Why you should not go to medical school

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Really interesting article</p>

<p>Ali</a> Binazir Why you should not go to medical school — a gleefully biased rant</p>

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<p>Hummm something to think about…</p>

<p>Can anything add any good opposing opinions to his article?</p>

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<p>I’m not going to pretend I know what lies ahead of me and if I will be happy for the rest of my life being a doctor. However, any time I read these kinda of articles, I always rationalize that I truly have wanted this for as long as I can remember and It’s the thing I’m most passionate in my life about. I feel like the people who write these articles or are miserable are (as the person said) doing it for parents, money, prestige, etc etc. Those are also people who maybe want to “live it up” in their 20s and aren’t willing to make sacrifices. Something that does upset me when I think about it from time to time is that I will be spending the majority of my 20s either studying or working minimum wage in a hospital. But it’s worth it to me and I don’t need to go out drinking every night/take road trips/go on cruises with all of my other 20-something friends while they have a more flexible work schedule. All I need is this career, a husband and a family and a few good friends and honestly, as much as he says that you will most likely lose your significant other and all friends, it must be an exaggeration. I shadowed an attending at a hospital and I spoke to some of the women doctors who just finished residency. They ALL were married and had at least one kid. There ARE happy doctors out there, and everyone I’ve met seems relatively happy. Also, he doesn’t really discuss the life AFTER residency. Sure, residency must suck. Once you’re done with training and can maybe join a practice, I can’t imagine it being equally as hellish. </p>

<p>Just the two cents of someone who’s not even in med school yet :-P</p>

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<p>The surgery program at my medical school, a year ago, was very excited. If everything continued for just a few more months, it seemed like the program would, for the very first time, graduate a female resident who had stayed married throughout the program.</p>

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<p>So BDM, are you saying that most married (or even engaged) female (or male) residents get divorced before they finish their residency?</p>

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<p>At least at that one program, yes.</p>

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<p>do you think it’s more prevalent in the surgery residencies compared to the medical ones?</p>

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<p>Yes .</p>

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<p>Ali Binazir did not enter residency, so his comments about life beyond medical school should be considered speculative.</p>

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<p>I believe Ali Binazir may also be known as “Alex Benzer,” author of the Tao of Persuasion, The Tao of Sexual Mastery and the Tao of Dating. </p>

<p>(Perhaps his expertise lies outside medicine and his advice regarding medical school should be taken with a grain of salt.)</p>

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[Tao</a> of Persuasion | Persuasion For Dating Success | Persuasion for Business](<a href=“http://www.taoofpersuasion.com/index2a.php]Tao”>http://www.taoofpersuasion.com/index2a.php)</p>

<p>See the photo at [Alex</a> Benzer](<a href=“http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/alex_benzer.html]Alex”>http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/alex_benzer.html) site and compare with the photo in the Binazir blog at <a href=“http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/abinazir/files/2008/09/cimg1577.jpg[/url]”>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/abinazir/files/2008/09/cimg1577.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;