ENTP and orthopedic surgery
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Hey @yesiknowbut
I have read some of your posts and have noticed you are an ENTP pursuing orthopedic surgery. I’m considering pursuing ortho myself. I wanted to ask you for your feedback on pursuing this. How’s your experience been? Would you recommend it to another ENTP?
Thanks!
I have read some of your posts and have noticed you are an ENTP pursuing orthopedic surgery. I’m considering pursuing ortho myself. I wanted to ask you for your feedback on pursuing this. How’s your experience been? Would you recommend it to another ENTP?
Thanks!
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I'm an Engineering major, but I felt Ortho was one of the more appealing medical fields.
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It is an excellent choice if you enjoy the company of the dumbest physicians.
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That is not very kind, Sir. Anesthesiologists need to take you to wonderland and wake your dumb ass back up. Your surgeon needs to fix what is broken.
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Hi
It's appealing to those who use Ti, I guess. Lots of physical problem solving and engineering. Also good for a shortish attention span, as few surgeries take more than 2 hours, and also as a discipline, you solve problems and move on. And very few people under your care have cancer or die, so the emotional load is not heavy. Mostly you are receiving peoples' pain, or restoring their physical abilities, so it is feel-good work. In terms of communication, most orth surgeons are fairly chatty and not terribly sensitive so you can have a good time at work and not piss too many people off (except the physicians, but they don't "get" us....)
I've found over the years that it doesn't really adequately satisfy my need for creative thinking, and I've made sure the stuff I do outside work is very arts/creative to balance it. Have felt a lot better since realising that and acting on it.
The thing about orth is that it is quite a broad church as well, so there's a home for most types of people. The thinkers tend to gravitate to shoulder/elbow or foot/ankle. The ones who want to be rich and drive high-status cars replace hips. The workaholics do spines, the carers do kids, the adventurers do trauma....
That said I am the only ENTP in my department. There's a couple of INTPs, one ESTP, couple INTJs, one ENTJ, couple ESTJ one ISTP. Only one Feeler. He suffers.
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I wanted to be a surgeon but dropped it after getting lack-luster grades in undergrad. If I were to do it now, I'm sure I would do great, but I'm kinda old now so going through another 4-6 years of school doesn't seem appealing. But yeah, I feel like surgery would be good because of my hyper-focus tendencies when under pressure, but creative problem solving has always been my thing so I dunno.
You could go to a PA program and could work in surgery
Or be an orthopedic PA and do both
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If you like this profession and you want to master it, then, of course, study it. I think it will be a great career for ENTP! Good orthopedists are very much appreciated because many people, because they work on computers all day long, have problems with their backs and joints, and your profession is more than in demand. I recently applied to this orthopedic clinic cameronmch.com, and I was lucky that I got to an excellent orthopedist who prescribed me effective treatment. After all, I had suffered from joint pain for about 2 years, and then I could cure it in about a few months.
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