Physician, know thyself

doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1529

BMJ 2005;331:1529 (24 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1529

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Physician, know thyself

As a resident physician working in a large academic medicalcentre, I am in frequent contact with medical students, manyof whom feel apprehensive about choosing their future medicalspecialty. Students complain that they need balanced careerguidance extending beyond "my specialty is the best" expressedby many doctors. Inspired by my interactions with residentstraining in all major specialties, I have created an algorithmto guide students' choice of specialty on the basis of theirpersonality characteristics. The algorithm has been well receivedat my institution by students and residents alike, many of whomexclaim: "That is so true."

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I provide the algorithm in the hope that it will be equallyuseful to the journal's readers.

Boris Veysman, resident, Yale School of Medicine

New York University, New York, USA (boris.veysman{at}med.nyu.edu)

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