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Hey all,
How come we aspire to be physicians? Doesn't it seem strange that of all the professions out there, we want to choose the least rewarding ( at first), most grueling and difficult job? Why do we want to waste the best years of our lives studying, engaging in ritualistic head banging, and feeling down? I'm sure there are counter arguments about making differences in other people's lives, feeling useful, etc... but is it really worth it? I've been doubting how much medicine is really worth to me besides the fact that I simply "like helping people". I hear that since the job market is getting tighter and tighter, more and more people feel that in order to live in this day and age with a good amount of income and job security medicine is the only field that satisfies all of these criteria. So what's your take on all of this?
How come we aspire to be physicians? Doesn't it seem strange that of all the professions out there, we want to choose the least rewarding ( at first), most grueling and difficult job? Why do we want to waste the best years of our lives studying, engaging in ritualistic head banging, and feeling down? I'm sure there are counter arguments about making differences in other people's lives, feeling useful, etc... but is it really worth it? I've been doubting how much medicine is really worth to me besides the fact that I simply "like helping people". I hear that since the job market is getting tighter and tighter, more and more people feel that in order to live in this day and age with a good amount of income and job security medicine is the only field that satisfies all of these criteria. So what's your take on all of this?