<p>Excellent post, you really nailed it.</p>
<p>I see my kid already exhausted and mentally worn out from residency interviews and he’s only a little less than half finished with his interviews. Then, the thought that he has five to seven years of residency and another two year fellowship still ahead of him makes me wonder why anyone who isn’t deeply passionate about this chosen path would even consider it.</p>
<p>It’s a very long and very arduous path that even the parents of current MS1s can’t fully understand yet, I know because I didn’t understand until I saw what years two and three brought to the table for him.</p>
<p>Thanks for the retrospective look…good luck to you in all you do.</p>