I haven't thought much about what I want to specialize in after Medical School, throughout this post I will explore a few paths that at least sound reasonable to me. I know though, that I don't want to pursue any type of surgery, I'd rather stick to something less patient oriented. I think the coolest part about medicine is its sheer complexity and vastness. If you look at say a football team, lots of people have no realization of how many people are actually on the staff; they assume its merely the players, and at most a few coaches. When in fact most NFL team rosters are upwards of 60 people: players, head coaches, position coaches, managers... you get the point. Or a better example might be the crew involved in making a movie, those dozens and dozens of names scrolling through the credits all had something to do with creating the final product, even though they don't see as much glamor and are generally hidden from public view. Similar is the case of hospitals and all of the personnel they employ.
Ideally, I would like to have a career that both incorporates my medical knowledge and skills, as well as any other skills I have and like to use, such as working with technology. I looked around for a bit and discovered this. Radiology seemed like a pretty appropriate field, although they are physicians, they primarily deal with technology in various ways: CT scans, x- rays, MRIs, etc. A little farther down in the article, clearly stated was that 13 years of post high school education and training and required in order to get a shot at becoming a successful radiologist... meaning I'll be 31 before I officially start working........ That's kindergarten through senior year all over again. So I don't know, I'll keep looking around maybe I'll find something a little more reasonable than this.
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