does "being a doctor" mean "losing yourself in saving others"?

Question

i need an answer because i can't choose between (medicine) and (architecture)..please help

Answer 1

Well, one thing to remember about practising medicine isthat getting into it to help people isn't always the best idea.In your third or fourth year of med school when you get to start dealing a little bit with patients, is that you can't save avaryone, and if you got into it to try to save everyone, then it's going to destroy you as you'll doubt yourself and you'll see all the things the world tries to hide from you. But it can be a rewarding and honorable job too, you just have to be 100% sure and know you're strong enough to handle it. If you're not at least 95% sure and you fail or something, you may lose confidence in any other paths you choose to walk in life; so just be certain that this is you - if it isn't you for sure, then I would suggest something a little more certain for you, whatever that may be.
I can't wait to get into medicine, it's who I am. And your question just helped me realize that. So thank you.
I thoroughly hope that find success and happiness in whatever you choose to do with your life. =)

Answer 2

Only if you choose to be that kind of Doctor.

There are many fields of medicine that do not require caring for patients in the hospital setting(podietry, dermatology).. Some do not see patients in any other format than the hospital (hospitalists, Interventional radiologist)
Some choose to have a practice and care for patients in the hospital setting.. It all depends on the scope of practice they choose to practice.
As a nurse, I personally think Surgeons spend way more time in the hospital than any other form of doctor. We rarly if ever see the dermatologists, podietrists, interventional radiologists et al... Also Pathology is another scope of pracitce in which there are probably set hours with no patients to see, just lots of slides and tissue samples.

Here is an idea.. Why not become a doctor.. AND an architect. Build hospitals with better designs and use your medical knowledge to make the buildings super efficient and practical for those that use them..

just my 2 cents

Answer 3

I'm not going to get "10 Points" for this - oh well! But the truth is the truth. I know I'll be criticised for what I'm about to say, but if you've been where I've been & done what I've done, then at least you know it's true......First of all, there are M.D.'s & R.D.'s. An M.D. has graduated from medical school & specializes in one of the many -ology's, (dermatology, opthalmology, rheumatology, radiology, etc,(I'm tempted to throw in cosmetology). These people (for the most part) work 8 hrs./day & have weekends & holidays off - & get to sleep through the night. They can actually name their kids & remember their birthdays. I have heard that they even go on vacations that have nothing to do with conferences! People like me call them, (affectionately, mind you) JAT's. That means Jive A** Technicians.........Now, let's talk about R.D.'s. That means Real Doctors. Being real - R.D.'s are not lost in saving others. They are lost though in "THE JOB". The job is all. You wake up & before your eyes are open, you are reviewing the cases you will see that day. The R.D. has 2.5 kids, (who may not remember HIS name), a minimum of 3.5 marriages, easily over a million dollars of debt & a golf score in the mid-80's. To the R.D., life is a game of chess & you are 15 moves ahead. You eat the job, you sleep the job - you are the job. The trapings, (rewards, if you will) - the penthouses, limo's & the suck-ups who want to help you do everything but wipe your butt) are not perks. they are essential to maintain your sanity in an insane reality. To you, life & death are very personal - but not to the R.D. - It's part of the job & the job never ends. What do you think about when you recline in a chair & close your eyes? The R.D. is mentally doing a whipple procedure & the pancreas will not be damaged when it is removed. R.D.'s don't save lives. They do a job, then move on to the next job. R.D.'s are not the nicest people on the planet, but with your "game" on the line - Who you gon' call?......To ask a question like this?...Be an architect....I don't think you can cut it...(no pun intended)

Answer 4

Those who are hanging onto the false hope of living forever in spite of their being a sinner, committing unrighteousness works had better stop listening to deceived preachers, and start reading The Holy Scriptures for themselves. The true promises are written in the scriptures, they are most certainly not in the mouths of these preachers. We find this written promise in: Yechetzqyah 18:4— Behold, all souls are Mine. Just as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine; the soul that sins, it will die. Mankind does not have an immortal soul that once saved will always be saved for eternity, as the lying preachers would like for you to believe. There is no such thingwritten in the Holy Scriptures. This doctrine originated inancient Babylon. The only reason this doctrine has perpetuated, is to tickle the ears of sinners, who had no intentions whatsoever of repenting. Another reason this doctrine of the immortal soul has been perpetuated by lying preachers since Nimrod rose up against Yahweh, is because these preachers would certainly not have gotten these sinner’s money if they had told them the scriptural truth. Yahshua Messiah on the other hand, did speak Yahweh’s truth, He said: ‘‘The only way to life is by living by Yahweh’s every Word.’’ The Prophet Yechetzqah was inspired to write in Yechetzqyah 18:4, that ‘‘...the soul that sins, it will die.’’ So, what is the scriptural definition of sin? The Apostle Yahchanan was also inspired to write this definition for our instruction, saying in: I Yahchanan 3:4__ Whoever commits sin, transgresses also the Law; for sin is the transgression of the Law.

Answer 5

In many ways it does, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It isn't so much in saving others, though, as in the profession. (I've often said Jesus saves, I just help fiddle with the details). On the other hand, there's also room for some artistry that's less obvious than in architecture but every bit as rewarding.

Answer 6

There are many times in ones medical career that doctors must put their patient's interest ahead of their own. But the doctor has to put limits on the size of his or her practice and consider his (or her) own needs and limitations as well as the needs of family.

But there are workaholics in any profession, probably in architecture, too. From what I have read and heard of Frank Lloyd Wright, he wasn't exactly Mr. Nice Guy.

Answer 7

family's doctor's experience:

i am getting tired of tell others that being a family doctor doesn't mean you have to lose your soul. Most doctors finish all of their work at office and do nothing that is work-related at home. Doctors dont bring patients' info to their house to study, it mostly ends at the office. I rarely see a doctor doing extra work everyday at home, but sometimes we all do.

also, you can apply for the doctor job depending on the timings you want, like early morning, part-time, night shift,

ultimately it depends on your location, time preference, and the money you want. It depends on you, not us. It is your life, do something that makes you proud.Do you want to be called DR. Name, or is your interest in designing buildings

Answer 8

I don't think it does. It think it depends whether you want to be in the E.R. or if you just want an office type setting. There are so many different things and fields you can do in the medical profession. I think you should think about what you really want to do in life, cause if you're not happy, you won't be your best at it.

Answer 9

Not in Oklahoma