Comments on: The Medicine Work Ethic http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/ A Cynical Look At Medical School and Medical Training Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:54:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: anon189 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-26003 anon189 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:08 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-26003 I was quite interested to find this webpage. I just gave up a place to study medicine at one of the top schools in the UK. Yet, unlike Immy I actually felt quite...happy...but it was a surreal moment. I had to celebrate with champagne after such a momentous decision. however a day after, I know that It's going to take, what, a decade for me to know if that was really the 'right' choice. but then with all these things theres never really a 'wrong' choice, right? just two different paths and all that... Medicine is seriously in turmoil in the UK atm, so i thought - 3 years doing a different degree, keeping possibly graduate medicine in mind (that's actually a rarer choice in the UK to any Americans who r confused by that!) should give longer for me to really figure out what it is i want to do. and people change a lot between 18 and 21 right? i'd say thats almost the biggest period of change in people's adult lives...or at least thats what i'v heard... i don't know...i guess i'm just looking for some reassurance that i havn't just thrown away a golden opportunity that oculd have opened so many doors... Did you guys always know medicine was for you? or was it more something you 'fell' into, albeit after a lot fo hard work!! Would you recommend a medical career to your children? thanks for any replies - not sure how active this thread is nemore!!! x I was quite interested to find this webpage. I just gave up a place to study medicine at one of the top schools in the UK. Yet, unlike Immy I actually felt quite…happy…but it was a surreal moment. I had to celebrate with champagne after such a momentous decision. however a day after, I know that It’s going to take, what, a decade for me to know if that was really the ‘right’ choice. but then with all these things theres never really a ‘wrong’ choice, right? just two different paths and all that…
Medicine is seriously in turmoil in the UK atm, so i thought - 3 years doing a different degree, keeping possibly graduate medicine in mind (that’s actually a rarer choice in the UK to any Americans who r confused by that!) should give longer for me to really figure out what it is i want to do. and people change a lot between 18 and 21 right? i’d say thats almost the biggest period of change in people’s adult lives…or at least thats what i’v heard…
i don’t know…i guess i’m just looking for some reassurance that i havn’t just thrown away a golden opportunity that oculd have opened so many doors…

Did you guys always know medicine was for you? or was it more something you ‘fell’ into, albeit after a lot fo hard work!!
Would you recommend a medical career to your children?
thanks for any replies - not sure how active this thread is nemore!!!
x

]]> By: john http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-16282 john Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:13:39 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-16282 Great website. This just about sums everything up. Medical school is overrated! Great website. This just about sums everything up. Medical school is overrated!

]]> By: littlemissmessy http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-16055 littlemissmessy Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:28:01 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-16055 I'm pre-med and am having second thoughts. I found this blog by googling "pre-med mistake" lol. I've distanced myself from my pre-med gunner peers and the courses. Now, I'm considering all of my options. I feel like I was brainwashed by my doctor mom. I feel like Immy and I haven't even gotten in. Any advice, anyone? I’m pre-med and am having second thoughts.

I found this blog by googling “pre-med mistake” lol.

I’ve distanced myself from my pre-med gunner peers and the courses.

Now, I’m considering all of my options.

I feel like I was brainwashed by my doctor mom. I feel like Immy and I haven’t even gotten in.

Any advice, anyone?

]]> By: Med School Hell » What You Can Learn From Medical Conferences http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-13725 Med School Hell » What You Can Learn From Medical Conferences Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:06:46 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-13725 [...] of medicine that you are truly passionate about, you guys would absolutely kill it. I wrote about medicine developing my work ethic in an earlier post, and this idea is a spin off of that broad [...] […] of medicine that you are truly passionate about, you guys would absolutely kill it. I wrote about medicine developing my work ethic in an earlier post, and this idea is a spin off of that broad […]

]]> By: Med School Hell » Finding Freedom In The Middle of War — Mindset http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-10049 Med School Hell » Finding Freedom In The Middle of War — Mindset Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:01:01 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/10/07/the-medicine-work-ethic/#comment-10049 [...] hoops and inefficiencies that plague medical training — this made it even easier for me. As I wrote about earlier, I turned negative thoughts and emotions into positive [...] […] hoops and inefficiencies that plague medical training — this made it even easier for me. As I wrote about earlier, I turned negative thoughts and emotions into positive […]

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