Name: 當醫生的6件事 沒人告訴你！ (6 Things No One Tells You About Being a Doctor)
Uploaded: 2025-11-12T18:04:35.000Z
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White coats, behemoth salaries, saving children by day, and reclining on your yacht by night.

穿著白袍、領著高薪，白天拯救生命，晚上則躺在遊艇上。

Here's what they don't tell you about being a doctor Dr.

關於當醫生，他們沒告訴你的事。

Jubbal medschoolinsiders.com these are the six false perceptions that outsiders, pre meds and even some med students have about being a doctor, but

Jubbal medschoolinsiders.com 這些是外界、準醫學生，甚至有些醫學生對當醫生抱持的六個錯誤觀念，但

First, most people think you need to be smart to become a doctor, but

首先，很多人認為你必須很聰明才能當醫生，但

it's actually more about your work ethic.

If you're incredibly brilliant but don't know how to study effect, you will not succeed.

如果你非常聰明，卻不知道如何有效學習，你就不會成功。

I knew a brilliant guy who went to an Ivy League school but ended up in the bottom third of his class.

我認識一個超聰明的人，他去了常春藤聯盟學校，結果卻在班上吊車尾。

And it's not just because he was at an Ivy League medical school.

而且這不只是因為他在常春藤聯盟醫學院。

And his USMLE and SHELF scores reflected that.

他的 USMLE 和 SHELF scores 也反映了這一點。

He skated by in high school and college purely on his smarts.

他靠著聰明才智一路輕鬆唸過高中和大學。

But medical school doesn't challenge your critical thinking as much as it challenges your memorization, and

但醫學院不像挑戰你的批判性思考，反而更像在考驗你的記憶力，而且

that requires putting in the reps for everyone.

Med school isn't difficult because of what you're learning.

醫學院的難度不在於你學的東西。

It's difficult because of how much information you have to retain.

難度在於你必須記住多少資訊。

It's not nearly as intellectually challenging as something like engineering or physics.

它不像工程或物理那樣需要高度的智力挑戰。

Med school requires a great deal more rote memorization than many people realize.

醫學院需要的死記硬背比許多人想像的要多得多。

You can't simply rely on critical thinking like you can in high school or college to work through a difficult math problem.

你不能像高中或大學時那樣，只靠批判性思考來解決難題。

If you don't put in the work, you won't be successful.

So while a strong intellect certainly helps, what matters most is developing a rock solid work ethic.

所以，雖然聰明才智絕對有幫助，但最重要的是培養堅如磐石的職業道德。

Healthy habits and effective study strategies you can stick to Our Study Strategies Playlist contains everything you need to know.

健康的生活習慣和能堅持下去的有效學習策略，我們的學習策略播放清單裡有你所需的一切。

Link in the description the next thing people don't discuss about being a doctor is that half of what you learn in medical school will become wrong in five to 10 years.

連結在說明欄，大家比較不常討論的另一件事是，醫學院裡學到的東西，有一半在五到十年後會被證明是錯的。

The difficult part is you don't know which half will be wrong when you're learning it.

困難的地方在於，當你在學習時，你不知道哪一半會是錯的。

The entire landscape of medicine is constantly evolving.

That being said, the foundation of what you learn is extremely valuable in understanding the basics and why the rules are evolving.

話雖如此，你學到的基礎知識在理解基本原理以及規則為何會演變上，仍然極具價值。

So much of what we used to teach about cholesterol we now know to be wrong.

我們過去教導的許多關於膽固醇的知識，現在都發現是錯誤的。

Avoiding foods that contain cholesterol was once thought to be the most important factor to lower blood cholesterol, when in fact foods high in dietary cholesterol have little effect on the blood cholesterol levels of the majority of people.

過去認為避免攝取含有膽固醇的食物是降低血液膽固醇最重要的因素，但事實上，高膽固醇飲食對大多數人的血液膽固醇水準影響甚微。

If we go further back through medical history.

Cigarettes were once thought to relieve asthma symptoms, and cocaine was seen as a wonder drug.

香菸曾被認為能緩解氣喘症狀，古柯鹼也被視為奇蹟藥物。

From anything from hay fever to toothaches to impotence.

Since technology and medical knowledge are advancing at a faster pace than ever before, what we consider common practice today might be completely different a decade from now.

由於科技和醫學知識的進步速度比以往任何時候都快，我們今天認為的常規做法，十年後可能就完全不同了。

Doctors must be adaptable, lifelong learners, as the field of medicine is always in motion.

醫生必須是適應力強、終身學習者，因為醫學領域一直在不斷發展。

Third, the heartfelt moments of being a doctor never get old.

