Anyhoo, I've had in my mind for quite a while which specialties are definite possibilities, as well as those which are definite no-go zones. Since I've only done internal med, I consider many of my views to still be a bit on the theoretical side, but hey, that's how it goes.

At the moment, Radiology and Pathology are well out. I get that they're good fun for interest's sake but not every. single. day. Plastic surgery is made noble by a few, but there's a bit too much... plastic... around that neck of the woods. I'm not a big fan of Gastroenterology either (insert poo joke here).

Strongly within the realms of possibility are; Cardio, Respiratory, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine and General Surgery.

My current 'Hot List' is (in alphabetical order only);

• General Medicine (It's better than knowing a little about a lot. It's knowing a lot about a lot, right?)
• General Practice (The appeal of womb to tomb, maybe not so much at the dawn of my career, but that work/life balance I'll want. Eventually.)
• Oncology (It's intense, caring, evolving, fascinating and isn't what I'd call 'for fun' medicine.)
• Obstetrics (& Gynaecology) (Yeah, blokes can still do this; it's got good amounts of public health, medicine and surgery. Rockin'.)
• Paediatric Medicine (Make a big difference to a wee human's future, yeah?)

Undoubtedly, the next few months, years and so on will see this list change, shrink and generally morph. Oncology wasn't even a consideration at the start of Med School, but I find it making the above top five list quite comfortably.

This morning's quiz, though, made a suggestion completely out of the box; Aerospace Medicine.