Name: What's the Best Medical Path For You? Doctor Specialties by Enneagram Type
Uploaded: 2025-10-23T18:19:24.000Z
Duration: 17 min 12 s
Description: Thousands of YouTube videos with English-Chinese subtitles! Now you can learn to understand native speakers, expand your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation...

Basic passive voice

What medical specialty is ideal for you based on your enneagram type?

Adverbs of manner

Dr. Jubbal medschoolinsiders.com we previously covered medical specialties based on Myers, Briggs and the Big Five.

But before we get started we need an important disclaimer.

Please take this video with a grain of salt.

All personality tests have limitations and we covered those scientific limitations in another video.

This video is meant as a fun conversation starter and an exercise in better understanding your own strengths, weaknesses and preferences.

Any personality type can find success in any specialty, but

there are some very real factors that will make it more or less difficult for you.

For example, someone who is motivated by success will be more drawn to competitive specialties than someone who is motivated by deeply connecting with other human beings.

View the Enneagram and any personality assessment as a non scientific lens to assess and better understand your own personal preferences.

Now, what is the Enneagram and how do you determine your type?

The Enneagram is a personality assessment designed to help people understand their motivations, core values, and

the unconscious patterns that influence their behavior.

It breaks people down into nine distinct types.

Type one is the Reformer, motivated by principles and a strong sense of right and wrong.

Type 2 is the helper, motivated by a love of people and a desire to be loved.

Type 3 is the Achiever, motivated by a desire to succeed, succeed and be recognized.

Type 4 is the individualist, motivated by a need to be authentic, distinctive and expressive.

Type 5 is the investigator, motivated by their thirst for knowledge and desire to be competent.

Type 6 is the loyalist, motivated by their need for security and deep connection.

Type 7 is the enthusiast, motivated by new experiences and living life to the fullest.

Type 8 is the challenger, motivated by a need for control and the freedom to make their own decisions and Type nine is the Peacemaker, motivated by their need for harmony and avoiding conflict.

While the test asserts that we all have each of the nine types within us, one is more dominant than the others.

But there's more to the Enneagram than just the nine types, as each person also has their own wing.

Wings are the numbers on either side of your type.

This is represented in a continual circle where type 1 can be 1 wing 9 or 1 wing 2 and type 2 can be either 2 wing 1 or 2 wing 3 and so on.

This creates greater distinction between the nine types, giving 18 options total for the purposes of matching medical specialties, we will stick to the core nine Enneagram types, but

will mention some key differences about the wings when relevant.

What's unique about the Enneagram is it seeks to understand people at their best and worst so that you can improve and better understand your weaknesses.

This is in contrast to other popular personality tests like Myers Briggs and the Big Five, which focus primarily on the positive characteristics of a person.

For example, A Healthy Type 1 is an inspiring leader guided by personal integrity.

An unhealthy Type one can be inflexible, dogmatic and punitive in their pursuit of what they believe to be right.

Think Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter.

Another example of how types can be either healthy or unhealthy is seen starkly in type 8.

In their pursuit of control, eights can make for powerful villains like Maleficent, Magneto, and Fire Lord Ozai.

But healthy eights make for fearless leaders who defend and protect others, such as Dr.

In real life, or characters like Nick Fury, Ellen Ripley from the Alien series, or Darrow from Red Rising.

Again, personality tests are not scientific and should always be taken lightly.

But if you have a rough idea of the characteristics you tend to align with, you can then learn about the unhealthy patterns you may fall into when stressed, unhappy or afraid.

Type 2s can become needy, overbearing and manipulative.

Type 3s can become arrogant, envious and opportunistic.

Type 4s can become self destructive and indulgent.

There are tons of factors that go into choosing the ideal medical specialty for you, but

your motivations, values, stress tolerance and communication preferences make some specialties a better fit than others as you prepare yourself for residency or medical school.

If you're a hopeful pre med, med school insiders can help you every step of the way.

There's a reason we've become the fastest growing company in the space with industry leading satisfaction ratings.

Learn more@medschoolinsiders.com so how do you determine your Enneagram type?

There are various quizzes you can take online to get a better sense of your Enneagram.

The best quizzes won't assign you a type, but

rather provide a schedule scale of how much you relate to each type.

You will likely be strong in more than one.

From there you can read more about each type, what motivates them, what causes stress, and

It may take some time to explore all of the possibilities.

Once you narrow down your type, your wing is determined by the number on either side that you scored highest in type 3 can be wing 2 or wing 4 for example.

It's always a number on either side of your type.

If you're not sure of your enneagram, you'll have a better sense after we walk through each type and the Best Suited Medical Specialties First Type one is the Reformer.

These types are rational, idealistic, principled, purposeful, self controlled and perfectionistic.

They prize ethics and fairness and have an eye for detail.

They are often leaders who have a commitment to community and no problem telling others what to do.

A Type one's perfectionism can lead them to be highly critical of themselves and others.

They expect the same attention to detail and rule following from those around them and don't dare be late.

They can become self righteous and have difficulty accepting criticism because they already know best.

Overall, they are guided by their strong belief in right and wrong and desire to strive higher while always staying consistent in their ideals.

Famous type 1s, real and fictional, include Al Gore, Michelle Obama, Hermione Granger, Captain Picard and Captain America.

Medical specialties that best align with type 1s include family medicine, internal medicine, pulmonology, transplant surgery and medical management.

Careers 1 Wing 9s are more diplomatic and care about making a true difference in the world with their career.

One Wing 2s care more about working closely with others when considering all career paths.

Becoming a doctor is commonly listed as an ideal career path for Type one.

They are demonstrative, generous people, pleasing and possessive.

They are a caring, interpersonal type who desire love, appreciation and acceptance from others.

They thrive in warm and welcoming environments where they feel needed and appreciated for weaknesses.

Type twos can easily take on too much as they try to please everyone around them.

They can be a bit too much socially for some people and can get needy, demanding and manipulative if they aren't getting the attention they crave.

Overall, they are guided by their deep love of people and desire to be loved in return.

Recognizable type 2s include Mr. Rogers, Mother Teresa, Hagrid, Sabrina Spellman and Sailor Moon.

The best suited Medical specialties include OB, GYN, Pediatrics, Family Medicine and Palliative Care.

Type 2s are also well suited for nursing.

Two wing ones are committed to selflessness and look for careers where they likely help others.

When looking broadly at all career paths out there, Two Wing ones are commonly cited as making great nurses and excelling in any job dealing with palliative care.

As a doctor, they thrive better in a patient Facing Specialty two Wing threes are a bit more ambitious, seeking prestigious careers where they can work with others to achieve lofty goals.

Type 3s are ambitious, image conscious, charismatic, adaptive and action oriented.

They are inspired by opportunities and increased responsibility.

They are self motivated and enjoy motivating others.

On the downside, they can be overly competitive and insensitive to others.

They take failure very hard and often overwork themselves.

They are also image conscious and can put too much stock into what others think of them.

Famous threes include Tom Cruise, Beyonce, Patrick Bateman, Jaime Lannister and Gilderoy Lockhart.

Overall, they are guided by their desire to succeed and want to be recognized and celebrated for their achievements.

For medical specialties, it may come as no surprise that type 3s are drawn to plastic surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery, dermatology and medical entrepreneurship.

Subtitles ListPlay Video

What's the Best Medical Path For You? Doctor Specialties by Enneagram Type

conscious

recognize

commitment

trauma