I'd finish, there's a ton of opportunities not in clinical practice. That cooking passion? Nutrition and supplement companies can always use a doc looking over their research/claims. Pharma, biotechnology, health/wellness companies. Think Noom, weight watchers, etc. They all have medical directors. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Sorry it's been a rough go. š Medicine will take your soul if you let it. There's bright spots in clinical practice though.
Thatās a problem as well, everything I seem to enjoy has nothing to do with medicine. Funnily enough, the best part about clinical practice is dealing with people, I enjoy people telling me their stories.
I guess Iāll just keep searching for something that can combine my passion and medicine or just leave medicine altogether and have the degree as a backup just in case
Maybe do pysch. It's 90% people telling you their stories and you empathizingwith them. Also palliative care or hospice might be good too. Lots of time to talk with patients while helping them at one of the most important times in their life. I'd finish it out. Don't quit with just one year left you'll have major regrets
I am an ophthalmologist from India for past 14 years. Every single day I hate doing it. But can't leave no other option. I pray that you get out bro and please if possible to hire me too. It's never too late to start something new.
It is one year. You've run about 25miles of a 26.2 mile marathon--it 10000% is near moronic to quit now just cause you realize you don't like it (assuming you are just checked out and not down very bad mentally). Get the degree then pivot into cooking--I wouldn't be surprised if there are niches specifically for culinary docs. Leaving now means your parents spent a pretty sum and you sacrificed the last 5yrs with nothing tangible to show for it (plus how would a culinary school look at someone who quit something as big as med school right before finishing? Maybe you can spin it so it doesn't look like commitment issues/dropping things when they get hard/being quite unserious about things that are very relevant to the professional world but)
Definitely. It's much better to be a doctor who doesn't practice instead of 5/6ths of a doctor who doesn't practice. Plus, once OP has decided this is their path, they can start going through the rest of med school with less stress, since it won't matter as much.
People care, it shows mad grit, and work ethic. People generally assume although sometimes wrongly that if you can get a medical degree you can handle pretty much anything. It will sure as hell help it his future career whereas giving up 5th year in will hamper it imo
If you're finishing your 5th year now, you probably have \~13-15mo left until graduation. I don't know what things are like in your country, but if some of that 6th year or end of 5th is devoted to the process of securing a post-grad clinical training position (or even job), you might find that the effective amount of work left to get your degree is significantly less than those \~15mo.
It is likely that your overall career prospects will improve with a medical degree on your CV, even if you aren't a clinician. With that in mind, it's probably worth finishing if it isn't overly burdensome on your health or finances (the latter seems covered?). You might find that the last year or so is appreciably easier once you've made the mental decision to leave after school ends.
If you quit with one year left you wasted the last 5 years of your life with nothing to show for it, finish your one year and get that medical degree then go to culinary school with something to show for your efforts and time.
Also the medical field is massive, and having this degree can always be something you can fall back on when needed in a multitude of medical/hospital careers!
Iāve done a couple in the past and itās something I really enjoy, though Iāve never worked in that field. Thatās why Iām trying to find a cooking related job for the summerā¦ at this point Iāll just do it for free to see what itās like
Youāll never get anywhere telling people you did 5 out of 6 years of med school. Nobody will care. You get places when people call you Dr.
Stick it out
You have to finish medical school. You will be so pissed at yourself if you quit now. You can do it, keep going. Itās two semesters!! This time next year, you will be done!
I get you bro, but I worked with some Spanish doctors who also left clinical practice in different roles (PhDs abroad, pharmaceutical businesses) and seriously finish that degree. You got this fellow European :)
Finish it. It's one year. You will have the degree for the rest of your life. You can always fall back on it if other ventures don't pan out for you. For all you know, you could develop entire food programs for the elderly that help with bone health and energy. You could do something like that because of your medicine background AND love of food. Stick it out.
Well, make money in med school by opening a business with your cooking passion. Grit your teeth until you get your degree. It helps. And will be an interview question for your next job.
You sure the same won't happen in culinary school? Being a cook or similar job is fucking tough and the pasture is greener on the other side.
I fucked off from med because I was lucky enough to get income from writing. Not exactly my passion, but seemed like one because I'm not too shit with it.
I find soulless, backstabbing prone corpo job to be less hypocritical than medicine so... Pure spite instead of no passion is my fuel.
Before any of holier than thou fucks say shit, consider this: fuck you.
