A reader asked me last year whether they should pursue applying to radiology as an intern because they felt like, in the end, clinical medicine wasn’t for them.
- I have no idea. Maybe?
- But also: Internships are hard, and grass is green.
- Everything has good and bad parts.
- It’s easier to blame the current context than acknowledge our own roles and attitudes in grading a subjective experience. As in, it doesn’t always have to feel this way.
- Coffee and vibes are great, but easy to overweigh from a brief trip on rounds.
- Whatever you do, every field is better with a craftsman’s mentality.
If Match Day results weren’t what you wanted, be aware: the mind is powerful. You will adjust, you will be happy, and you can find meaning in Plan B—hopefully so much so that, years in the future, you will look on this as the universe giving you what you needed over what you wanted.