So you believe engineers never make mistakes that result in people being maimed or dying? Tell that to the 200,000 people who died when the supposedly unbreakable Banqiao Dam in China collapsed in 1975, the thousands killed when Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal blew up in 1984, and the 114 people killed in Kansas City's Hyatt hotel in 1981 when two walkways collapsed.
Advances in computer modelling make huge engineering mistakes less likely these days, but there's one fact that will never change: people will always screw up, and sometimes that results in other people being harmed. If you really want to make sure that you never harm anyone, you're going to have to go live in a cabin in the woods somewhere and live the life of an entirely self-sufficient hermit.
It's your life and your choice, but I'm sure you're not the first medical student or MD to ever worry about this. Before you make a decision, maybe you should talk to some experienced doctors about how they've handled that.
True, it sounds like OP is holding themself to an unrealistically high standard, quitting because they fear failure and really just self sabotaging. I strongly second the advice to talk to some doctors about your concerns OP.
IIN I am dropping med school because I am afraid of hurting people
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So you believe engineers never make mistakes that result in people being maimed or dying? Tell that to the 200,000 people who died when the supposedly unbreakable Banqiao Dam in China collapsed in 1975, the thousands killed when Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal blew up in 1984, and the 114 people killed in Kansas City's Hyatt hotel in 1981 when two walkways collapsed.
Advances in computer modelling make huge engineering mistakes less likely these days, but there's one fact that will never change: people will always screw up, and sometimes that results in other people being harmed. If you really want to make sure that you never harm anyone, you're going to have to go live in a cabin in the woods somewhere and live the life of an entirely self-sufficient hermit.
It's your life and your choice, but I'm sure you're not the first medical student or MD to ever worry about this. Before you make a decision, maybe you should talk to some experienced doctors about how they've handled that.
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True, it sounds like OP is holding themself to an unrealistically high standard, quitting because they fear failure and really just self sabotaging. I strongly second the advice to talk to some doctors about your concerns OP.