Why you should become a nurse or physicians assistant instead of a doctor

[calvnandhobbs68]

I'd like to hear more about how you measure people's intellectual curiosity and imaginativeness. Also, please disclose your sample size.
I realize that you've covered your rhetorical ass by stacking qualifier after qualifier so you can weasel out of any accusations of over generalizing and being hyperbolic to the point of absurdity. Good work.

Also, how's the job search going? Any better since this?

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It's too bad that great minds, like yours presumably, aren't more highly valued or even recognized? by society.

Yeah, love it. "Many", "Plenty", "Fair number", "May not", "Might be".

You know what wikipedia calls these? Weasel words. For a reason.

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[Doudline]

Intelligence and intellectualism are two different things.

One describes the speed and efficiency of your mental faculties, whereas the other is a broad term for someone with a strong longing for knowledge and discovery.

You could argue that a medical career requires intelligence above the average (most likely not significantly higher though; there being many very intelligent people in medicine does not speak for what the field REQUIRES, but for what it attracts), however it certainly does not require for one to be intellectual.
If we're going to be honest, the long hours, focused knowledge/low branching-out possibilities, God complex mentality and co are more detrimental than anything to the nurturing of intellectual people.

 

[tdram]

Intelligence and intellectualism are two different things.

One describes the speed and efficiency of your mental faculties, whereas the other is a broad term for someone with a strong longing for knowledge and discovery.

You could argue that a medical career requires intelligence above the average (most likely not significantly higher though; there being many very intelligent people in medicine does not speak for what the field REQUIRES, but for what it attracts), however it certainly does not require for one to be intellectual.
If we're going to be honest, the long hours, focused knowledge/low branching-out possibilities, God complex mentality and co are more detrimental than anything to the nurturing of intellectual people.

This is very true. I feel like medicine inhibits things like creativity, imagination and intellectual curiosity. You don't have much flexibility to think outside the box or try something novel.

 

[WhippleWhileWeWork]

Intelligence and intellectualism are two different things.

One describes the speed and efficiency of your mental faculties, whereas the other is a broad term for someone with a strong longing for knowledge and discovery.

You could argue that a medical career requires intelligence above the average (most likely not significantly higher though; there being many very intelligent people in medicine does not speak for what the field REQUIRES, but for what it attracts), however it certainly does not require for one to be intellectual.
If we're going to be honest, the long hours, focused knowledge/low branching-out possibilities, God complex mentality and co are more detrimental than anything to the nurturing of intellectual people.

Would wanting to keep up with the latest advances in ones medical field qualify as "strong longing for knowledge and discovery"?

 

[BurghStudent]

Looks like USNews agrees

http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-healthcare-jobs

 

[WhippleWhileWeWork]

Looks like USNews agrees

http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-healthcare-jobs

I want to troll those comments. So. Hard.