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I think it was actually easier to get into medical school because of my major. For some silly reason, medical schools want people to be well-rounded (only to make them one-dimensional later). The admissions committee also like to brag to each other (in other schools) about how great and unique...

The military is the last place I want to be. Having dumb people yell at you and tell you what to do, sucks. Not to mention training so hard just to be good at killing people. Fighting for corrupt governments bought by corporations. Having your life no longer belong to you anymore. Losing all of...

I'm under the assumption that I can remain fairly anonymous so I'll write relatively freely. My mindset in the operating room... nothing too dramatic really. I don't plan out or visualize everything I'm going to do. I'm not much of a super genius or savant in that regard. I think most people...

I'm in the US... I get a sense that many of the members here are from Europe. Anyway the training here is pretty mindless in medical school. You just have to memorize one thing after another. I majored in philosophy as an undergraduate so it was a particularly challenging adjustment. I really...

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As an INTP and current surgeon, I think I might have something to contribute to this conversation. There are a few things about surgery that make sense for my personality type, but I think in general, surgery for INTPs is not an ideal match. The major selling point for surgery for an INTP is...