Option 1

There's more going on the minds of medical students than looming exams (quite evident given me writing a blog despite being severely behind in understanding the autonomics of the urinary tract), grades, research, celebrity gossip etc. There's the daunting ask of deciding what next. As in - what next after medical school?

First of all, I am not one to poo poo on the family docs. I just saw mine the other day and was amazed by his knowledge, interpersonal skills, and ability to help me out. And despite being on the "bottom of the medical food chain" he grossed over 400K last year. Not bad for a few years of residency. Anyway, so there's always that option (plus working with a wide patient population and the ability to focus on whatever interests you out w/ a GP specialty is pretty cool).

But the point of this blog. I think (though it'll probably change given my fickle nature) I am actually interested in ... brace yourself ...radiology (gasp - I know, I thought the same thing). For those of you who aren't sure what radiology is, imagine this:



Yeah an Xray doctor. Who knew it'd be so interesting? Maybe it's just because it's the only thing I know how to do properly right now (i.e. read a picture). I actually think it stems from my interest in photography. Who knew one interest would snowball into something completely different. I guess maybe there really is such thing as a job that combines all your interests.