Which Branch of Medicine Should I Choose?

This will not suggest a comprehensive list of medical careers. It is intended to offer you an idea of which medical career might suit you best. There are many other related careers that may also be considered, and in fact may suit your personality even better.

Answer the Following 25 Questions

Do you have a soft spot for babies and children?

Do you perform well under pressure?

Do you like watching CSI?

Do you like helping people?

Are you an adrenaline junkie?

Are you artistic/creative?

Are you entrepreneurial?

Can you handle seeing blood and people bleeding?

Do you like problem solving?

Is money a very big deciding factor for you?

Do you have naturally good communication skills?

Are you a people’s-person?

Are you introverted / shy around strangers?

Do you perform at your best when you have a specific set of tasks to perform?

Are you a hard-core scientist type?

Can you do focused work for long hours every day?

Is waking up in the middle of the night for emergency call-outs okay?

Can you cope with severe suffering of people?

Are you fine with working night shifts?

Do you like to see immediate results?

Are you the caring type?

Do you work well in a team setting?

If it took months to start seeing the results of your efforts, would that be okay?

Are you technically minded?

Are you also considering engineering as a career?

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