Beware: The article I’m about to recommend has a bitter tone, but it’s important for those who are considering the medical field to hear all perspectives. Plus, many of the issues this anonymous writer brings up – understaffing, corporate medicine, twisted financial incentives, lack of fulfillment – are on point.
Here’s the piece.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
