threehundredsixtyjoules:

1r7:

girl why do ppl who dont have an ounce of empathy love going into health care fields so much like ok susan you hate kids why are you majoring in pediatrics

I know SO MANY people who are working in medicine, in med school, and aspiring to be doctors who hate patient care. One dropped out of our internship because “it was too many whiny patients.” She was in the PICU. Sick kids have every right to be whiny. Btw she’s in medical school. She wants to go into neonatal care.

Another person I know listed out that he doesn’t want to work with kids, the elderly, homeless people, drug addicts, “crazy people,” “scary people,” etc. It was honestly sickening. Those are all people. They are all deserving of care and dignity. He is also in medical school.

If you want to be in healthcare you better have the intention to do good and the empathy/sympathy to be a decent human being to people going through a hard time in their lives. I have been spit on, nearly bitch slapped twice, had terrible experiences between racism, cruel parents, misogyny, and all of the ugly aspects of humanity. And I STILL gave equal, unbiased care. I STILL want to do good and I STILL try to put myself in their place and ask what I would want if I were ill.