7 Reasons to Quit Your Residency

Hoover  8 Mar, 2007  Lifestyle

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1. Ryan said

   March 12 2007 @ 12:15 am

   This is an incredible article about the value of entrepreneurship. The problem with this is that physicians do not want to hear, know, or deal with this issue. Almost all of our medical problems would be solved if physicians simply worked as small business owners and quit seeking the paycheck and embodying the idea of “safe secure job.” I have tried and tried to no avail to convince my school to have some sort of business training. I’ve tried to start a business organization, bring electives to the school, and get guest speakers. However each time I’ve been wholeheartedly rejected in my attempts. And the more physicians bury their heads in the sand regarding this issue, the more they’ll get trampled by those who don’t.

2. Hoover said

   March 12 2007 @ 11:05 am

   Keep at it Ryan, and remember that if your school continues to reject your ideas for business awareness, you will still succeed as an entrepreneur if that’s what you want to do. It’s great that you see the importance of business, since many students don’t know or even care about this.

3. LifeSucks said

   March 31 2008 @ 11:25 pm

   Hey Hoover, this comment isn’t directed toward this particular article. Rather, I’m simply commenting on the site. I wandered on to your site today and my jaw kind of hit the floor. Because after sifting through the posts on here I realized I was looking into a mirror. If I had ever started a blog it would be just like yours with similar articles and feelings (maybe not as neatly organized).

   About junior year into medical school I also realized I didn’t like anything. Oh, if you asked me what specialties I didn’t want to do I’d have spit out my answers like pediatrics and Ob/Gyn in a millisecond. Had you asked me what I was interested in though, I probably would have just given you a blank stare.

   Anyways, last year I tried to escape my plight by applying for EM but I didn’t match. So after sitting out a year I find out I’m now set to begin medicine come July. But you want to know the problem? I hated my medicine core and sub-internship. I expect things to be exponentially worse in residency. I often thought about quitting during 4th year of medical school but I’m one of the 50% you mentioned in one of your other posts. I’m too old and owe too much money.

   I guess it’s time for me to get the Paxil and Zoloft ready. I hope lots of undecided pre-meds see your site before they take the plunge because it really is very difficult to turn the ship around.

4. Hoover said

   April 1 2008 @ 8:56 pm

   LifeSucks,

   If you’re interested, send me an email about writing some stuff for MSH.

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