition to have a lot of free time, to became a millionaire out of medical practice etc.

I can only think of Ben Carlson, who explained why pediatric neurosurgery was the most rewarding speciality from his point of view because .

But what about the masses of overly-ambitious to make a difference medical students?
What they chose as a speciality and why?

 

[NickNaylor]

Impossible to generalize for any degree of accuracy, but I’m guessing to some extent it’s a combination of what they enjoy, “prestige” (for whatever that’s worth), and the Benjamins.

 

[Osteoth]

You'll find smart kids in every specialty. Have personally known AOA kids who have gone into psychiatry & peds.

That being said, there's a reason the scores & requirements to get into surgical subspecialties are higher than those for many primary care programs.

 

[AcademicNeurosurgery]

You'll find smart kids in every specialty. Have personally known AOA kids who have gone into psychiatry & peds.

That being said, there's a reason the scores & requirements to get into surgical subspecialties are higher than those for many primary care programs.

And that reason is...?

 

[Anti-PD1]

And that reason is...?

 

[Mad Jack]

Just interested in what ambitious students choose as a speciality in US and WHY they do that.
I'm talking about ambition of making a difference in medicine, not ambition to have a lot of free time, to became a millionaire out of medical practice etc.

I can only think of Ben Carlson, who explained why pediatric neurosurgery was the most rewarding speciality from his point of view because .

But what about the masses of overly-ambitious to make a difference medical students?
What they chose as a speciality and why?

"Ambitious" people want different things. Some want money, some want to play God in the OR, some want prestige, some want to enter a field where they can make the biggest research splash, some want to be the head of an academic department and teach the best residents in the world, etc. Where ambitious people end up depends entirely on their ambitions.

 

[libertyyne]

I knew I always had a burning passion for nsg.

 

[Osteoth]

Whats this from?

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

I knew I always had a burning passion for nsg.

Brb, gotta go gun harder

 

[Anti-PD1]

Whats this from?

US Residency Competitiveness, Future Salary, and Burnout in Primary Care vs Specialty Fields

 

[AcademicNeurosurgery]

Exactly. I got a feeling Osteoth was hinting that people in surgical subspecialties are smarter which is why higher board scores/AOA are needed. This is not the case at all, it is about $ as usual.

Also, I think this graph would look quite different if you factor in hours worked, malpractice if in PP, etc.