Do i have the right personality to be an anesthesiologist, neonatologist, cardiologist or phychiatrist?

Question

what personality traits would be suitable for them?

I want to go into medicine

and i know i dont have to figure this out yet, but im interested!!

Answer 1

It's rare for someone who seriously pursues the specialty they were immediately interested in when they first got in med school. I'm of the few people who's still even interested in the field I was interested in when  started (medical genetics). Now I'm starting to like internal medicine a lot.

Everyone that I know that had a field they liked at first has already changed field interests later on after seeing the real job firsthand (and also whether they have a "knack" for learning the material when they take that specific course). I sure have no knack for surgery, hate it, and don't want to have anything to do with it, thank you.

As for Neonatology; you do faint easily when you're standing 4 hours nonstop in a poorly ventilated room that's 90°F? If you can't keep up with the heat of the neonatology ward, then stick with regular pediatrics.

Of the 4 fields you're interested in, I personally like Cardiology (hopefully Internal Medicine already requires that so I could still enjoy listening to heart murmurs and interpreting EKG's).

Anesthesiology isn't bad (not for me, but it's a pretty interesting job from what I've seen). You get to see a ton of different operations so you don't get bored of seeing the same thing, workload isn't nearly as demanding as a surgeon's is because you're not cutting and chopping stuff open and if things are going quietly during an operation, you can calmly read a book or chit chat with everyone. Complicated patients will however keep you busy nonstop though.

PS: that chart of the medical field is hilarious, geesh thanks!! I'm gonna show it to my classmates hehehe. It's SOOOOOOO true! Looks like according to the chart I'd be pretty suitable for internal medicine hehehe. *evil smirk*

And yes, most psychiatrists I know are pretty looney people.

Answer 2

To be any type of Health Care Professional you must LOVE your job!  You must have an understanding family, commitment and be able to function on very little sleep.  Doctors work weekends, holidays days, nights and are on call!  It doesn't matter what field of medicine you go into, people need care 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  You must be able to think on your feet because if something starts going wrong and a patient is starting to go downhill you are the one everyone turns to for answers and direction.  Ultimately it is your license and your career that rides on all of your decisions.  You should try shadowing a doctor before you get yourself into a lifelong commitment.  Call your local hospital and talk with someone in human resources or try taking a CNA class or EMT class to get your feet wet and to get an inside look at the medical field in general and specifically doctors!

Answer 3

You can't know that until you are in your clinical rotations in medical school.  It's not like there is a test that determines it.  You have to be there, "in the trenches", doing the work.

If and when you get to med school, you'll find the type of people that you feel comfortable with and think like.  If they're psychiatrists, then that's probably where you fit in.  If it's anesthesiologists, then spend some time in the OR and see how it fits.  Same for surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, etc.  That's why you spend 2 years doing rotations.

Just for fun (don't take this too seriously):

http://www.medicalminutepodcast.com/?p=8...