I suppose it was parental grooming and a vague desire to "help people". Medicine has a culture of virtue signalling and going above and beyond - even at the cost of your own health and wealth - to serve the patient. For instance, residents are subject to 80-100 weeks and potentially abusive workplaces, yet many accept these conditions because:
1. they are on the hook for hundreds of thousands in med school debt
2. people will die if they don't show up
Of course fixing the systemic issues (licensing, hospital admin and scheduling) is kicked down the line, and residents are asked to give more of themselves. This seems antithetical to the disruption/innovation mindset I picked up while studying CS in university.
What motivated you when you chose to go to med school? Why did you stop?
I suppose it was parental grooming and a vague desire to "help people". Medicine has a culture of virtue signalling and going above and beyond - even at the cost of your own health and wealth - to serve the patient. For instance, residents are subject to 80-100 weeks and potentially abusive workplaces, yet many accept these conditions because:
1. they are on the hook for hundreds of thousands in med school debt
2. people will die if they don't show up
Of course fixing the systemic issues (licensing, hospital admin and scheduling) is kicked down the line, and residents are asked to give more of themselves. This seems antithetical to the disruption/innovation mindset I picked up while studying CS in university.