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Re: Going into medicineFrom: D. Ashley Hill (dahmd@cfl.rr.com)Fri Jan 28 11:04:40 2005
Joanne- As a full-time faculty I have college students "shadowing" me several days a month. In addition, the local high schools send interested kids by to talk about entering medicine or nursing. I spoke to 300 potential pre-med students last month at a nearby university, and told them: 1. Medicine is changing rapidly and it's hard to tell if it will be better or worse by the time you graduate. 2. There are wonderful aspects of being a physician, such as meeting patients you have helped in public, receiving holiday cards thanking you for your care, and having someone say "that doctor saved my baby's life." In addition, you are using your talents on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis to do good. Unlike many folks who hate their jobs, at the end of the day you usually feel good about yourself and what you have accomplished. 3. However, there are many negative aspects, such as little free time, and tremendous pressure each day as you juggle patient care, administrative tasks, office management, dealing with payers, employee issues, and sorting through the maze of local, state and federal regulations, in addition to your role as a spouse, parent, child, caregiver or whatever. A major negative is the current litigation crisis, which makes practicing medicine much less fun than it used to be. 4. Don't go into medicine for prestige or money. Only choose a profession (any profession) because you are passionate about it. That way, no matter what challenges you face, you will be able to adjust better than if you dislike your job. 5. Finally, despite the challenges, there are few professions that guarantee this degree of financial success while using the skills you acquired through hard work to do good things for other people. True, some careers are less stressful and more lucrative, but not many, and if you look at folks who have those careers, they, too, have a lot of stress and work long hours. Put another way: there is no free lunch, so choose something you are passionate about. Ashley
At Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Joanne Bulley, MD wrote:
What is your response when a
>patient says "my daughter / son wants to go into medicine ... can he /
-- D. Ashley Hill, MD Associate Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency and Loch Haven Ob/Gyn Group Orlando, Florida
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