Description: Information for students contemplating a career in emergency medicine and other specialties
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By Kevin Pezzi, MD
I developed this site many years ago to help those aiming for medical careers achieve their dreams, but did not adequately emphasize that interest in medicine and aptitude for it are not sufficient reasons to pursue that goal. As documented by some of the references listed below (and countless others I could add), the medical profession is plagued by an epidemic of burnout, depression, and suicide, the best antidote for which is a stark dose of reality in which people honestly admit why they are drawn to me
Discussing the specialty of emergency medicine, medical school, academic
success, and unusual true Emergency Room stories.
Kevin Pezzi
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