Medical Specialty Quiz: What Type Of Doctor Should You Be?

1. Pick the job value that is most important to you.

Creativity

Variety

Good income

Decision making

Prestige

Achievement

Taking care of people

2. What kind of legacy do you hope to leave in the medical field?

Advanced understanding of the brain and its disorders.

Save lives through innovative surgical techniques.

Improve the health and well-being of future generations.

Empower women to make informed choices about their bodies.

Enhance people's confidence and quality of life.

Provide compassionate care to patients from all walks of life.

Strengthen the bonds between families and their healthcare providers.

3. How do you feel about public speaking and presenting information?

Comfortable explaining complex information to peers and patients.

Confident leading surgical teams and presenting cases in grand rounds.

Patient and engaging when explaining health concerns to children and parents.

Empathetic and reassuring when discussing sensitive topics with women.

Articulate and persuasive when presenting treatment options to clients.

Clear and concise when delivering health advice to individuals and families.

Supportive and informative when educating communities about health issues.

4. What type of medical breakthrough excites you the most?

Developing a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

Creating artificial hearts that extend life expectancy.

Eradicating childhood diseases through vaccination.

Finding non-invasive solutions for infertility.

Pioneering new techniques in facial reconstruction.

Discovering a universal treatment for chronic pain.

Improving mental health support for families in crisis.

5. Imagine you're researching a medical topic. What approach do you take?

Deep dive into the neurological mechanisms and pathways.

Analyze surgical techniques and advancements in cardiac care.

Focus on developmental stages and common childhood illnesses.

Investigate hormonal influences and reproductive health issues.

Explore the latest cosmetic procedures and reconstructive surgeries.

Read broad overviews of various health conditions and treatments.

Consider the impact of family dynamics on individual well-being.

6. Which medical TV show most appeals to you?

House M.D. (Focus on diagnostics, puzzles, complex cases)

Grey's Anatomy (Mix of surgery, personal drama, relationships)

Scrubs (Comedic, but with heart, focus on patient interactions)

The Resident (Hospital politics, ethical dilemmas)

Nip/Tuck (Plastic surgery, focus on aesthetics and transformation)

ER (Fast-paced, emergency medicine, variety of cases)

Call the Midwife (Community-based, focus on women's health and families)

7. What special skills do you have?

Good observational skills

Multitasking

Good coordinator

Technology lover

Good aptitude

Teaching people

Coordination with parents

8. What kind of personality do you have?

Easygoing

Outgoing

Decisive

Adventurous

Energetic

Optimistic

Perfectionist

9. What interpersonal skills would you like to have?

Team players

Interested in people

Being comfortable with short-term patient relationships

Communicate well

Being a leader

Like long-term relationships

Warm and sympathetic

10. If you were a doctor, what qualities would you use to treat your patients?

Paying attention to details

Complex problem solving

Having a long attention span

Listening to my patient’s experiences more than theories

Uncomfortable with poorly defined problems

Visual inspection

Looking for possible causes

11. What part of the body do you admire? (Medical/health point of view)

Brain

Skin

Face

Heart

Muscles

Eyes

12. Apart from a doctor, which career path suits you the most?

Creative Artist

Teacher

Caretaker

Banker

None of these

13. Do you like taking risks?

Yes, but only a little.

Yes. I'm a really big risk-taker.

No. I prefer working on simple things.

Yes, I like working on complicated issues but only sometimes.

I am not a risk-taker, but I can manage big issues as well.

14. What kind of relationship do you want to have with your patients?

I prefer maintaining long-term relationship with my patients.

I don't want long-term relationships. I just want my patients to recover quickly.

I like staying connected with my patients from their birth till adoloscence.

I prefer treating short-term problems.

I would like to be with my patients during the special moments of their lives.

15. What kind of work environment do you like?

Relaxed, cool, and stress-free environment

I want to work in an ordered and managed workplace.

I like to work on challenging and complex things.

I like taking risks and working on things that produce unpredictable results.

16. How long do you want your work shift to be?

A few hours.

It doesn't matter; as long as I'm a certified doctor, I'm happy!

A few hours a day, and getting a couple of on-calls.

The regular day shift is fine.

It doesn’t matter, as long as my patients are happy

1 to 2 hours with a high salary!

17. Are you planning to get married and start a large family in the future?

No, I don't want to raise a family.

Yes, Everyone has to.

Yes, I dream of having a big happy family!

I'm undecided; it all depends on how successful I am career-wise.

Yes, children are the greatest gifts anyone will ever receive!

I'm already married.

18. If you had to go to a hospital for residency, which one would it be?

Henry Ford

Cleveland Clinic

Baylor

John Hopkins

Stanford

Mayo Clinic

19. Do you want to live a wealthy (but hectic) life?

No, I prefer my life to be stress-free; money can't buy peace.

Yes, I'll work long hours and overtime to be rich!

Yes, being wealthy is one of my goals.

Being rich means everything to me! There is nothing wrong with that.

My family is the most important thing in my life; I won't compromise my family's happiness just to be wealthy.

No, I don't mind earning a middle-class salary if it means that I have to do less work!

20. If you were sick, what would you do?

Call the doctor.

It's okay; I'll walk it off.

It will be fine.

Oh, dear! Hurry, tell me which medicine to have.

Nothing, my family treats me like an angel.

Oh dear, it feels like I'm in labor.