Name: Top 5 Doctor Specialties for INTROVERTS
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Medicine attracts many types of people and, contrary to popular belief, not all of them

Here are the best medical specialties for introverts.

Most people have heard the terms introvert and extrovert; however, many of them use the

When most people picture an introvert, they think of a shy, awkward person who has a hard

Although there are certainly introverts out there that fit this archetype, introversion

and extroversion have less to do with your social skills and more to do with your social

Introverts lose energy from social interactions and recharge by spending time alone, whereas

extroverts gain energy from social interactions.

For this reason, it’s possible to be an introvert while still being highly sociable

The caveat is that you may just need some extra time alone to recharge afterward.

It is also important to note that introversion and extroversion are not black-and-white.

Instead, everyone lies somewhere on the introversion-extroversion spectrum.

Although there are certainly people who are at the extremes of introversion and extroversion,

According to Medscape’s 2018 Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report, approximately 35% of

physicians identify as introverts and another 38% identify as an even mix of introversion

In addition, introverts were present within every medical specialty polled.

That being said, there are some specialties with less face-to-face patient interaction

where you can spend more of your time alone.

Here are the best doctor specialties for introverts.

Radiology is often one of the first specialties that comes to mind when discussing introvert-friendly

Radiologists are the experts at interpreting imaging studies.

Any time a physician orders an x-ray, CT scan, or MRI, it is ultimately the radiologist who

reviews the images and provides their assessment.

It is their analysis of the images that will often serve as the foundation for the patient’s

diagnosis and guide their treatment plan.

Traditionally, radiologists spend a large proportion of their time alone in a dark room

In some cases, they are even able to work from home and review studies remotely.

That being said, this doesn’t mean that radiologists don’t have any social interaction

While it’s not as socially demanding as the hospital floor or operating room, physicians

will regularly visit or call the reading room for assistance with their patients.

For this reason, radiologists still spend part of their day interacting with colleagues

There are also several subspecialties of radiology including interventional, neuro-interventional,

breast, and musculoskeletal radiology that involve procedures.

These range from diagnostic procedures such as biopsies and fine-needle aspirations to

life-saving treatments such as thrombectomies and cancer ablations.

In these fields of radiology, face-to-face patient interaction is much more common.

For a comprehensive breakdown of the radiology specialty, be sure to check out So You Want

to Be a Radiologist - link in the description.

Pathology is the field of medicine concerned with the study of body tissues and body fluids.

Similar to radiology, it is considered a “support specialty” in that pathologists help support

Whereas radiologists focus on imaging studies, pathologists focus on lab studies.

Any time a patient gets a biopsy or gives a blood sample, it is ultimately the pathologist

who will review the studies and give their interpretations.

As a pathologist, you will spend the majority of your time in the lab and have minimal face-to-face

That being said, your exact responsibilities will depend on your specific area of focus.

Some pathologists spend their day examining tissue samples under the microscope whereas

others spend their day managing the lab and ensuring tests are being performed accurately

For this reason, there can be a great deal of variability in terms of how much or how

little social interaction a pathologist has on a daily basis.

If you’re a clinical pathologist running a lab, for instance, you will need to interact

heavily with your colleagues and other staff members.

On the other hand, if you’re an anatomic pathologist working on surgical specimens

you may spend more of your time reviewing slides independently and have less interaction.

There are also some pathology subspecialties such as cytopathology and blood bank pathology

where the pathologist will perform procedures.

Pathologists working in these fields can expect to have more face-to-face patient interaction

than their colleagues in other subspecialties of pathology.

To learn more about the field of pathology, be sure to check out So You Want to Be a Pathologist

Anesthesiologists take care of patients before, during, and after surgery.

You can think of them as the patient's guardian angel.

They ensure patients are adequately sedated and comfortable and make sure they get through

As an anesthesiologist, your face-to-face interactions with patients will largely be

limited to your pre-operative assessments.

This is when you will take a focused history, discuss the risks and benefits of the medications

you are going to administer and comfort the patient prior to sedation.

That being said, much of an anesthesiologist’s work begins after the patient is sedated.

They continually monitor the patient to ensure the sedation is adequate and their vitals,

hemodynamic status, and airway are stable.

After surgery, they’ll ensure that the patient recovers safely and their pain is well-controlled.

Given that the patient will be sedated during much of their time spent with the anesthesiologist,

this field can be a great fit for those who don’t enjoy face-to-face patient interaction.

It should be noted, however, that anesthesiologists still have to interact with the surgeon and

the rest of the surgical staff during the procedure–and these personalities can be

Anesthesiologists, in addition to pathologists and radiologists, are also known for having

great lifestyles with relatively low on-call responsibilities.

This means that in addition to having less face-to-face patient interaction and less

social interaction, these specialties also tend to enjoy more time off relative to their

Although they aren’t usually the first specialties to come to mind, surgical subspecialties can

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