Question: What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Becoming a Doctor?
There are several advantages and disadvantages of becoming a doctor. It is best to consider the pros and cons of becoming a doctor before applying to medical school.
Answer: Advantages:
- Ability to provide service and support to others
- Ability to save lives
- Continuously Learning
- Appreciation for medical science
- Teach students and patients about medicine
- Rewarding
- Decent Salary
Disadvantages:
- Spend several years training and preparing at schools and hospitals (e.g. medical school, internship, residency)
- Long process to acquire a license
- Difficult
- Tiring
- Stressful
- Depressing
- Time consuming
- A great deal of Responsibility
- Managed care means more difficulty earning a high salary
