Essential careers advice for the tall and beautiful
My heartfelt thanks to Trilla et al (1) for publishing their novel
research.
I was within a whisker of dedicating myself to a speciality that I
would not be suited to. I had thought that my analytical mind and desire
to understand the patient holistically might have made me a physician.
However being dashedly handsome and standing proudly at 1.85cm, I discover
that I am wholly unsuited to my intended path.
I am queasy around blood, faint at the sight of retractors, cannot
use a knife and fork, nor tie my own shoe laces. I am allergic to scrubs,
terrified of taking consent and more clumsy than any evolved primate
should ever be. Should I be a surgeon? Some would say I am over qualified.
Flummoxed, I find myself with three viable options. At present I hope
that late nights and early ward rounds might take their toll. Although
they will certainly wizen my looks, to hope that they make me shorter are
far fetched. I am not sure that surgery is ready for me yet. The career of
film star however, remains a distinct possibility.
References
1. Trilla A, Aymerich M, Lacy AM, Bertran MJ. Phenotypic differences
between male physicians, surgeons, and film stars: comparative study. BMJ
2006; 333: 1291-1293
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Essential careers advice for the tall and beautiful
My heartfelt thanks to Trilla et al (1) for publishing their novel
research.
I was within a whisker of dedicating myself to a speciality that I
would not be suited to. I had thought that my analytical mind and desire
to understand the patient holistically might have made me a physician.
However being dashedly handsome and standing proudly at 1.85cm, I discover
that I am wholly unsuited to my intended path.
I am queasy around blood, faint at the sight of retractors, cannot
use a knife and fork, nor tie my own shoe laces. I am allergic to scrubs,
terrified of taking consent and more clumsy than any evolved primate
should ever be. Should I be a surgeon? Some would say I am over qualified.
Flummoxed, I find myself with three viable options. At present I hope
that late nights and early ward rounds might take their toll. Although
they will certainly wizen my looks, to hope that they make me shorter are
far fetched. I am not sure that surgery is ready for me yet. The career of
film star however, remains a distinct possibility.
References
1. Trilla A, Aymerich M, Lacy AM, Bertran MJ. Phenotypic differences
between male physicians, surgeons, and film stars: comparative study. BMJ
2006; 333: 1291-1293
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