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It's the sort of thing you aren't fully aware of while you are in it. After I quit practicing, it really felt like an enormous weight had been lifted. Just du
by arn 15y ago
It's the sort of thing you aren't fully aware of while you are in it. After I quit practicing, it really felt like an enormous weight had been lifted. Just due to the responsibilities involved.
People ask me if I miss it. I do not. That said, I don't want to make it sound like it was terrible. There was a fair amount of job satisfaction and rewards as well, like most things, and at the time I felt like I enjoyed it.
- niels_olson 15y agoarn, thanks for sharing, truly. I'm a general medical officer in the Navy (Navy still puts docs to work after internship, applying for residency later. The work is mainly fast-track or urgent care style triaging and treating). I'm currently facing the choice of extending my current tour a year then going back to residency or taking a another two-year tour with the Marines and going to Afghanistan. I'm married with kids in California, so I could conceivably do either without moving the kids. Clearly, we have different paths, but why did you opt for the web over practicing? Along those lines, what was your fellowship? Where are you now? (Read: if you are in SoCal, I will take you to dinner of your choice in exchange for the conversation).
- arn 15y agoFellowship in nephrology. Now in Virginia. Financially, it became an easy decision. I was making enough that I didn't have to keep working in medicine. Beyond that, I had my first child around that time, and didn't want to lose that time. Feel free to email me if you have any further questions (email in profile).
- niels_olson 15y agothanks.