<p>@dina4119 “I don’t think they’re necessarily discouraging you because they don’t like their work, just that they may want you to see the reality of it to keep you and other pre-meds from naive notions about physician life.”</p>
<p>Oh definitely, they wanted to make sure I knew about all the sacrifices I’d have to make and about all the hardships and ethical dilemmas doctors face and whatnot. I appreciate that too as I did have a lot of naive, idealistic ideas of what being a doctor was like. They were just looking out for me and making sure I was 100% certain that this was what I wanted to do in life. However, in making sure I knew of the cons, they kind of forgot to mention how rewarding it can be. That’s why I really appreciate frugaldoctor’s posts because they are a reminder of the immense satisfaction and rewarding relationships one experiences as a doctor. I wanted to be a doctor because I loved science and medicine and having a job where I could serve others and really make a difference was extremely important to me. Frugaldoctor helped assure me that it wasn’t all negatives, and that the reasons I wanted to go into medicine would still be a part of being a doctor (if that makes any sense; excuse my confusing wording).</p>