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1. ProllyInfamous ◴[] No.42184027[source]
Decades ago, I interviewed at five US medical schools. For each, two separate physician interviews contributed to my "candidate score." Ultimately I was accepted to my 2nd choice school, which I left after the first year.

One of those ten interviewers was a dermatologist: arrived late; bitchy attitude; chip-on-her-shoulder; challenged an easily-verifiable fact about my candidacy (she even rolled her eyes when I tried to change the subject!)... tl;dr: her undeserved apathy turned me off from her program, entirely.

The first few years after leaving medical school I felt bad about having "wasted a spot." After years of reflection (and an alternate career), I am now able to better-empathize with physicians — mainly for all the sacrifices they have made just for (most) patients to ignore their professional advice.

You cannot pay a US physician enough money to counteract all they've given up (life/balance/youth).