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[quote=Anonymous]http://www.aapmr.org/patients/aboutpmr/pages/physiatrist.aspx

OP, maybe being a physiatrist (physical medicine and rehabilitation physician) would be a good fit for you. It's not as physically demanding as a surgical field, and some of the medical issues overlap with orthopedics.

My father was a physiatrist, and he treated many kinds of patients, including children, trauma and accident victims, and stroke patients. He is deceased now, and near the end of his life, I met one of his former patients by chance in the hospital. One of the medical technicians had formerly been a policeman who had sustained a brain injury. He said that my father encouraged and supported his new career, even when others thought it would not be possible. My father's  former patient actually came in to care for my father while he was dying, and his words provided me tremendous comfort.

I'm a physician, and I'm not sure if hospital administration is what you are looking for. From what I have seen, it's all business. The politics can be brutal. I've seen hospitals blackball individual physicians and force them out. [/quote]

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