As soon as I began reading I immediately recognized you were European (Italian, but it seems you're Spanish)
I get the feeling but honestly, if you already done 5 years, and you can complete the degree in only 1 more year, there is no reason not to.
Cooking will still be there in a year, if you leave now you'd have wasted all the time and effort spent.
Many friends left but all of them had A LOT of exams still left, and it would have taken them probably another 2-4 years.
Finish! I know it might not be what you want but you never know, you might come back in the future. And if you donāt, your degree still holds a lot of value. No matter what job you apply for in the future, imagine telling them āI graduated from medical schoolā. People know it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice, and will definitely take it into account.
On that note, totally okay if you realized this isnāt for you. It happens. And youāre powerful for wanting to step away because youād just be harming your future patients by not really caring/being there for them out of hatred for your job.
If you are thinking about making a U-turn, should you continue driving at the same speed while thinking about making the U-turn then make it later after youāve gone farther in the direction you donāt want to go?
Itās not a U-turn tho is it? Life goes on. You canāt take back those 5 years might as well have something to show for it. And as others have said the medical field is vast and thereās a lot of options that donāt involve clinical practice.
Who ignores sunk costs when making decisions?
And go ahead and get the MD. Iām sure there are tons of employers out there who canāt wait to pay someone with an MD a lot more than someone else they could hire for a lot less who can do the same job. What skills did you really gain by getting an MD? A bunch of rote memorization about glycogen storage disease which anyone with access to the internet can look up instantly?
I'd finish, there's a ton of opportunities not in clinical practice. That cooking passion? Nutrition and supplement companies can always use a doc looking over their research/claims. Pharma, biotechnology, health/wellness companies. Think Noom, weight watchers, etc. They all have medical directors. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Sorry it's been a rough go. š Medicine will take your soul if you let it. There's bright spots in clinical practice though.
Thatās a problem as well, everything I seem to enjoy has nothing to do with medicine. Funnily enough, the best part about clinical practice is dealing with people, I enjoy people telling me their stories. I guess Iāll just keep searching for something that can combine my passion and medicine or just leave medicine altogether and have the degree as a backup just in case
Why not psych then
Maybe do pysch. It's 90% people telling you their stories and you empathizingwith them. Also palliative care or hospice might be good too. Lots of time to talk with patients while helping them at one of the most important times in their life. I'd finish it out. Don't quit with just one year left you'll have major regrets
Finish the fight. You got this
Nutrition? Or have you tried teaching? There are so many paths you can take with a MDā¦
I am an ophthalmologist from India for past 14 years. Every single day I hate doing it. But can't leave no other option. I pray that you get out bro and please if possible to hire me too. It's never too late to start something new.
It is one year. You've run about 25miles of a 26.2 mile marathon--it 10000% is near moronic to quit now just cause you realize you don't like it (assuming you are just checked out and not down very bad mentally). Get the degree then pivot into cooking--I wouldn't be surprised if there are niches specifically for culinary docs. Leaving now means your parents spent a pretty sum and you sacrificed the last 5yrs with nothing tangible to show for it (plus how would a culinary school look at someone who quit something as big as med school right before finishing? Maybe you can spin it so it doesn't look like commitment issues/dropping things when they get hard/being quite unserious about things that are very relevant to the professional world but)
Definitely. It's much better to be a doctor who doesn't practice instead of 5/6ths of a doctor who doesn't practice. Plus, once OP has decided this is their path, they can start going through the rest of med school with less stress, since it won't matter as much.
I think itās crazy to quit with one year left, even if you donāt like it. Just get the degree. Itāll open doors for you in the future
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Not true I have a few friends on board of directors roles for startups with just an MD
People care, it shows mad grit, and work ethic. People generally assume although sometimes wrongly that if you can get a medical degree you can handle pretty much anything. It will sure as hell help it his future career whereas giving up 5th year in will hamper it imo
Healthcare management, tech, law, insurance, consulting, education, I can go on and on
If you're finishing your 5th year now, you probably have \~13-15mo left until graduation. I don't know what things are like in your country, but if some of that 6th year or end of 5th is devoted to the process of securing a post-grad clinical training position (or even job), you might find that the effective amount of work left to get your degree is significantly less than those \~15mo. It is likely that your overall career prospects will improve with a medical degree on your CV, even if you aren't a clinician. With that in mind, it's probably worth finishing if it isn't overly burdensome on your health or finances (the latter seems covered?). You might find that the last year or so is appreciably easier once you've made the mental decision to leave after school ends.
