Thetis Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hello, I am wondering about the factors that were involved in deciding medicine was the right path for you. How did you know before getting into medicine that you would be able to handle the sadness factor - dealing with people passing away and patients with terminal illnesses? Did you have any worries about being a strong enough person or how you would deal with the career emotionally? What were the pros that outweighed the cons of long hours, being near communicable diseases, being in relatively unpleasant (long hours, fluorescent lighting, noise, overcrowding) hospital environments etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mononoke Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 These were definitely concerns I had - whether I was emotionally strong enough to handle sad situations. A lot of experience with loss of family members made me realize I could handle it because you learn ways of coping, but not everyone has these kinds of experiences. So when choosing specialties, if you're someone who cannot handle the sadness factor, there are always options to choose specialties with good prognosis or not in a hospital environment if it's something you don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chels1267 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 I went through similar situations as mononoke and even surprised myself at how well I handled them. Honestly before that I wasn't sure I would be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.