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Noah
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Why did you want to become a doctor ?
Did you become a doctor for money or the actual career? Who is your inspiration? Did you always want to be a doctor?
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Dr. Ed Gamboa
General Surgeon
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Monterey, California
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Dr. Ed’s Answer
Hello Noah,
Medicine is a good profession if you like people and want to do something meaningful with your life. Each and every day you get the chance to relieve people’s pain and suffering and often you get to save lives. I decided to become a surgeon when I did a rotating internship after medical school, and got exposed to the different clinical specialties. Surgery was direct and straightforward — you saved your patients if you did a good job. Money often follows if you are a successful physician or surgeon. But if you focus or making money rather than treating patients properly, you will fail. And you will not be happy. Medicine will be a difficult and demanding task. However, it will bring you great joy and satisfaction if you follow the ancient oath of Hippocrates and use your talents to serve others and make the world better for all.
May you make the right decision!
Medicine is a good profession if you like people and want to do something meaningful with your life. Each and every day you get the chance to relieve people’s pain and suffering and often you get to save lives. I decided to become a surgeon when I did a rotating internship after medical school, and got exposed to the different clinical specialties. Surgery was direct and straightforward — you saved your patients if you did a good job. Money often follows if you are a successful physician or surgeon. But if you focus or making money rather than treating patients properly, you will fail. And you will not be happy. Medicine will be a difficult and demanding task. However, it will bring you great joy and satisfaction if you follow the ancient oath of Hippocrates and use your talents to serve others and make the world better for all.
May you make the right decision!
Christina Birch
Nurse Practitioner
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Berkeley, California
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Christina’s Answer
Hello Noah,
I am a Nurse Practitioner which is also a health care provider. I most definitely went into medicine for the career not the money. Working with patients is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally rewarding. As you may know, advances in medicine occur rapidly. This means you are always studying and learning to stay up to date on these advances which is critical to be able to provide optimal care for your patients. Also, each patient is a unique puzzle with multiple issues affecting their health. It's a challenge figure out those issues and assist with the patient in getting back to optimal health. But most of all, working with patients is incredibly rewarding because of the relationships you develop the reward of helping them work through their health challenges.
I chose to become a Nurse Practitioner over a physician to have a bit more control over my work schedule and work life balance as I started my family. That said, I would have loved to have gone to medical school just to learn as much medical knowledge as possible. An NP is not paid as much as an MD but is paid well enough.
I wish you luck in your journey.
I am a Nurse Practitioner which is also a health care provider. I most definitely went into medicine for the career not the money. Working with patients is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally rewarding. As you may know, advances in medicine occur rapidly. This means you are always studying and learning to stay up to date on these advances which is critical to be able to provide optimal care for your patients. Also, each patient is a unique puzzle with multiple issues affecting their health. It's a challenge figure out those issues and assist with the patient in getting back to optimal health. But most of all, working with patients is incredibly rewarding because of the relationships you develop the reward of helping them work through their health challenges.
I chose to become a Nurse Practitioner over a physician to have a bit more control over my work schedule and work life balance as I started my family. That said, I would have loved to have gone to medical school just to learn as much medical knowledge as possible. An NP is not paid as much as an MD but is paid well enough.
I wish you luck in your journey.
Anca Oprişan
RADIOLOGIST
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Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
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Anca’s Answer
Hello Noah. I am a Rumanian Physician that currently works in Spain. I have started my career hoping I can bring some peace and health to the people in the world. At the end, it doesn´t matter the language and the traditions, we are all the same: we love, we give birth and we die in the same way. I think it is very important to be passionate about this career, because being a doctor is challenging and a lot of the time you will be very exhausted. It is fundamental to find a balance between the doctor and your personal life. Sometimes it´s better to be not so rich but with a happy personal life. Take care.
Garrett Cuppels, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
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Miami, Florida
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Garrett’s Answer
I wanted to become an orthopedic surgeon because I love working with tools and my hands and I also love helping people get back to doing what they like to do. Working with athletes as well.