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Date: 30 March 2008 03:01:05

So since Christmas I have been away twice, for a total of about 6 weeks. Unfortunately I haven't really unpacked properly from either trip. Hence I am living in a dump. Such a dump that I can't work out where to start with making it right. I am currently

In other news, audaci has published her 2008 list of specialty thoughts for the future. It isn't a meme so I am allowed to copy it without compromising my principles. And I've added some extras :p

Surgery - NO. It's interesting enough to watch (and probably fun to do) but I just can't get up in the dark. And I don't have the personality for it.
Emergency - unlikely. Although the emergency physician who spoke at orientation this year said that emergency physicians have short attention spans. That sounds like me.
Cardio - nope. ECGs are not my friends. Although I'm getting better. And I just don't think I want to do this one.
Respiratory - possibly. I like respiratory physicians. Not sure about the work though...
Neuro - I don't think so. Although my GP said that neurologists are quirky and that she thought I'd fit in for that reason.
Haematology - maybe. I can now get a single picture when looking through a microscope. That has to count for something.
Orthopaedics - no. This involves surgery. And knees. I hate knees.
O&G - probably not.
GP - quite possibly.
Oncology - probably not.
Gastro - not so big on the poo stuff.
Derm - no. Steroids and antfungals fix most things. Burning stuff off fixes the rest.
Opthalmology - nope. Spend all morning doing cataract repairs then play golf all afternoon. Such a small ball over such a large field.
Paeds - no. Kids are generally cool. Parents can be a trial. A very competitive specialty. An option would be to do GP training then sub-specialise in kids.
Anaesthetics - nah
Radiology - I'm never convinced that I can actually see anything. I always wonder if it's just a bad exposure. And ultrasound images will never make sense to me!
Pathology - probably not.
Immunology - probably not.
Endocrinology - maybe. But the increasing prevalence of diabetes could make it a fairly repetitive workload.
General physician (if these still exist) - possible
Infectious diseases - hmmm possibly. They get lots of mysteries! I like mysteries.
Renal - maybe.
Intensive care - probably not
Rheumatology - possibly. Although the knee issue surfaces again
Palliative care - probably not.
Clinical genetics - no. I don't like genes.
Psychiatry - at the moment probably not although it's a backburner one. Not ruled out.