The soccer pitch

A career in medicine seems like a career on the soccer pitch.
The high flyers (the specialist) fit the role of the strikers best. They get referrals (balls) from the other players and score the glamourous goals when they succeed. The crowd (patients) cheer and thank them for making their days brighter. Something that most other players in the field are unable to achieve

GPs can play both defence or midfield. With things they can handle, they would score the goals themselves. Else they will pass on to the specialists upfront for the finishing touch or if they think the ball or patient is too dangerous for them to hold on to.. They will do the ultimate necssesity: leave it to the goalkeeper

The goalkeeper plays the most important role in the medical field
They are the gatekeepers for patients. They get all the s*** ahem, balls from the defenders that do not feel confident enough to handle or at times, the balls just come flying at them at dangerous speeds.
The job of the goalkeeper is to keep the ball alive: (keep it out of goal). Who else is better at doing it than emergency doctors.
If the goalkeeper fails too many times, patients will drop like flies... the whole medical team will fail...

I'm most comfortable playing defender on the field... is that my career path too?