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by smarmgoblin
1111 days ago
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I dropped out of an MD/PhD program after I passed Step 1, it’s hard to articulate exactly how it felt staring down the barrel of a career in medicine but this is sort of what I feared. Since I’ve been in tech I’ve been laid off several times, and it’s not clear that compensation or demand will always be as hot as it is right now. I’m not complaining but if you take any satisfaction in actually helping people, there’s a real possibility you won’t find that anymore. That said, you have options. If you’re willing to work at a junior or mid-level role, companies probably won’t care much what you did before. Maybe wait til the next boom in hiring happens, jump on the hype train. With your technical skills there’s probably some very unique research roles you could fill if you’re interested in that lifestyle — although the compensation is not super appealing. If it doesn’t work out, I feel like you could go back to surgery right? |
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Yeah. I used to enjoy this blog, written by a person who hated US medical school:
https://web.archive.org/web/20101218031844/http://www.medsch...