M4 - Am I crazy if I drop ortho after interviews?

US MD M4 here, applied ortho and did 5 ortho sub-is and then another rough 2 week ortho rotation. It was grueling, I only really enjoyed 1 or 2 of the 5 sub-is. I hated the hours and got completely burnt out by the end of the 3rd one. I've contemplated switching specialties for over a year but the inertia of ortho has kept me in it. I dreaded most cases in the OR, didn't feel excitement at all about reductions in the ED, and feel like I don't belong even though I got awesome feedback... Read more
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