Hi everybody,
This is my first thread, and I am very nervous to write it
Trembling right now, haha.
My name is Aryana, I'm 28 years old and I live in the Netherlands. I always wanted to be a doctor, when I was little. Now I am, and nowadays I am working on my PhD in the field of urology, specifically prostate cancer. I will finish my PhD in 2017 (October probably).
The idea of being a doctor when I was little is so different from what it really is. I never thought I would say this, but I feel like I'm trapped in a self-chosen prison, and am feel like a failure if I choose to quit this track. I want to finish my PhD, but at the same time I'm starting to think that I don't want to live the life of a fulltime slave of patients. I love to treat my patients, but you wouldn't guess how much of the time I spent just doing adminstration. In the Netherlands, to be urologist, you need to study and work at the same time at least 6 years. Working hours are from 7 am to 7 pm, with sometimes night shifts or 24 hour workdays. It's not that I don't want to work that hard, on the contrary: if it is to save someones life, I would jump! But it's still a prison...No freedom to work the hours you want, no time to work out, no time for family or fun. This is starting to become more and more important for me.
I do really think it is a shame if I would just quit, but I was curious to know what you think of completing my PhD and also becoming a specialist or expert in urology. It's not as easy as it seems, to develop something new in this field: I mean, dermatologists can develop new skin or hairproducts. The known experts in urology all work very hard and earn the same salary, so it's not the money, but the recognition of being an expert.
I have so many doubts lately, and none of my friends seems to care that we are just slaves for a hospital.
Does anybody have any useful information or tips on what to do in this kind of situation?
Thank you in advance.
Hugs
Aryana
This is my first thread, and I am very nervous to write it
My name is Aryana, I'm 28 years old and I live in the Netherlands. I always wanted to be a doctor, when I was little. Now I am, and nowadays I am working on my PhD in the field of urology, specifically prostate cancer. I will finish my PhD in 2017 (October probably).
The idea of being a doctor when I was little is so different from what it really is. I never thought I would say this, but I feel like I'm trapped in a self-chosen prison, and am feel like a failure if I choose to quit this track. I want to finish my PhD, but at the same time I'm starting to think that I don't want to live the life of a fulltime slave of patients. I love to treat my patients, but you wouldn't guess how much of the time I spent just doing adminstration. In the Netherlands, to be urologist, you need to study and work at the same time at least 6 years. Working hours are from 7 am to 7 pm, with sometimes night shifts or 24 hour workdays. It's not that I don't want to work that hard, on the contrary: if it is to save someones life, I would jump! But it's still a prison...No freedom to work the hours you want, no time to work out, no time for family or fun. This is starting to become more and more important for me.
I do really think it is a shame if I would just quit, but I was curious to know what you think of completing my PhD and also becoming a specialist or expert in urology. It's not as easy as it seems, to develop something new in this field: I mean, dermatologists can develop new skin or hairproducts. The known experts in urology all work very hard and earn the same salary, so it's not the money, but the recognition of being an expert.
I have so many doubts lately, and none of my friends seems to care that we are just slaves for a hospital.
Does anybody have any useful information or tips on what to do in this kind of situation?
Thank you in advance.
Hugs
Aryana
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