What type of doctor to be?!


Question: What type of doctor to be.?
I am thinking about what I want to be when i grow up and I think i want to be in the medical field. I like math and science and dont mind going through med school. I wat the tv show House and would like to know what is the closest actual job to his.? What are some other types of doctors that have interesting responsibilities.?

P.S. Dont what to be any Type of surgeon - to much riskHealth Question & Answer


Answers:
I watched House once, and didn't think much of it, but I get the idea he is a kind of medical detective.

If that is what you like, and if you like to actually CURE patients, rather than just "manage" chronic illness, then there is only one specialty for you : infectious diseases.

You definitely do not want to be a surgeon -- because you would be bored. That just requires mechanical skills - not the problem solving you seek.

You'll definitely want to start by training in internal medicine. From there, you can stay an internist (which is also a "detective" job), or look into either rheumatology or infectious diseases. Those would be the two specialties where you would solve the most mysterious diseases. The difference is that with internal medicine and rheumatology, you never cure the disease - you just make it a little better.

In ID, you can actually see a patient, solve the mystery, and cure it in a few weeks, and walk away feeling good (:-)Health Question & Answer



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