1. Ne people prefer horizontal exploration usaully. connecting many seemingly unrelated things...learning a working knowledge of lots of things...global learning is good enough for Ne people.
2. job satisfaction (in the medical world) is highest in the specialties, where there is NO horizontal exploration. they wake up to talk about/learn super vertically explored subjects.
3. so maybe being a G.P. would make Ne happier...but then again G.P. has the lowest rates of being happy...is it because they have no vertical exploration at the benefit of horizontal? That would make sense if the typical doctor simply didnt like horizontal exploration.
- if you're great in science
- if you have the passion
- and can memorize - huge loads of information
- if you are not sensitive to blood, bones, skin, weird infections...etc to which i am particularly sensitive to
- medicine is also a huge sector
- following regulations, dealing with all kinds of people, not showing over-empathy, being able to be professional and detached
GPs have it tough. Most of the stuff they see is pretty routine (death to Ne), and the interesting cases usually get referred to a specialist. GPs often have to squeeze as many patients into the day as they can, which wears on ya after awhile. Let's not forget about all the charts these patients generate, as well, and the insurance claims they generate. Finally, to top it off, they don't get paid as well. (Most GPs will not recommend you getting into it for the money.)
Babylon Candle said:Big Question: is there enough horizontal exploration? or do you simply dig to a certain depth and then stay there (Are all doctors vertical learners and the specialists simply go deeper?)
i'm pondering medicine myself and it's good to hear from others with doubts. my thing is, i'm less afraid of med school and more afraid of getting bored eventually. not that med school will be fun, but i know i'll be challenged and learning all new kinds of things every day.
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i would DEFINITELY prefer to be a specialist.