First of all, I’m not a doctor, I’m a chemist.
But I have the utmost respect for doctors, and there are several reasons for that:
- I have some medical issues related to my vision, and doctors saved my sight.
- My mother underwent bypass surgery, and I know exactly what they did throughout the process. I saw firsthand how they went far beyond just doing their job, and I fucking respect that. They saved my mother’s life. There were so many times they had to think outside the box and work with limited resources, but they did it. So, I’m never going to question their analytical abilities.
- I’m now living in Finland, supposedly one of the best countries in the EU. Yet I believe our doctors (back home) have a far superior skill set, more experience, and sharper brains than these idiots who just follow fucking protocols.
It’s not just about the job, it’s about the person doing the job.
You can be an average doctor, and no one would care. You’ll just prescribe the same meds to every patient, and if something more complicated comes up, you send them to someone else. And then there are doctors with godlike analytical skills and quick decision-making abilities.
This applies to all jobs. When you read threads like this, you see so many average people who don’t give a shit about what they do, aren’t successful, and try to project their negativity onto everyone else.
Again, It’s about the people, not the job.
So, to answer the question:
Yes, you need analytical thinking and a fucking good brain to be a GOOD doctor.
