Physician, know thyself
BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1529 (Published 22 December 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:1529All rapid responses
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Your algorithm is good .But I am interested in Obstetrics and
Gynecology .Does it have a place for it. What are the personality
characteristics a that future VOG should have?
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This algorithm looks very useful, but needs to be extended. Under the
not
crazy>very hard working area, there needs to be an extra branching
point - the
choice is not just "hates adults" or "hates children" but also there needs
to be a
"likes adults and children" or perhaps "hates adults and hates children
equally",
which lead to family medicine.
I notice Ob/Gyn is also absent . . . so perhaps a "hates men, likes
women" or
"likes babies but only for 2 minutes" choice point needs to be added too?
Perhaps some refinements regarding income requirements or medical
student
debt or reluctance to be woken up at night should be added too? And an
exit to
a nonmedical career for those who just don't fit in at all?
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I am a family doctor
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And what about preventive medicine?
Prevention is better than cure. Medical students should be presented with the option of having a career in Preventive medicine too.
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