第三，當醫生的那些真心時刻永遠不會過時。

Saving someone's life, no matter how many times it's happened before, feels incredibly rewarding for many of us.

拯救一個人的生命，無論發生過多少次，對我們許多人來說都感到無比有成就感。

This is why we went into medicine in the first place, to help people and save lives.

這就是我們當初選擇從醫的原因，為了幫助人們、拯救生命。

Getting to actually do that is an amazing feeling.

能夠真正做到這一點，感覺真的很棒。

Looking into the relieved and grateful eyes of a patient's loved one is something that really can't be put into words.

看著病患家屬那種如釋重負又感激的眼神，這真的是無法用言語形容的。

Whether it's easing someone's pain, reassuring family members with good news, or or bringing someone back from the brink of death, these are the moments that keep physicians going.

無論是減輕病人的痛苦、給家屬帶來好消息讓他們安心，或是從鬼門關把人救回來，這些都是讓醫師們繼續堅持下去的動力。

而且這些時刻永遠不會讓人覺得膩。

Fourth, the financial upside is not as great as you think.

第四，收入並沒有你想像的那麼高。

This can be tough for people to wrap their heads around, as doctors are some of the highest paid professionals out there.

這一點可能讓人有點難以接受，畢竟醫師是收入最高的職業之一。

It's the only profession where if you work hard, you're pretty much guaranteed to make an average of low to mid six figures.

這是唯一一個只要你努力工作，幾乎就能保證賺取中上水準收入的職業。

That said, it takes a great deal of time and a huge opportunity cost to get there.

話雖如此，要達到這個目標需要花費大量的時間和巨大的機會成本。

It requires about a decade of schooling after college and tens of thousands of dollars in tuition to a doctor.

這意味著大學畢業後還要花上大約十年的時間學習，以及數萬美元的學費。

If you want to work in primary care, it takes four years of college as a pre med and four years of medical school.

如果你想從事基層醫療，需要四年大學的預醫課程和四年的醫學院。

You'll graduate medical school with around $200,000 of debt and then you will face three to four years of residency.

醫學院畢業時你大約會有二十萬美元的學貸，然後還要面對三到四年的住院醫師訓練。

After that, your starting salary will be about $255,000.

之後，你的起薪大約是二十五萬五千美元。

Becoming a specialist takes even longer since specialties like plastic surgery are highly competitive.

成為專科醫師需要更長的時間，因為像整形外科這樣的專科競爭非常激烈。

Most students take an extra year for research, followed by five to seven years of residency and a fellowship.

大多數學生會額外花一年時間做研究，接著是五到七年的住院醫師和進修。

Specialists will certainly make more than primary care physicians with a starting salary often over $300,000.

專科醫師的收入肯定比基層醫療醫師高，起薪通常超過三十萬美元。

But it will be a long time before those figures come rolling in.

但要等到這些數字進帳，還需要很長一段時間。

Doctors don't make significant money for about 10 years.

醫師大約要十年後才能賺到可觀的收入。

It's a major investment, especially considering the fact that many engineers can begin their careers immediately after college and earn a starting salary of close to or even over $100,000.

這是一筆重大的投資，特別是考慮到許多工程師大學畢業後就能立刻開始職業生涯，起薪接近甚至超過十萬美元。

So although a specialist's starting salary is three times or more than that of an engineer's, the engineer will have earned a six figure salary for almost 10 years while the specialist was taking on student loans with compounding interest.

所以，雖然專科醫師的起薪是工程師的三倍或更多，但工程師在專科醫師背負著複利學貸的將近十年期間，早已賺取了六位數的年薪。

The truth is, doctors only surpass engineers in lifetime earnings at the age of 43.

事實是，醫生要到四十三歲才能在終身總收入上超越工程師。

We broke down the financial differences between doctors and engineers in a previous video link in the description, While there are some physicians who are insanely rich, generally speaking, they got there by building a practice and hiring other physicians under them.

我們在說明欄的先前影片中，已詳細分析了醫師和工程師之間的財務差異。雖然有些醫師非常富有，但總的來說，他們是透過建立自己的診所並聘請其他醫師來達成目標的。

After 10 years, they cash out and sell the business.

I've also known physicians who simply invested wisely early on, and

我也認識一些醫師，他們很早就聰明地投資，

it's their investments that have made them filthy rich.

是他們的投資讓他們變得超級有錢。

While doctors are certainly high earners, being a physician is not as lucrative as most people think.

雖然醫師的收入確實很高，但當醫師並沒有大家想像中那麼賺錢。

And given the intensity of training, difficult hours and emotional toll, pursuing a career in medicine for the money alone will lead to disappointment.

