Would you be a doc?

[George K]

Saw this poll on X...

[Axtremus]

Not sure if I should be surprised by this.
It’s hard to be a physician and not many children have what it takes to be a physician.
It stands to reason that few are encouraged to be one.

[taiwan_girl]

Dont understand the last choice - "Show Results". ?

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in Would you be a doc?:

Dont understand the last choice - "Show Results". ?

"I don't want to vote, just show me what everyone else thinks."

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K Thanks!!

[Horace]

Are there some common reasons for that answer?

[jon-nyc]

The physicians I know that are happiest tend to have jobs with lots of variation - they do some clinical work, some teaching, lots of mentoring, some research, and some clinical trials, deliver talks at conferences, etc. The more you're a cog in the machine, the less satisfied you are.

[bachophile]

I do clinical work. I teach. Have mentees. Recruit for trials. Talk at conferences. And I’m exhausted. So there.

And none of my kids went into medicine.

[jon-nyc]

Yeah but you old.

[bachophile]

Yup. I admit it. Guilty as charged. Summer 2025 I’m dropping down to a three day work week.

[jon-nyc]

Nice. Two days a week full time TNCR posting.