Before you think I'm jaded, let me share a little perspective. Some years ago I was an undergraduate, working as an Emergency Medical Technician in a rural emergency room, a bright-eyed aspiring doctor to be. During a break in the action of a long night shift I was chatting with the MD and he asked me point blank “why do you want to be a doctor?” I was caught by surprise, and I mumbled something about helping people in need--isn't that the only real reason to go to medical school? The MD looked me straight in the eye and told me, “if you want to practice medicine, go to law school.” Life changes, as life has a way of doing, and I never attended medical school after all--I earned a graduate degree in chemistry and I am very happy with my choices. But thinking back on that conversation, I think the doctor was right. (more…)
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