Name: 你註定要成為醫生的 7 個跡象 (7 Signs You're Destined to Become a Doctor)
Uploaded: 2025-08-09T18:04:09.000Z
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Do you ever lie awake at 2am wondering if you should really commit the next decade of your life to becoming a doctor?

你是否曾在凌晨兩點睡不著，想知道自己是否真的應該將人生的下一個十年獻給成為一名醫生？

Here's the thing, we could tell you that everyone should become a doctor.

是這樣的，我們可以告訴你，每個人都應該成為一名醫生。

After all, we specialize in helping students get into their dream medical schools and residency programs, and more applicants means more business for us, right?

畢竟，我們的專長是幫助學生進入理想的醫學院和住院醫師培訓項目，更多的申請者對我們來說意味著更多的業務，不是嗎？

But that would be doing a massive disservice.

The truth is, medicine absolutely isn't for everyone.

事實上，醫學並不適合每一個人。

Going into this field when it's not right for you isn't just painful, it's financially devastating and emotionally crushing.

在不適合自己的情況下進入這一領域，不僅會帶來痛苦，還會造成經濟上的損失和精神上的打擊。

We've seen too many students realize halfway through medical school that they hate it, trapped with hundreds of thousands in debt and years they can't get back.

我們見過太多的學生在醫學院讀到一半時就發現自己討厭醫學院，揹負著數十萬的債務和無法挽回的歲月。

That's why today, I'm being brutally honest about what it actually takes to thrive in medicine, and I'll reveal which sign predicts success better than any other factor.

這就是為什麼我今天要直言不諱地告訴大家，在醫學界茁壯成長究竟需要什麼，我還會揭示哪種徵兆比其他因素更能預示成功。

The first sign you should become a doctor is that you're genuinely comfortable with sustained hard work.

你應該成為醫生的第一個標誌是，你能真正適應持續的艱苦工作。

This isn't just about working hard once you become a doctor.

這不僅僅是成為醫生後努力工作的問題。

The grind starts immediately with preparing for the MCAT, a grueling 7.5 hour exam that typically requires 300-500 hours of studying.

備考 MCAT 考試的艱苦工作隨即展開，考試時間為 7.5 小時，通常需要 300-500 個小時的學習時間。

Most students spend 3-6 months preparing, treating it like a full time job on top of their regular coursework.

大多數學生要花費 3-6 個月的時間進行準備，將其視為正常課業之外的一項全職工作。

Medical school is famously described as drinking from a fire hose.

醫學院被形容為 "從消防水龍頭裡喝水"。

You'll need to absorb enormous amounts of information while balancing research and clinical activities just to have a shot at matching into residency.

你需要吸收大量的資訊，同時兼顧研究和臨床活動，這樣才有機會進入住院實習。

Then come the USMLE step exams, mammoth tests that require months of preparation each while balancing clinical rotations and other medical school commitments.

然後是 USMLE 考試，這是一項龐大的考試，每項考試都需要數月的準備時間，同時還要兼顧臨床輪轉和醫學院的其他任務。

Residency can mean working 80 or more hours per week, with shifts lasting up to 30 hours straight.

常駐意味著每週工作 80 小時或更長時間，連續輪班時間長達 30 小時。

And this continues for 3-7 years depending on your specialty.

根據專業不同，這種情況會持續 3-7 年。

This isn't just one or two small sprints.

You'll spend over a decade of your life preparing for medical school, attending medical school, and completing residency training.

你將用十多年的時間來準備醫學院的學習、就讀醫學院並完成住院醫師培訓。

While using the best active study techniques that we frequently cover on this channel can certainly help, you won't be happy becoming a doctor if you're someone who doesn't enjoy hard work and likes to have a lot of free time.

雖然使用我們在本頻道中經常介紹的最佳主動學習技巧肯定會有所幫助，但如果你是一個不喜歡辛勤工作、喜歡擁有大量空閒時間的人，你就不會樂於成為一名醫生。

Sign number 2 might seem obvious, but here's the twist.

