why does everyone want to be a doctor?

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<p>^^ Regular Physicians salaries are around that amount anyways, which freaking sucks. Doctors could easily get paid the current amounts with Universal Healthcare but we would have to… RAISE TAXES!!! OMG!!! The Repubs will repeal it anyways so don’t give up on doctor. Lol</p>

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<p>^^Nothing is wrong with the Northeast. If your smart you can live in a nice place and not have to pay high rent in Manhattan.</p>

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<p>@woodrowwilson</p>

<p>I’m sure you’d be flat-out rejected by a med-school interviewer by just answering this simple question:
“why medicine?”</p>

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<p>To the OP I honestly don’t see how being an astronaut is going to help the world at all. I want to be a doctor not just because of the money (although that IS a big plus) but because I do care about people and want to help them. And doctors don’t go around working on testes all day.</p>

<p>Just a side note: Really … It is JUST a forum. Not a college essay. College representatives will NOT be looking at this saying “Oh gee hmm this person spelled a word wrong so we’re just going to deny the person.” No. Chill out people. As long as you get what the person is saying, I don’t see the need to do a spelling/grammar check.</p>

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<p>You put in a lot of work in college and then med school and afterwards assuming you don’t eff up there is awesome job security and very solid pay. Doctors will be in demand regardless of the economic situation.</p>

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<p>There’s a difference between asking “why does everyone want to be a doctor” and then proceeding to rip doctors in your first post. </p>

<p>I think a lot of people want to be doctors because it is the “perfect” job, with a high salary, good reputation, great job security, etc. I think some people lie when they say they want to help others, or whatever, but it’s not always “bullshyt” because some people truly feel that way.</p>

<p>If there’s any reason to criticize the vast number of people who want to become doctors, it should definitely NOT be because being a doctor is the “worst job,” as you put it. Rather, I think a lot of people are inclined to think that they can ONLY find success by becoming doctors, and when they consider the “perfect” aspects of it that I mentioned earlier, they are immediately attached to a career as a doctor. Because of this, a lot of kids blindly assume, in a way, that landing a career as a doctor is the most appealing result, and therefore forget or ignore other professions that are equally rewarding in pay or benefits. It’s essentially cast as the dream job in our society. Because of this, many kids attach themselves to it, and it’s a bit annoying when you see kids parading around saying, “I’m going to be a doctor” and, “I’m going to go to an Ivy to study medicine” when, honestly, some of them say all this and are not even close to the caliber of Ivy League material.</p>

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<p>Personally,the idea of being a doctor has never been appealing to me. Probably because the doctors that I’ve ever been associated with have all been pretty nasty.Let’s face it, the main lure for the occupation is the promise of cash.;)</p>

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<p>Do we really have to sit here and fabricate reasons for why we want to be physicians?</p>

<p>We want to work in healthcare because it’s unlike any other field. It provides an opportunity to work with people, make people feel better or at least provide an explanation. It combines science with real interaction and outside/practical stressors. It provides unlimited educational/intellectual challenge/stimulus and it’s more than likely always going to be a “booming” field.</p>

<p>We want to be doctors because we want to lead, invent, make sense of things for people, be the direct line of communication frustrated or scared people are looking for, understand the ultimate “why” behind what we do and we want to apply our technical know-how in a way that benefits people like ourselves before we knew ****.</p>

<p>I want to be a doctor because I want to be dependable. Whether it’s a scared patient, an unconscious or confused patient, an angry patient or to teach a skill to a resident, student, volunteer or patient. Because I know when I’m scared, I’m just looking for an explanation.</p>

<p>Plus it pays well.</p>

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<p>Why is wanting to help people a BS reason? That reason alone outweighs the income factor for why I want to become a doctor.</p>

<p>And I’m just wondering how many times you’ve had inflamed testis to conclude that it is the problem doctors most frequently solve O__o</p>

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<p>Stable work. Great pay (and a yearly paycheck, at that). Think about it: people will always need doctors.</p>

<p>In this day and age, it can be a trade off. You can become a surgeon and make 500k a year, but that requires years of grad school and training. And it’s not like you instantly become an experienced, renowned surgeon the moment you enter the field.
Or you can become a computer programmer and possibly make several million a year. Or possibly not. In this case, you can dedicate a lot of time and tuition to earning yourself a high paying and stable occupation, or you might be lucky enough to make 5x as much without the grad school and residency. Some people get lucky and their product (or website, or app) gets noticed.</p>

