Truths your pre-med advisors never tells you...

Workplace violence against healthcare workers (doctors, nurses, therapists) is significantly higher than in other other profession.

According to OSHA, serious violence in healthcare settings happens 4 times more often than in any other industry. (OSHA defines serious violence as any assault that requires two or more days off from work to recuperate.)

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3826.pdf
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/healthcare-workers-face-violence-epidemic

In 2018, OSHA reported that 75% of ALL incidents of workplace violence occurred in healthcare settings.

Additionally, among nurses, only 30% reported being assaulted to supervisors or authorities; among physicians the report rate is 26%.

Factors in the uptick of workplace violence against healthcare workers, according the Joint (CDC + OSHA) Commission report on Physical and verbal violence against health care workers

https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/SEA_59_Workplace_violence_4_13_18_FINAL.pdf

Cleveland Clinic in NE Ohio confiscated 30,000 weapons from visitors in 2018.
https://www.cleveland19.com/2019/02/28/nearly-weapons-seized-cleveland-clinic-facilities-ceo-calls-violence-against-health-professionals-an-epidemic/