標誌 2 似乎很明顯，但這裡有一個轉折。

You need to genuinely enjoy working with people even when they're at their absolute worst.

你需要真正喜歡與人打交道，即使是在他們最糟糕的時候。

Every medical specialty involves regular human interaction.

每個醫學專科都需要定期與人交流。

Even pathology and radiology require regular collaboration with colleagues.

即使是病理學和放射學也需要與同事定期合作。

But medicine exposes you to patients during their most vulnerable, scared, and sometimes hostile moments.

但是，醫學讓你在病人最脆弱、最害怕，有時甚至充滿敵意的時刻與他們接觸。

You'll encounter the patient who yells at you during their worst day, the family member who questions every decision you make, and the person struggling with addiction who keeps making the same mistakes.

你會遇到在最糟糕的一天對你大喊大叫的病人，會遇到質疑你所做的每一個決定的家人，也會遇到不斷犯同樣錯誤的癮君子。

The doctors who struggle most are those who love the idea of helping people, but can't handle the messy reality of human nature.

最辛苦的醫生是那些熱愛助人為樂的人，但卻無法面對混亂的人性現實。

The ones who flourish understand that difficult patients often act out of fear, not malice.

成功者明白，難纏的病人往往是出於恐懼，而不是惡意。

The third sign is an insatiable thirst for knowledge, but not just any kind of learning.

第三個徵兆是對知識的無限渴求，但不是普通的學習。

They say half of what you learn in medical school will be proved as dead wrong or outdated within five years.

據說在醫學院學到的知識，有一半會在五年內被證明是完全錯誤或過時的。

If you're someone who gets excited about new discoveries rather than overwhelmed by constant change, you're wired for medicine.

如果你對新發現感到興奮，而不是被不斷的變化壓得喘不過氣來，那麼你就是為醫學而生的。

And the training system is designed for that.

Research publications are a huge contributing factor to success when applying to medical school, and this is even more pronounced when applying to residency.

在申請醫學院時，發表研究論文是成功的一個重要因素，而在申請住院醫師培訓時，這一點更為明顯。

The average number of research publications, abstracts, and presentations required continues to skyrocket.

所需的研究論文、摘要和演講的平均數量繼續飆升。

Successful plastic surgery residency applicants went from 19.1 research items in 2020 to 34.7 in 2024.

成功申請整形外科住院醫師資格的人數從 2020 年的 19.1 個研究項目增加到 2024 年的 34.7 個。

Neurosurgery jumped from 23.4 to 37.4 in the same period.

同期，神經外科從 23.4 躍升至 37.4。

Research has become such a critical differentiator that it's often the deciding factor between acceptance and rejection.

研究工作已成為區別於其他工作的關鍵因素，它往往是決定錄取與否的決定性因素。

What makes research particularly valuable is that it's the only extracurricular that compounds throughout your entire career.

研究之所以特別有價值，是因為它是唯一一個在整個職業生涯中都會產生影響的課外活動。

Publications from college follow you through medical school, residency, fellowship, and beyond.

從大學到醫學院、住院醫師、研究員及以後，您都可以發表文章。

The challenge is that most students approach research inefficiently, spending months with minimal output.

面臨的挑戰是，大多數學生的研究方法效率低下，花費數月時間卻收效甚微。

After grinding it out the hard way in college and medical school, two of my colleagues and I were able to earn 60-plus research items each.

經過大學和醫學院的艱苦磨練，我和我的兩位同事分別獲得了 60 多個研究項目。

We used the lessons we learned along the way to create the Med School Insiders Ultimate Research Course.

我們利用一路走來的經驗教訓，編寫了《醫學院內行終極研究課程》。

The course shows you how to maximize your research productivity without sacrificing years of your life, giving you the competitive edge you need for both medical school and residency applications.

該課程向您展示如何在不犧牲數年時間的前提下最大限度地提高研究效率，從而為您申請醫學院和住院醫生提供所需的競爭優勢。

For the next 30 days, access an exclusive offer of 20% off using code DOCTORSIGNS.

