Newport Emergency Medical Group
Newport Beach, CA USA
“In medicine, it is unforgivable to not have passion. If you don’t love what you do, it will show and we are in the business of people. There are plenty of professions you can engage in without passion and not affect anybody else.”
Emergency Medicine Physician
I am an emergency room physician who is prepared to treat anything, anytime, anywhere.
The thing about working in an emergency room is that you have to be prepared to treat any mental or physical ailment on any body part of anyone who walks through the door, so my days are always different. Some of the more routine things I treat are chest pains, pneumonia, abdominal discomfort, muscular-skeletal pain, psychiatric care, broken bones, major / minor lacerations, etc. There is always a sense of excitement and trepidation because you never know what might walk in the door that day.
Here's the first step for college students
Intern or shadow someone in a variety of health professions so you can see the ins and outs and figure out which area interests you the most. Use this time to reflect on what you want to gain out of working in a particular health field (schooling needed, time commitments, stress of the work, etc.).
"My personality isn't suited to the rigor of medical school."
