Watching season two of "The Pitt," we found ourselves pulled into one of the show's quieter moments, when two exhausted trainees sat outside the ambulance bay entrance to the emergency department at the end of a brutal shift.
In the scene, one of the medical student characters, Ogilvie, was rattled after he missed a diagnosis that had nearly life-threatening consequences. He shared with a resident mentor, Dr. Whitaker, that he was not sure he could survive another day like the shift he just had.
"Primary care specialty sounds way better," he said, sounding defeated. "Peds maybe."
Dr. Whitaker responded with a line that landed like a gut punch for many primary care physicians.
"Yeah maybe, but I know I'd be bored out of my f -- -ing mind. Seriously, I like the challenge of undiagnosed illness, of quick decisions...And I like being here for people on the worst days of their lives."
