Before you enter the match, ask yourself some of the following questions to help you choose the specialty that's right for you.
- What were your original goals when you entered medical school? Are they still applicable?
- What lessons did you learn from your family about the nature of relationships, caregiving, and responses to illness?
- How has the "culture" of medical training affected your attitudes?
- What sorts of patients elicit an angry reaction from you?
- What are your usual responses to your own anger and the anger of others? Do you overreact, placate, blame others, suppress your feelings, become super-reasonable?
- What are some practical strategies and steps you can take to achieve balance and decrease stress?
