Least favourites:
Radiology: I didn't bust my ass to get into medical school to
not interact firsthand with patients. I want the hands-on clinical exposure, not sitting in the batcave looking at MRIs.
Pathology: I didn't bust my ass to get into medical school to work with dead people either.
Anaesthesiology: Sounds like a sweet job, but again I want something a bit more hands-on.
Dermatology, Ophthamalogy: Kinda boring, no offence to people who love it.
Plastic Surgery: Oh,
hell no. I don't care how much they make.
G.I.: I have no problem with blood or viscera, but faeces I'd like to minimise my contact with,
a ser posible.
And as another poster so eloquently put it, "too much butt-time".
Geriatrics: I don't "hate" this specialty, but I wouldn't prefer it. I get along well with the elderly, and have done my share of volunteering in con-homes. However, in general too depressing for a permanent career.
Sports medicine: I
really hate sports. No interest in it whatsoever.
Just for fun, the specialties I
do like are EM, OB/GYN, general surgery, IM, and FP. Peds is alright too.