在接下來的 30 天內，使用代碼 DOCTORSIGNS 可享受 20% 折扣的獨家優惠。

Sign number four is that you find the science of medicine intrinsically fascinating, not just a means to an end.

徵兆之四是你發現醫學科學的內在魅力，而不僅僅是達到目的的手段。

This goes beyond tolerating your coursework.

You should be genuinely curious about how the human body works, why diseases develop, and how treatments help.

你應該對人體如何運作、為什麼會生病以及治療方法有真正的好奇心。

When you see a complex medical case, do you want to understand the underlying mechanisms?

當您看到一個複雜的醫療病例時，您是否想了解其背後的機制？

The best doctors I know are those who read medical journals with enthusiasm when they see an opportunity to help their patients.

我所認識的最好的醫生，都是那些看到有機會幫助病人就會滿腔熱情地閱讀醫學期刊的人。

They genuinely want to stay ahead of the curve and understand the latest science in their field.

他們真正希望走在時代的前列，瞭解本領域的最新科學。

We're not going to sit here and say you should want to read medical journals just for fun.

我們不會坐在這裡說，你應該為了好玩而閱讀醫學期刊。

But they are a means to an end, and that process of wanting to learn more about medical subject matter is essential to becoming a doctor and being one who can serve their patients to the best of their ability.

但它們只是達到目的的一種手段，而想要了解更多醫學知識的過程對於成為一名醫生和盡其所能為病人服務是必不可少的。

We always tell the premeds we work with that you can find success getting into medical school with any major.

我們總是告訴我們的醫學預科生，你可以通過任何專業成功進入醫學院。

You could study film, computer science, or sociology so long as you complete the prerequisites.

您可以學習電影、計算機科學或社會學，只要您完成先修課程即可。

However, only choose this path if you're truly interested in these subjects, not just to stand out.

但是，只有當你真正對這些學科感興趣時，才會選擇這條道路，而不僅僅是為了脫穎而出。

If you're avoiding biological sciences because you dislike them, take time to consider whether medicine is right for you.

如果你因為不喜歡生物科學而回避它，那就花點時間考慮一下醫學是否適合你。

These prerequisites represent the type of content you'll study for years in medical school and encounter throughout your career.

這些先決條件代表了您在醫學院學習多年並在整個職業生涯中會遇到的內容類型。

If scientific curiosity energizes you, you've identified something crucial.

如果科學好奇心讓你充滿活力，那麼你就發現了一些至關重要的東西。

Yes, there are certainly benefits to majoring in biological sciences.

是的，主修生物科學當然有好處。

That's why so many students choose to do so.

這就是為什麼這麼多學生選擇這樣做的原因。

If you're unsure which major to choose, we have a previous video covering the exact steps you need to take to determine the ideal premed major for you.

如果您不確定該選擇哪個專業，我們之前的視頻介紹了您需要採取的具體步驟，以確定適合您的理想醫學預科專業。

Find that step-by-step guide linked in the description.

請查找描述中鏈接的分步指南。

The fifth sign is that you're genuinely comfortable with massive, long-term commitments across multiple dimensions of your life.

第五個跡象是，你真正樂於在生活的多個方面做出大規模的長期承諾。

Let's be brutally honest about what you're signing up for.

讓我們實話實說，你要簽署的是什麼。

The financial commitment alone is staggering.

The average medical school graduate finishes with $260,000 in student debt, and that debt starts accruing interest immediately.

醫學院畢業生畢業時平均要揹負 26 萬美元的學生債務，而且這些債務會立即產生利息。

The average resident salary is $67,400 while working 60-80 hour weeks.

居民的平均工資為 67,400 美元，每週工作 60-80 小時。

That often translates to $15-25 per hour, less than many retail workers earn.

這通常相當於每小時 15-25 美元，比許多零售業工人的收入還低。

Meanwhile, your engineering friends are already making solid salaries with normal hours.

與此同時，你的工程師朋友們已經在正常工作時間內賺到了可觀的薪水。

While gap years are becoming increasingly common in medical school, they're not usually taken to explore the world or dive into a non-medical passion project.