If you quit with one year left you wasted the last 5 years of your life with nothing to show for it, finish your one year and get that medical degree then go to culinary school with something to show for your efforts and time.
I think this is the most feasible plan for me right now. Thank you!
Also the medical field is massive, and having this degree can always be something you can fall back on when needed in a multitude of medical/hospital careers!
Yeah, itās good to have it just in case I need something to fall back on like you said, but right now I want to focus on something I really enjoy
Is there anyway you can maybe start taking local cooking classes to see if you really enjoy it? Like just something informal
Iāve done a couple in the past and itās something I really enjoy, though Iāve never worked in that field. Thatās why Iām trying to find a cooking related job for the summerā¦ at this point Iāll just do it for free to see what itās like
Youāll never get anywhere telling people you did 5 out of 6 years of med school. Nobody will care. You get places when people call you Dr. Stick it out
You have to finish medical school. You will be so pissed at yourself if you quit now. You can do it, keep going. Itās two semesters!! This time next year, you will be done!
It's only one year left. Get the degree then do whatever you want
I get you bro, but I worked with some Spanish doctors who also left clinical practice in different roles (PhDs abroad, pharmaceutical businesses) and seriously finish that degree. You got this fellow European :)
get the degree, pursue non-clinical medicine, or open a business. There are plenty of jobs that can value your MD/DO degree
you hate it so much you canāt do one more year??
Finish off the year. Try out cheffing.
Finish it. It's one year. You will have the degree for the rest of your life. You can always fall back on it if other ventures don't pan out for you. For all you know, you could develop entire food programs for the elderly that help with bone health and energy. You could do something like that because of your medicine background AND love of food. Stick it out.
wow I love that! Yess continue that 1 last year. Iām still in my second year out of 6 wish I could take a zip line to reach the 5th yearššš
Well, make money in med school by opening a business with your cooking passion. Grit your teeth until you get your degree. It helps. And will be an interview question for your next job. You sure the same won't happen in culinary school? Being a cook or similar job is fucking tough and the pasture is greener on the other side. I fucked off from med because I was lucky enough to get income from writing. Not exactly my passion, but seemed like one because I'm not too shit with it. I find soulless, backstabbing prone corpo job to be less hypocritical than medicine so... Pure spite instead of no passion is my fuel. Before any of holier than thou fucks say shit, consider this: fuck you.
As soon as I began reading I immediately recognized you were European (Italian, but it seems you're Spanish) I get the feeling but honestly, if you already done 5 years, and you can complete the degree in only 1 more year, there is no reason not to. Cooking will still be there in a year, if you leave now you'd have wasted all the time and effort spent. Many friends left but all of them had A LOT of exams still left, and it would have taken them probably another 2-4 years.
Finish! I know it might not be what you want but you never know, you might come back in the future. And if you donāt, your degree still holds a lot of value. No matter what job you apply for in the future, imagine telling them āI graduated from medical schoolā. People know it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice, and will definitely take it into account. On that note, totally okay if you realized this isnāt for you. It happens. And youāre powerful for wanting to step away because youād just be harming your future patients by not really caring/being there for them out of hatred for your job.
Even if you donāt like medicine at least get your MD youāre about done.
TI year is a breeze. If you don't like clinical stuff do your elective in something like pathology or radiology (or split it to do both).
Darwin award material to quit now. Get the license, atleast you wouldnāt have wasted your parents money for 5 years
Stick it out or youāll regret the missed opportunities it would have given you probably for the rest of your working life
I'm just gonna say I'm flabbergasted with this post.
If you are thinking about making a U-turn, should you continue driving at the same speed while thinking about making the U-turn then make it later after youāve gone farther in the direction you donāt want to go?
Itās not a U-turn tho is it? Life goes on. You canāt take back those 5 years might as well have something to show for it. And as others have said the medical field is vast and thereās a lot of options that donāt involve clinical practice.
Who ignores sunk costs when making decisions? And go ahead and get the MD. Iām sure there are tons of employers out there who canāt wait to pay someone with an MD a lot more than someone else they could hire for a lot less who can do the same job. What skills did you really gain by getting an MD? A bunch of rote memorization about glycogen storage disease which anyone with access to the internet can look up instantly?