no...because this attitude is going to keep you from being able to be a good doctor...and you may ask huh? why?
because if your patient doesn't fit in with how you think medicine should be you won't be effective as a doctor...did you notice that all your examples are those where the patient either had no control or succeeds...but what how are you going to deal with (because you judge them) the suspect in domestic violence, or the the pt with diabetes who's A1c is 14 up from 11 because he eats the foods that his friends bring over, or the pt who has lung cancer but still smokes his cigarettes?
if you think medicine is just about those successes, then you are going to be in for a big surprise and ultimately will be unhappy because they are fair and far between...maybe surgery has more instant gratification than most, but overall you will have patients that run the gamut of success and compliancy...
The Wookie part was meant to be a joke, per a self deprecating sense of humor. Picturing a Wookie in a bikini elicits feelings of humor, though such humor may have eluded some. Fear not, I will punctuate further attempts at humor with a HAHA or subsequent LOL. Will such a thing suffice?
I do not think medicine is like that at all. To dip into the pool of narcissism for just a brief moment; The reason for bringing up my healthcare experiences is that despite the frustrations that occur with all the bodily functions that splash, I thoroughly enjoy the challenge it brings and the interpersonal communication you can bring to people- the drive to heal others. This is not only a profession where I see myself not only thriving in, but enjoying and having fulfillment in.
Medicine, as you say, is not just about successes. It is about the human experience of healing and being a part of the patient's life, even if they don't listen to you. You are still there to show them a way, a light at the end of the tunnel, to galvanize and energize them to pick up the torch of health and to be there when they falter (however frustrating it may be that they continue to smoke even when they have cancer). There is genuine enjoyment derived from putting everything you have to serve others, letting your passion spark theirs. This opportunity to do just that is worth all the hoops, worth taking the MCAT, worth pouring the soul into studies, worth staying up till 3 to study anatomy, worth giving up a majority of your youth, worth all the paperwork insurance bologna , and worth all the stupid multiple choice reading intensive test licensing garbage people spend literally thousands of hours on.
Thats why doctors are held to a higher standard. They have to be strong, they have to be professional, they have to be passionate. Like dissolves like, and if you give 100% of your effort to the patient, regardless of where they come from or what background they have, they will listen. Weather or not they take it to heart is on them, but at the end of the day, you, as a professional, left with nothing left on the table. Thats why people are judgmental. Would you want someone like Little Miss Spoiled over here operating on your mother?
Btw, Looking into Primary Care.
