Pediatricians always seem so happy and inspiring! It's almost like a rule, haha. I just say that because some burned out doc made a comment today and I've actually met a former doctor who became a researcher in a lab because they just didn't like the "dealing with patients" aspect.
I'm not that far along in my training, but I think a lot about what I want to do and how I always want to "treat patients," not "deal with them." "Patient-fatigue" is due to a lot of things, like people not adhering to their regimens, making bad choices and the like, and the nature of your work, but I mean, when you enter medicine you can't really be like "It'll be great, I'm only going to see patients who are polite, compliant and amazing." I guess you adapt to it or you burn out and spend the rest of your career "dealing with patients." I never want to be there, and just want to be so excited about everyday at work.
I'm considering a pediatric surgical specialty, but who knows. I just want to find what makes me happy, because I've held jobs where I dreaded/didn't feel excited about my days. Back to studying, thanks for reading.
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