Thought some of our "easy chair" medical experts would like to see what type of medical specialty their personality is suited for?
Courtesy of University of Virginia School of Medicine
http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/specialties/
My top Three
1 med oncology 46
2 obstetrics/gynecology 43
3 rheumatology 42 ............................ ???
* I think I'll go with door # 1
Actually, although I worked in the medical field---I am a disabled (and thus retired) nurse---I expected the results to read: "And you seriously want to be a doctor?!?" :D I did love being an RN---but my scores on this test are overall low at this point in my life---didn't quite make it to a score of 40 on any specialty. The top results were: rheumatology, hematology and nuclear medicine.
WHA???
1 pathology 48
2 occupational med 47
3 obstetrics/gynecology 46
Colon and rectal surgery were at the bottom.
Guess I can't "cut you a new one"?????
Lol
Elaine
This was my top ten:
1 urology 48
2 pathology 47
3 allergy & immunology 47
4 emergency med 46
5 ophthalmology 46
6 neurology 46
7 nuclear med 45
8 gastroenterology 45
9 endocrinology 45
10 neurosurgery 44
No surgery for me!
top4:
hematology
dermatology
allergy & immunology
rheumatology
I think it was solving complex problems and comfortable with unknowns that got me there...
I think it was because I answered that I didn't like the people part that got me "behind the scenes" and away from patients! Lol
Here we go:
1. obs/gyny 42
2. rheumatology 42
3. hematology 42
No surgery for me - I have too may thumbs!
Kathyx
What an interesting thread.
I must say that I never would have guessed that my preferences would end up as they did:
My top 4 picks were:
1 thoracic surgery 49
2 pathology 47
3 plastic surgery 45
4 general surgery 45
Daisy
Really interesting. I had lots of "ties" at the top, I am a PT and Physical Medicine and Rehab came in 2nd for me, so guess I am in a good field.:
1 occupational med 46
2 rheumatology 44
3 radiology 44
4 physical med & rehabilitation 44
5 dermatology 44
6 hematology 43
7 med oncology 43
8 general internal med 43
9 pediatrics 43
10 pathology 43
1 physical med & rehabilitation 40
2 pediatrics 40
3 general internal med 40
4 dermatology 40
Mine are:
1 ophthalmology 40
2 occupational med 38
3 otolaryngology 38
Jennifer
My results have to be wrong! I'm a sympathy puker!!
1 gastroenterology 45
2 radiology 43
3 pediatrics 43
4 psychiatry 42
5 emergency med 42
Quote from: litliwlowa on June 21, 2013, 10:10:16 AM
This is all so interesting to see what everyone's scores are.
Between us all thus far, if we only had the degrees respectively and the licensures, we basically have many of the specialties we need "covered" between us. Not all, but many of them.
Ah but then there is the distance factor
Sorry it is only a personality aptitude test.
So these are the personality traits you have in common, high probability of type of Doctor you "may" get along with ...I guess. Nothing is black and white.
But, if you are at a party....these would be the folks you might get along with..
* But, I did find it interesting how many could not follow the direction.
Top
Three :) Was it is the exuberance of discovery? ???
Nope. I'm just an overachiever and don't like being told what to do :)
Well, my top three were occupational medicine (yuk), pathology and rheumatology. Boy, is that ever way off the beaten path of my interests. Irish
My top three:
1 pathology 44
2 radiology 42
3 neurology 42
I guess I like to play with computers and gadgets too much!
Here's mine:
1 nuclear med 50
2 neurology 49
3 pathology 49
Looks about right. I guess I don't play well with others! :o
Interesting results
Rank Specialty
1 nuclear med
2 pediatrics
3 radiology
1) obstetrics/gynecology
2) allergy/immunology
3) rheumatology
I found this very interesting since I am a NICU nurse.
Cdb
1) physical med & rehabilitation 47
2) oncology 46
3) neurology. 43
" I'll take door #2 "
who wants to go into practice together LOL