Why should I become a doctor? (1 Viewer)

[faker]

Hi Guys,

Why do so many people want to be doctors, am I missing something?
Is it the money? Is it enjoyable? ?????

Please explain

Thank You

 

[bangladesh]

lol, your post is very strong evidence that med is probably not the right career for you so don't bother.

 

[astroman]

:alone::rage:trollface.jpg

 

[RenegadeMx]

become docta to prove nthroot wrong

 

[faisalabdul16]

Medicine is for those who genuinely love helping people. Not for those who are interested in the high income

 

[astroman]

Medicine is for those who genuinely love helping people. Not for those who are interested in the high income

no

 

[faisalabdul16]

no

Yes

 

[enigma_1]

OP doesnt want to be a doctor, people, he's just asking why. OP sadly I think people do it for the high income, status and prosperity. Only a small minority who study medicine are really passionate about helping others.

This is because the people who really are passionate don't get in due to the high atar cut offs. Not everyone can get 99+

 

[Kiraken]

because it is an amazing job

 

[Ben Dover]

there is some people who have a strong big heart that really wants to help people from heart not like those cunts going for the income because guess what at the end of the day, you want take money with you when you die! It is the respect your earned helping people as a doctor! People around the world need one doctor who can truly help not 100 doctors when they don't know shit and can't help properly!

SO those who are going for the money, fuck up and change your career options to cleaning! this is a suitable career option for you,

 

[Ben Dover]

I agree with this nigga 'faisalabdul16 ' he knows his shit!

 

[pheelx3]

Why do so many people want to be doctors, am I missing something?

I can't speak for anyone else but myself
For me, being a doctor has been a passion since I was little, and that sort of grew from when I saw my family doctor as 5 y.o. child
He recently moved away, very far which meant I'll never see him again. I'm really sad thinking about it.
I've always wanted to help other people, to care for other people. And I'm sorry but you don't seem to understand that being a doctor is about everyone else. In residency + internship you put everyone else in front of you (or so I hope). The hours you work (zombie hours etc.) etc., mean that family becomes secondary for that period of time. It's quite a constricting pathway. Think of the people that become specialist surgeons and that work the most obscure hours because their supply is so limited. Those are the people that keep society functioning, and I think it is damn fair they get paid their 6 or 7 digits. They deserve it. Anyway, just as an aside, I'm considering doing research after my med degree. Maybe do both simultaneously as I actually really do want to help others at large.

Is it the money?

For some people, probably? It is quite a decent pay, my doctor charges medicare $60/visit (excluding GST). But money should never be a motive for medicine.
My parents have enough to get by, and whatever career path you choose you'd probably have enough to get by, so for me, it's not about the money. But I've heard many arguments that doctor's deserve every cent they earn after residency/internship because you really don't get paid much for those (or well that's what I've heard).

Is it enjoyable? ?????

Not for the first few years, I guarantee you that. Residency, internship, registrar is quite hellish, and people call some of the hours, zombie hours. Even after if you stop at GP and decide to practice like that for the rest of your life, you're going to meet people that are quite annoying, those that demand medication after a quick google search and they think they are better than you despite the 6 or 7 years of uni you've done.

It's a career path you really should consider if you want to do.
I know many people that just don't do medicine because first uni degrees are 6 or 7 years, then you have your internship + registrar on top of that. That's many many years... Consider it carefully.

 

[astroman]

^wow

 

[Medman]

there is some people who have a strong big heart that really wants to help people from heart not like those cunts going for the income because guess what at the end of the day, you want take money with you when you die! It is the respect your earned helping people as a doctor! People around the world need one doctor who can truly help not 100 doctors when they don't know shit and can't help properly!

SO those who are going for the money, fuck up and change your career options to cleaning! this is a suitable career option for you,

You sound like a cleaner. And people do need more than 1 doctor when you have multiple comorbidities.

 

[seventhroot]

You sound like a cleaner. And people do need more than 1 doctor when you have multiple comorbidities.

what's wrong with being a cleaner?

 

[iStudent]

They say they want to help people but inside they're all in it for the money. Put it another way, if their salary is reduced to 60k/year would they still be doctors? I highly doubt it. People need to understand that we are HUMAN and greed is a natural desire. So stop judging lol. That said, there are those doctors who are truly passionate and would supposedly grind through the long hours and intense studying to "help" people. I doubt that there are many though. We can't all be Mother Teresa.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Kiraken]

They say they want to help people but inside they're all in it for the money. Put it another way, if their salary is reduced to 60k/year would they still be doctors? I highly doubt it. People need to understand that we are HUMAN and greed is a natural desire. So stop judging lol. That said, there are those doctors who are truly passionate and would supposedly grind through the long hours and intense studying to "help" people. I doubt that there are many though. We can't all be Mother Teresa.

Just my 2 cents.

no

also interns usually do get like 60k a year maybe even less

 

[seventhroot]

They say they want to help people but inside they're all in it for the money. Put it another way, if their salary is reduced to 60k/year would they still be doctors? I highly doubt it. People need to understand that we are HUMAN and greed is a natural desire. So stop judging lol. That said, there are those doctors who are truly passionate and would supposedly grind through the long hours and intense studying to "help" people. I doubt that there are many though. We can't all be Mother Teresa.

Just my 2 cents.

also agree with this.

why would you spend 7 years at uni +training after for 60K a year?

 

[bangladesh]

also agree with this.

why would you spend 7 years at uni +training after for 60K a year?

to put it simply, If all the jobs in this planet would have the same pay, i'd still choose to pursue med because i genuinely think that the job satisfaction you get out of med is unlike any other.

just my 3cents

 

[EasyA]

what's wrong with being a cleaner?

Lol SR wants to be a cleaner

Tbh, I'm planning to provide free healthcare... just one of my many goals in life, hopefully it happens, even though I'll have a shit ton of debt to pay off.
Maybe do some UN stuff in the time being.