What is your Briggs-Meyers Personality Type?

[Aspiring_Future_D.O.]

What is your Briggs-Meyers personality type?
Specifically in the context of medicine, how does your chosen career fit your personality?

ISFJ

Yes, though I am a quiet detail-oriented introvert I love spending time with people - often though I have extrovert tendencies. This is why medicine is a good fit for me. When I first began shadowing physicians in high school I was immediately captivated by the unique physician-patient relationship because it is unlike any other personal or professional relationship. There is a high level of mutual trust and honesty between both physician and patient that is pinnacle in healthcare. Aside from this aspect of medicine, I am very curious about the intricacies of human physiology and constantly read and seek to expand my (and my future patient's) knowledge to better understand how to combat disease.

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[Cath Up]

This "test" has little internal/external validity: it is meaningless. I think confirmation bias is difficult to escape when taking online personality tests. I haven't looked into it, but maybe personality psychologists have developed a useful way to accurately and meaningfully categorize personality types. I know there is some government produced survey that spits out possible jobs/careers that you may have a propensity towards. I would guess that survey is at least somewhat evidence-based. But Briggs-Meyers does not deserve a place on a pre-med board, in my opinion.

 

[zukunft195]

This "test" has little internal/external validity: it is meaningless. I think confirmation bias is difficult to escape when taking online personality tests. I haven't looked into it, but maybe personality psychologists have developed a useful way to accurately and meaningfully categorize personality types. I know there is some government produced survey that spits out possible jobs/careers that you may have a propensity towards. I would guess that survey is at least somewhat evidence-based. But Briggs-Meyers does not deserve a place on a pre-med board, in my opinion.

The Myers-Briggs personality typology probably belongs on the osteopathic pre-med board, though, since it's just as scientifically valid as much of OMT.

 

[ChosenBrotherRaoh]

INTJ/ENTJ

 

[scribeguy11]

I always get INTJ on those tests, but I agree with this.

This "test" has little internal/external validity: it is meaningless. I think confirmation bias is difficult to escape when taking online personality tests. I haven't looked into it, but maybe personality psychologists have developed a useful way to accurately and meaningfully categorize personality types. I know there is some government produced survey that spits out possible jobs/careers that you may have a propensity towards. I would guess that survey is at least somewhat evidence-based. But Briggs-Meyers does not deserve a place on a pre-med board, in my opinion.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

The test is a joke and the worst part was that my Med school peddled the exam as if it were real.

 

[astrostellar]

Ya'll such cranky wet blankets. I love Meyers-Briggs, it's a good introspective look at your weaknesses and strengths as a person.

INTP/J. Started testing more as a J once I joined the military (ie, once I got my **** together)