Question for MDs

[Anonymous]

Is there a field of medicine that allows you to leave your work at the door? My 11th grader thinks he’s interested in med school but does not want the non stop 24/7 corporate life of his father. Does such a thing exist?

[Anonymous]

Other than the occasional shift on call, a pediatrician in an office probably doesn’t think about work at home.

I know my dermatologist doesn’t even have shifts on call.

It’s still pretty inflexible - if you have patients scheduled, you can’t just leave early to gk to a school play.

[Anonymous]

I think medicine is changing rapidly. My mother was a pathologist and seemed to have an ideal lifestyle but she also never actually saw patients and before retirement was getting very stressed out by her more difficult cases.

You are making life or death decisions for people so it’s going to be time consuming and occasionally very stressful.

[Anonymous]

Not an MD, but I’ve heard this is why dermatology is so competitive. It’s 9-5.

[Anonymous]

Any field can have emergencies but generally ophthalmology and dermatology have fewer ones. My friend is a genetic counselor and she generally works office hours (she manages to be an MD with 4 kids).

[Anonymous]

ER doctors have shift work, but it's still long and stressful work.

[Anonymous]

Try dermatologist. Or PT.

Easy. Its not like they're on-call or have 24/7 emergency to deal with.
Go into a private practice where hours are set.

[Anonymous]

What did the father said ?

[Anonymous]

Some definitely do but I would say that’s the minority. I think even more than specialty it depends what the work set up is-partner in a small practice vs. employee of a mega practice. Partner in a small practice has lots of benefits but it’s a lot harder to leave work at the office.

[Anonymous]

In theory, hospitalist work 7 on 7 off you might be able to leave it at the door if you finish all the notes before you leave. Several specialties have this model.

[Anonymous]

OP here - DS was thinking ER or pathology, his father thinks pathology will be replaced by AI in the future. What about a medical examiner, all clients are deceased so is that easier to leave at the end of the day (except for the emotional part)?

[Anonymous]

Not an MD, but dentist or especially a
orthodontist.

Biggest mistake I made was not pursuing this as a career - my experience both when I was a kid with braces and then again when my kids had them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other than the occasional shift on call, a pediatrician in an office probably doesn’t think about work at home.

I know my dermatologist doesn’t even have shifts on call.

It’s still pretty inflexible - if you have patients scheduled, you can’t just leave early to gk to a school play.

HAHAHHAAHAHAHA. I work in a pediatrician office and they work a ton from home - finishing up notes, replying to messages, sending orders/referrals, etc. The time in the office is non-stop and so they work from home to catch up.

[Anonymous]

Except for "Pimple Popper, M.D." if you are doctor you end up being on call for a week every 3-4 weeks at a minimum.

[Anonymous]

Get the MD and then become one of those social media types peddling wellness and menopause advice. Sell your own range of supplements.