Polymath: to be or not to be?

Is it best to achieve excellence in one or multiple fields? Is it better to be a medical doctor reading only medical textbooks all your life or is it better to also tour around the world as a concert pianist and investigate the mysteries of the brain by conducting research projects? As a medical doc...

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Published in:	Postgraduate medical journal Vol. 100; no. 1184; pp. 440 - 441
Main Author:	Kapsetaki, Marianna Evangelia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 18-05-2024
Subjects:	Career Choice Humans Physicians - psychology multiple careers advantages challenges disadvantages polymath interdisciplinarity opportunities
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Summary:	Is it best to achieve excellence in one or multiple fields? Is it better to be a medical doctor reading only medical textbooks all your life or is it better to also tour around the world as a concert pianist and investigate the mysteries of the brain by conducting research projects? As a medical doctor, classical pianist, and neuroscientist, I discuss the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, and challenges of pursuing multiple careers, drawing from my own experience and from polymaths of the past.
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ISSN:	0032-5473 1469-0756 1469-0756
DOI:	10.1093/postmj/qgad091