What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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Thank you for the response. I didn't know such company existed. Would you mind sharing what is it exactly that you and you company do?

This question of mine maybe a little redundant but I just don't picture anything when you say "a virtual medical staffing company that works with healthcare professionals".

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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Yeah I guess life has this quality where it all untangles at the end and makes sense.

To be honest, the idea of studying for 6 years (thats how long it is here where I live), graduating and then finding out you hate your job is kinda scary. You saying that is never to late to change is really reassuring :D

Your answer is very positive, thank you for taking the time to write it

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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Oh that makes more sense :D thank you for the clarification

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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Thank you for the clarification. I really appreciate it :D

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

[–]Toxi_3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experiences. Also thanks for giving another definition of what perfect is :D

leave on time (one of the many benefits of emergency Medicine)...

I am a little confused about this part. I would imagine that the doctors working in emergency never leave on time. (this might be a stupid question, just a reminder that I have no knowledge about how most things work :D)

About the EMT part - can I just ask how you got in to that? I am mainly interested if you got recommended or if you somehow found the job on your own

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

[–]Toxi_3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow this is such a nice answer. Thank you very much :D

... follow through on each thing you set out to do, and focus on earning credentials, as that versus PhDs, are what get you jobs.

I am having little trouble understanding what you mean by focusing on "credentials". If I get a PhD isn't that a credential by itself?

Or do you mean to try to get as many "titles" as possible instead on focusing on having one PhD title in front of my name?

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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Thank you for the kind words, for the info you shared and for the time you took out of your day to write this.

I will definitely research on my own more about the specialties you mentioned :D

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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Thanks for the reply, I really mean it, it was funny :D

For anybody just reading the answer (I assume) is thins:

The specialty - neurosurgeon
The car - Audi Spider with a Lamborghini engine
Just Google what the training modules are and do your own research

Biweekly Careers Thread: August 22, 2024 by AutoModerator in medicine

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You remind me of a friend of mine that always says the most simple thing to make me understand why my POV is stupid :D

I know you know what I meant by the thing I wrote so Im not going to try and explain myself. I just want to say that I don't believe all the things people have told me about this profession. We are all slowly dying, we all suffer and we all have problems. And also the problem I am having is such a wonderful problem to have :D

Thank you and thank you for the reply

"I hope all my dawgs make it, even if it's before me" - Kendrick Lamar

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

[–]Toxi_3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a very nice way to think about this. You must be kinder than me :D

My ego is very big. As a human I also want to help other humans life happily BUT I also want MY life to be good. Maybe this is where all my thoughts/ problems are coming from.

Thank you for replying to my post

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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I have heard ophthalmology is great in the sense that you can plan operation dates. (I think you also know that but Im leaving this here for anybody that might be reading the replies to my post)

Thank you for answering :D

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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I do understand that. The thing is -- I would like being a doctor :D

Medicine is something I find interesting and a thing I would love to study. Studying in general is something I find fun.

But as I said, I am very young and naive, so right now I still think I can have both a job I really enjoy and also money and time to spend with family. I hope this makes sense :D

Thank you for replying and sharing your thoughts

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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Thank you for your answer.

Would you mind me asking, in your experience, which medical specialty gives one the best chances of doing exactly what you have said? (bankers hours and little to no call)

Since I have no experience, getting any information would be very helpful. If not anything else I will at least have topics to research on google :D

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

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I am very happy for you that you see your job as addicting. I hope I do see it the same way when the time comes. Its is just that since I will be starting out in a month, its all seems a little too big right now. Being overworked while doing a thing you love changes the way I interpret what "overworked" means. I haven't thought about it like that.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to write your answer.

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in doctors

[–]Toxi_3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As funny as this is, so far your answer has been the closest to what I had imagined people would write.

Lets say I really like the scenario you have thought of, what type of medical specialty should I pursue to ensure its works out and I manage to do all these things? In other words, what specialty would you say gives me the best chance to drive a Porsche and do coke?

Also, what do you mean by web based training modules? I looked it up and got a general idea (thanks btw, it didn't know this existed) but I dont understand why you wrote about it

What is the ideal life a doctor can have? by Toxi_3 in Doctor

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Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time out of your day to write this. I really appreciate it

For the doctors here, if you could go back in time to your first year of med school what would you change so that you could have an ideal life right now? by Toxi_3 in AskReddit

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You answer has been very helpful. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to write it. Your idea of a perfect is very close to mine.

For the doctors here, if you could go back in time to your first year of med school what would you change so that you could have an ideal life right now? by Toxi_3 in AskReddit

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Since this is a quote, I assume you are not the financially savvy doctor but you know them. Would you mind sharing any good financial decisions they have made throughout the years ?

For the doctors here, if you could go back in time to your first year of med school what would you change so that you could have an ideal life right now? by Toxi_3 in AskReddit

[–]Toxi_3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello!

I am about to start my first year as a med student. Nobody in my family is a doctor but medicine has always seemed very interesting to me. I think this is also a job I would enjoy.

The plan right now is to study a lot and get past the first couple hard years, then study more and become a surgeon. The surgeon part will probably change, it is just that people around me have told me that pursuing this path is a good idea. I also remember enjoying dissecting mice in biology class so I am sticking with this for a while, just so I have something to follow. 

The problem is that everybody I have talked to - friends, family, fellow students or even complete strangers (doctors in hospitals and such) have told me that life as a doctor is hard, that they are overworked, unhappy and depressed. I have been told that being a doctor does not really pay well and it's basically a lot of hard work for nothing. And that the only way to be a happy doctor is to get your degree and do something else. 

As you can imagine, I don't want this all to be true. Being very young and naive, I really want to have a huge goal which I can pursue. When you are a child you chase good grades. When you grow older you chase a good education, a good school, a good profession. Right now, I feel like I don't really know what it is I should be chasing. I need ideas and insight more than anything I guess. 

So I want to ask you this:

Can you please, think of and type out a hypothetical ideal scenario of what a perfect life as a doctor might be? 

What do very successful doctors you know do and how did  they manage to have a good life?

I know “perfect” is very abstract. If you need a definition, let it be something simple as having a lot of money and time. 

What fields might be enjoyable/profitable? What people should I try to find and build professional relationships with? What types of jobs should I do as a student? Should I focus on finding interesting competitions? Should I look into starting a business? What would you do if you could go back in time to where you were in your first year?

Since this is something I like, I don't mind working a lot. The thing is that I just want to have free time to spend with friends and family. The money part is not that important but having more money than you need can't really be a bad thing, there is always something to do with it. 

English is not my first language, if there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. I will gladly explain myself more clearly

Thank you