Medicine right for me?

Mwfan1921
Mon, 22 May 2023 12:41:18 +0000

sgopal2:

The best way to tell if medicine is for you is by shadowing a physician.

I disagree with this, not to mention it has become quite difficult for HS students to find shadowing gigs for a number if reasons.

IMO the best way for a student to know if they want to become a doctor is to actually care for patients, including those who are sick. HSers can serve in rolls such as asst CNA, asst EMT, and/or volunteer at the hospital or local assisted living center or hospice to get this experience. Until a student has seen what caring for a sick person entails they have no idea what caring for others is like (unless they want to be in a non-patient facing role)…seeing bodily fluids and death, dealing with unstable patients who may kick, bite, or otherwise get physical with their caregivers, etc are all important experiences to understanding some of the physician jobs that may ultimately be available to this student.