Junior doctors are high-achieving, well-trained, intelligent people; you’d think they’d have their career path set. Only they don’t — because now they get to choose from an array of specialties. And just like the rest of us, choice brings uncertainty.
A friend of mine is a palliative care consultant, and he tells a story about how he chose palliative medicine, or it chose him.
Death is never far away in a hospital setting, and the hard part is breaking bad news to loved ones.
In the doctor’s mess, my friend would stand up when everyone else looked to someone else.
Go where you can make a difference, no matter how hard or uncertain it may be.