[A. Pole]

My question was if you can have good medicine without stable careers. You said "It is the person who knows a little about a lot who will do better."

My opinion is that highly evolved society needs specialization and people who know a lot about a little and who are secure in their jobs. You cannot have tall building made from flexible bricks.

Your "person who knows a little about a lot who will do better" if there is order around, but with dislocation and chaos all gains will go to hell.

[massadvj]

Go with your instincts. However, nobody in any field has a stable career anymore. Especially in medicine, things change so quickly you will be spending your career continually educating yourself as to the latest techniques and newest technologies. To be able to succeed you will need to be able to adapt. That is my point.

If you don't believe me or think differently, then go with your instincts. I am merely giving you the same advise I give my student advisees. Some take it, some don't. No big deal. It's just my opinion.