| Weighing the costs and benefits of being a doctor
Hello everyone,
I'm a rising senior, and I'm trying to decide on a career path. My choices are down to engineering (chem or biomed), pharmacy, and medical. To help me make a more informed decision, I have listed a few pros and cons about the medical field. Can you please help me by adding more info?
pros
good pay (altho malpractice rates are soaring)
my passion for anatomy, physiology, and health
good job outlook (America will always need doctors)
respectable occupation
cons
a LOT of schooling (if I started getting sick of school this year...what about the next 11 years?)
expensive education
very competitive and stressful
should open own business/partnership (risky if fresh out of med school)
have to get into med school
MCATs
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