Lately I have been having doubts about medicine. These same doubts started last year when I first attempted to take my MCAT and did not do well. The main thing I fear is that my memory is not amazing. I started working as a medical scribe and at work everyone seems to have amazing memory. During our training sessions everyone except for me seemed to pick up things without effort. I have always been the student who has to go home and study on my own before I understand/memorize material. My struggles as a scribe just reminded me of the fact that my memory has not always been the best. I am very good at conceptual material and have preformed very well in college but still I have doubts due to the fact that a large part of medical school and being a physician is having a good memory.
So my bad memory is one issue. My other issues are:
-The length of the medical education. I come from a poor family and I really want to start working as soon as possible. Dentistry seems so much more practical. Four years of school and I start to make money.
-Fear of messing up something and a patient dies. In dentistry this would be rare but in medicine it is very possible.
-Fear of not being able to complete the four years of school and residency. The rigor is incredible. Dentistry would also be challenging but there would be no residency.
In terms of passion. I prefer medicine but it is not my true calling or anything. The things I love about medicine are patient interactions, helping those in need, owning my own business and being a doctor is very interesting. I suffer from kidney stones, and have had many interactions with physicians due to many of my family members being hospitalized throughout my life. I know the difference a physician can make on the lives of individuals and it is truly amazing.
I think as a physician I will be challenged for the rest of my life. As a dentist I will not have the same excitement but I will have a stable life.
I could keep going but I will stop. I guess the MAIN question is what would you do in my shoes. If you recently graduated, took the MCAT, have a decent chance of getting in but have many doubts? Any advice would be appreciated. I apologize in advance if anything about my post does not make sense.
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Dentistry Vs Medicine
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