"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
- Robert Frost
- Robert Frost
When starting medical school, we are encouraged to keep an open mind to all the different specialties available before choosing a path early on. This makes perfect sense. We have only been given a limited exposure of what some fields have to offer (through prior clinical experiences and exaggerated medical dramas on TV). Such passive interactions are usually not enough for us to make an informed decision. Only a handful of students know exactly which specialty best suits them after matriculation and stick with it through all four years of education.
I have been fortunate to be able to take a year off before becoming a medical student in August, and because of this extra time to reflect on my past, it is becoming apparent to me which field in medicine I may best fit in. So today, I would like to announce that I will be using this blog to record my entire journey throughout medical school and am excited to see if I will end up specializing in neurology or be destined for another specialty. Stay tuned.
