It's like my iPod stuck on replay
So, not-quite-two years ago, I took a survey that would rank the top 36 medical specialties that I was best suited for, based on a series of 130 questions that I had to answer from 5 (strongly agree) to 1 (strongly disagree). I randomly happened across the same survey again this morning, so I thought, why not take it again just for the heck of it and see if I get similar answers... (I mean, I gotta figure out what I want to do with my future career somehow XD) And the results were:
Past-Siyi's career choices:Current Siyi's career choices: Rank
Specialty Score 1
urology 49
2
nuclear med 48
3
endocrinology 46
4
dermatology 46
5
neurosurgery 46
6
ophthalmology 45
7
pathology 44
8
radiology 44
9
plastic surgery 44
10
physical med & rehabilitation 44
11
family practice 44
12
cardiology 44
13
gastroenterology 44
14
neurology 43
15
allergy & immunology 43
16
general internal med 42
17
orthopaedic surgery 41
18
infectious disease 41
19
colon & rectal surgery 41
20
psychiatry 41
21
obstetrics/gynecology 41
22
rheumatology 41
23
pulmonology 41
24
otolaryngology 40
25
pediatrics 40
26
aerospace med 40
27
emergency med 40
28
radiation oncology 40
29
anesthesiology 39
30
hematology 39
31
occupational med 39
32
thoracic surgery 39
33
general surgery 39
34
nephrology 39
35
preventive med 38
36
med oncology 36 Rank
Specialty Score 1
ophthalmology 43
2
nuclear med 43
3
neurology 43
4
pulmonology 43
5
endocrinology 43
6
hematology 42
7
allergy & immunology 42
8
rheumatology 42
9
otolaryngology 42
10
plastic surgery 42
11
orthopaedic surgery 41
12
neurosurgery 41
13
radiation oncology 41
14
gastroenterology 41
15
cardiology 41
16
med oncology 40
17
infectious disease 40
18
pathology 40
19
physical med & rehabilitation 40
20
urology 40
21
general surgery 40
22
preventive med 39
23
occupational med 39
24
aerospace med 39
25
obstetrics/gynecology 39
26
nephrology 39
27
anesthesiology 39
28
emergency med 38
29
dermatology 38
30
general internal med 38
31
thoracic surgery 38
32
radiology 37
33
psychiatry 37
34
pediatrics 37
35
colon & rectal surgery 35
36
family practice 33
Interestingly enough, I was a lot more opinionated about what I wanted to do before I ever got to medical school. Now, having spent some time here seeing some bits and pieces of how certain specialties do, it seems that I've mellowed out... I think I only put "strongly agree" for five or so of the questions, and didn't choose "strongly disagree" for any of them!
Not that this random theorizing helps with choosing, really. Five-way tie between ophtho, nuclear med, neuro, pulm, and endocrinology? Pfft. Some help. >
Past-Siyi's career choices:Current Siyi's career choices: Rank
Specialty Score 1
urology 49
2
nuclear med 48
3
endocrinology 46
4
dermatology 46
5
neurosurgery 46
6
ophthalmology 45
7
pathology 44
8
radiology 44
9
plastic surgery 44
10
physical med & rehabilitation 44
11
family practice 44
12
cardiology 44
13
gastroenterology 44
14
neurology 43
15
allergy & immunology 43
16
general internal med 42
17
orthopaedic surgery 41
18
infectious disease 41
19
colon & rectal surgery 41
20
psychiatry 41
21
obstetrics/gynecology 41
22
rheumatology 41
23
pulmonology 41
24
otolaryngology 40
25
pediatrics 40
26
aerospace med 40
27
emergency med 40
28
radiation oncology 40
29
anesthesiology 39
30
hematology 39
31
occupational med 39
32
thoracic surgery 39
33
general surgery 39
34
nephrology 39
35
preventive med 38
36
med oncology 36 Rank
Specialty Score 1
ophthalmology 43
2
nuclear med 43
3
neurology 43
4
pulmonology 43
5
endocrinology 43
6
hematology 42
7
allergy & immunology 42
8
rheumatology 42
9
otolaryngology 42
10
plastic surgery 42
11
orthopaedic surgery 41
12
neurosurgery 41
13
radiation oncology 41
14
gastroenterology 41
15
cardiology 41
16
med oncology 40
17
infectious disease 40
18
pathology 40
19
physical med & rehabilitation 40
20
urology 40
21
general surgery 40
22
preventive med 39
23
occupational med 39
24
aerospace med 39
25
obstetrics/gynecology 39
26
nephrology 39
27
anesthesiology 39
28
emergency med 38
29
dermatology 38
30
general internal med 38
31
thoracic surgery 38
32
radiology 37
33
psychiatry 37
34
pediatrics 37
35
colon & rectal surgery 35
36
family practice 33
Interestingly enough, I was a lot more opinionated about what I wanted to do before I ever got to medical school. Now, having spent some time here seeing some bits and pieces of how certain specialties do, it seems that I've mellowed out... I think I only put "strongly agree" for five or so of the questions, and didn't choose "strongly disagree" for any of them!
Not that this random theorizing helps with choosing, really. Five-way tie between ophtho, nuclear med, neuro, pulm, and endocrinology? Pfft. Some help. >