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<p>I don’t even want to be a doctor. I’m going to work in IB. My dad has always worked in IB and I am at Wharton now planning for same career path. I just happen to realize why being a doctor is such a coveted job. For many young people it’s the ultimate meritocracy. If you do well at any university and do well on the MCAT, then you can have an awesome job. Whereas Goldman doesn’t hire from no-name university.</p>

<p>And medical schools teach medicine as an academic and scientific subject. Reasons for wanting to go to medical school should not even mention the professional practice of medicine. All the reasons should be academic and intellectual. My post discussed the professional practice of medicine, and I never even suggested that my reasoning be used in an admissions essay. However, I do believe that if I were to fulfill a few science requirements, I would definitely be accepted to a decent medical school.</p>

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<p>^You do realize 80% of people get rejected to every medical school they apply to.</p>

<p>^It’s not easy bro. Go have fun moving around money.</p>

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<p>Salaries capped out at $100k? Someone’s been watching too much Glenn Beck…</p>

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<p>You can only qualify being a doctor a “stable” field of profession after you graduate from all the years of med school. Then if you want to make the 7-fig salaries you apparently (see Woodrow? Is that even reliable?) need to be general surgeon in a major city.</p>

<p>GL with that.</p>

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<p>Typical? Are you out of your mind? </p>

<p>First off, specialists in rural areas like Wisconsin make much, much more than a specialist in cities simply because they have no competition. And even then, salaries for surgeons are far from seven digits. Yes, a program director in HMS who writes books and does TV deals on the side will probably rake in seven digits, but that’s far from the norm.</p>

<p>Seriously, do you look at your numbers? The far majority of doctors work in city hospitals - do you think the big money would be at a place with an influx of specialists or in rural areas where an orthopedic surgeon is practically a one-man team?</p>

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<p>The thing is that in rural areas there’s lessened demand for orthopedics, plastic surgery, fertility, and a lot of other high priced specialities. A heart/brain surgeon would still make a lot anywhere, though. An uncle of mine is a neurosurgeon in Philly and makes 800k per year. He has colleagues that make a lot more. I’m sure general doctors don’t make nearly that much, but it’s my experience that surgeons are making 500k-1m. </p>

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<p>First off, I’m not your “bro.” Secondly, having gotten into Princeton, Yale, Wharton, and a few other good undergrad programs, I know that admissions can be competitive. But the medical field is not as selective as Goldman Sachs unless we’re talking the very top med schools. Anyone with a high GPA at Wharton has enough ability to get into medical school, but most students here see finance as a more lucrative field. </p>

<p>Honestly, when my brother went to medical school, my dad was very disappointed in him. He saw him as having taken the “easy” way out compared to going to NY and going from IB to buyside to hedge funds. House on the water in Greenwich, the whole shabang.</p>

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<p>Sure it might be the “easy” way out (my concession to that) compared to Goldman Sachs and less lucrative; however, you cannot argue that being a doctor is not fulfilling. I aspire to be a doctor (I’m biased and I know it) or if not go into research into genetics and the first thing I do not think about is the money (perhaps I am the strange one). I am sorry, but I see a doctor as more beneficial than someone who works for Goldman Sachs (you can disagree, but all are open to their own decisions). There are more things in life than money. I rather live in the ghettos and help another person live than money, but then I repeat I am a strange one. </p>

<p>Side note that you don’t necessary need to read: WoodrowWilsonJR you don’t need to say "First off, I’m not your “bro.” because I know you are smart guy and know he what he meant by “bro” (not as he’s your pal, but just a saying like “dude”).</p>

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<p>I totally agree. Goldman’s overall effect on society is negative. They produce nothing, and they routinely do things that are in no one’s interest(not even their clients’ interests) but their own. There are a ton of very very smart people there, but they don’t use their intelligence for good. </p>

<p>An elementary school janitor is more useful for society than Goldman’s CEO. But on a personal level, when we’re choosing jobs based on superficial reasons, GS is pretty high up there for a lot of people. But in terms of purpose, GS is like a malignant tumor. It makes a profit by any means necessary and manipulating markets is one of their lesser offenses.</p>

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I don’t blame him. I find the term ‘bro’ irritating.</p>

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