考量到訓練的強度、艱辛的工作時間和情感上的壓力，單純為了錢而追求醫學事業，只會帶來失望。

Fifth, practicing medicine is only one of the career paths you can take.

第五，行醫只是你可以選擇的職業道路之一。

After you get your md, you can use your MD in entrepreneurship.

拿到 MD 後，你可以在創業領域發揮你的 MD。

You could design medical dev, start your own health tech company, or like me, get into education consulting for pre meds and medical students.

你可以設計醫療設備、創辦自己的健康科技公司，或者像我一樣，從事醫學院前學生和醫學生的教育諮詢。

Becoming a doctor enables you to start your own side hustle thanks to your high income, let's say you're an anesthesiologist or emergency medicine physician.

成為醫生讓你能夠利用高收入開始自己的副業，假設你是一名麻醉科醫師或急診科醫師。

You can work a reasonable set amount of part time hours.

當然，你會少領一些薪水，但是

you're still making $200,000, which is more than enough to support yourself and your family.

你還是能賺到二十萬美金，這足以支持你和你家人了。

And you can use your extra time to start your business.

你還能利用多餘的時間來創業。

On the other hand, let's say you make $60,000 a year and are responsible for supporting your young family.

另一方面，假設你一年賺六萬美金，還要扶養年幼的家人。

In order to find the extra time to start your passion project, you need to cut back to $40,000 a year.

為了擠出時間來實現你的熱情項目，你得把收入降到一年四萬美金。

You're going to feel that financial strain and so will your family.

你會感受到經濟壓力，你的家人也會。

But if you're making $200,000, you're still golden.

但如果你賺二十萬美金，你還是很從容。

You and your family will still be taken care of even if your side hustle doesn't make money.

即使你的副業沒賺到錢，你和你的家人依然能受到照顧。

Initially, earning your MD doesn't mean you're locked into one specific career for life.

一開始，拿到 MD 也不代表你這輩子就綁定在某個特定的職業。

Becoming a medical doctor opens a number of different doors, and

成為一名醫學博士會開啟許多不同的機會，

not all of them have to lead to the hospital or clinic.

並不是所有都必須導向醫院或診所。

Lastly, while stereotypes aren't always fair or accurate, they can be useful.

最後，雖然刻板印象不總是公平或準確，但它們可能很有用。

Don't allow stereotypes to define you, but understand they're there for a reason.

別讓刻板印象定義你，但要明白它們的存在是有原因的。

Neurosurgeons are typically workaholics, not all of them, but

神經外科醫師通常是工作狂，不是全部，但

the specialty is so demanding that you're going to need to work very hard.

這個專科要求很高，你必須非常努力工作。

If you're passionate about work life balance, you're not going to find much happiness in this career path.

如果你熱衷於工作與生活平衡，這條職涯道路不會讓你感到太開心。

Another stereotype is that pediatricians are patient people.

另一個刻板印象是小兒科醫師很有耐心。

While some doctors will defy the norm, pediatricians do need to be patient as they work with children and their parents in medical school.

雖然有些醫師會打破常規，但小兒科醫師在醫學院與兒童及其家長共事時，確實需要有耐心。

I thought I wanted to go into pediatric gastroenterology because I was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease at 18.

我原本以為我想走小兒腸胃科，因為我在18歲時被診斷出患有發炎性腸道疾病。

It was incredibly challenging for me to adjust as a young adult, so I couldn't imagine how challenging it would be for a child.

對於一個年輕人來說，要適應這一切非常困難，所以我無法想像對一個孩子來說會有多大的挑戰。

Even though I'm not the most patient person, I wasn't worried because my passion ran deep.

雖然我不是最有耐心的人，但我並不擔心，因為我的熱情很深厚。

But when I worked on the rotation, I quickly found out it was not the path.

但當我輪調實習時，我很快就發現那不是我要走的路。

For me, being a pediatrician was about much more than dealing with children.

對我來說，當小兒科醫師不僅僅是跟孩子們打交道。

It's the parents who are the most difficult.

It takes tremendous grace and composure to deal with what are essentially two sets of patients, the child and the parent.

要同時應付兩個病患，也就是小孩和家長，需要極大的優雅和鎮定。

In medicine, stereotypes often exist for a reason.

在醫學裡，刻板印象之所以存在，通常都有原因。

Your personality and communication preferences matter.

Is work life balance important to you or do you put your career first?

對你來說，工作與生活平衡重要，還是你把職涯擺在第一位？

Do you like speaking to coaches, coworkers and interacting with patients?

你喜歡和教練、同事說話，以及與病患互動嗎？

Or would you prefer to be alone with X rays or your research?

還是你寧願獨自一人對著 X 光片或做研究？

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