雖然醫學院的間隔年越來越常見，但這些間隔年通常不是用來探索世界或投身非醫學激情項目的。

Sure, you may find time for some of your other passions, but it's still all part of your larger commitment to becoming a doctor.

當然，您可能會抽出時間來從事其他愛好，但這仍然是您成為醫生的更大承諾的一部分。

You can't leave for a couple of years and casually come back.

The match system locks you into your program, and switching requires restarting the entire application process.

匹配系統會將您鎖定在您的項目中，轉換時需要重新啟動整個申請流程。

If the idea of committing the next decade of your life to something with very little flexibility makes you want to run for the hills, medicine is definitely not the right path for you.

如果一想到要把未來十年的時間都投入到靈活性極低的工作中，你就會想逃之夭夭，那麼醫學絕對不適合你。

The sixth sign is that you don't cut corners.

Now, we don't mean working smarter, not harder.

現在，我們並不是說要更聰明地工作，而不是更努力地工作。

Using active study techniques and becoming more efficient at studying is exactly the kind of strategy that helps you succeed in medical school and can propel you to the top 1%.

使用積極的學習技巧，提高學習效率，正是幫助你在醫學院取得成功，並將你推向前 1%的策略。

When we talk about cutting corners, we mean last minute cram sessions and all-nighters.

我們說的 "偷工減料 "指的是最後一分鐘的補習和通宵達旦。

We mean memorizing material without learning it.

我們指的是死記硬背而不去學習。

Cramming and all-nighters don't allow you to compound your knowledge gains.

填鴨式的學習和通宵達旦的工作並不能讓你的知識得到複利。

Active recall, spaced repetition, and other evidence-based study methods are how you build real competence with medicine.

主動回憶、間隔重複和其他循證學習方法是培養真正醫學能力的方法。

Plus, sleep deprivation hinders your focus, impairs critical thinking, makes you irritable, and robs you of what you tried to learn the night before.

此外，睡眠不足會妨礙你集中注意力，影響批判性思維，使你變得易怒，並使你失去前一晚努力學習的成果。

The more you cut corners and don't actually learn the material, the less you'll understand as you progress in your training.

你越是偷工減料，不真正學習材料，你在培訓過程中理解的東西就越少。

It's a short-term game when learning is a lifelong commitment for doctors.

對醫生來說，學習是一項終身事業，而這只是短期遊戲。

Even if you don't face immediate consequences, you'll be the one who loses down the line.

即使你不會立即面臨後果，你也會成為輸家。

You won't be able to keep up with the increasingly challenging exams that college and then medical school throw at you.

你將無法應付大學和醫學院日益嚴峻的考試。

To a more extreme extent, if you cheat on your college courses or the MCAT, how are you going to pass your mammoth USMLE exams?

更極端的情況是，如果你在大學課程或 MCAT 考試中作弊，你怎麼能通過龐大的 USMLE 考試？

If you manage to cheat on USMLE, there can be severe consequences.

如果您在 USMLE 考試中作弊，後果將非常嚴重。

Just look at the Nepal USMLE cheating scandal, which we discussed in a previous video, link in the description.

看看尼泊爾 USMLE 考試作弊醜聞就知道了，我們在之前的影片中討論過這個問題，鏈接在描述中。

There's always another test, another evaluation, another real-life moment when you're expected to have foundational knowledge.

總有另一次考試、另一次評估、另一個現實生活中需要你掌握基礎知識的時刻。

Eventually, what you don't know will catch up with you.

最終，你不知道的事情會追上你。

In your clinical rotations, attendings can pimp you at any moment.

在臨床輪轉中，主治醫師隨時都可能給你拉皮條。

If you're unfamiliar with pimping, it's a slang term used in med school and residency to describe the rapid fire and on-the-spot questioning from supervising doctors on the wards.

如果您對 "拉皮條 "不熟悉，這是在醫學院和住院醫師培訓中使用的一個俚語，用來形容主管醫生在病房裡的快速提問和現場提問。

Medicine has a way of revealing who you are under pressure.

在壓力下，醫學會讓你顯露真面目。

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