“NT, Although I have a gut feeling that you are correct, we should not jump to the conclusion that young people nowadays are less enduring. It is equally possible that we are seeing a selection bias and the problem is the recruitment system on its own.” TS said.
“What do you mean?” We all asked.
My friend began his lecture, “You see? When I was a teenager, Professor Y – the famous professor of endocrinology from the island – came to my school and gave a career talk. But, you know, she didn’t tell us how rosy it is to become a doctor. In fact, quite the opposite – she emphasized that life in a medical school is one on a frying pan, while physicians are actually living in the fire. Endless work, bureaucracy, lack of prospect, and what not. Her conclusion was we must think twice before considering medicine as our future career. For the few of us who were not scared by what she said, we were all very determined!”
We were speechless, and TS went on, “And, what do we have now? Professors from the two medical schools give career talk here and there, imagining that their marketing show would attract good school students to study medicine. However, by highlight the glory and concealing the dark side, the seed of an unrealistic expectation is planted. They want to be high fliers and do not expect to suffer…”
As always, TS has a point.
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