Perfect Job, perfect specialty??

I remember how difficult it was for me to choose a specialty. Initially (as in before medical school), I wanted to be a dermatologist. I loved cosmetics and hair products, and as a college student I thought I'd go into some sort of 'beautifying' medical specialty.Once in medical school they forced upon us that primary care crap tried to encourage us to consider careers in primary care. And I did...seriously. I really, really liked the idea of family practice. The doctor that sees the entire family, and watch the kids grow up, and have continuity of care, and keep the family healthy, yadda yadda yadda.Then, I started having doubts. I met no one (even with all of this brainwashing exposure) who actually *enjoyed* family practice. It's a thankless job really. Anytime I asked a FP "do you like your job?" the response would start off "....wwweeellllll....". Not a good thing. And what followed was usually some combination of justification, hope, and regret.So, I considered internal medicine. I guess I was stuck on this continuity of care issue, and thought that would make my practice worthwhile (you know, seeing the smiling faces of the patients I help, and eating the fresh baked muffins they'd bring with them to their office appointments to show their appreciation for my time and expertise). So, as a result of all the negative comments regarding primary care in general, I thought I would preserve my option of subspecializing (just in case the naysayers were right about primary car...
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