Hello everyone, I am currently a junior in high school (I know it's way too early to be worrying about med school and such, I haven't even started my senior year of high school) but I have genuinely been so interested in becoming an emergency medicine doctor and have so many questions. If you are willing to help a curious highschooler out, feel free to answer my questions with BRUTAL honesty.
- I read somewhere that women ER doctors usually retired by 45 (ish), how true is this?
- Do you really have to be a type B person to thrive as an ER doctor? (I am def more type A)
- General question, but how much does your undergrad school matter for med school and furthermore how much does your med school matter for residency? (for reference, I am confident I can get into a top 50 school with my academics and extracurriculars, probably not ivies but around schools like tufts, BU, etc.)
- I really want to work in NYC in the future (as it's where I've lived my whole life), would going to college/med school in the city help my chances of matching into competitive residency programs in the city (in the far future)?
Thanks, if you have any other advice feel free!
u/Fast_Cry6125 — 26 days ago