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Like the other posters said, don't go to medical school if you're not 100% sure about it (it's a serious investment of your time and money!) but don't rule out the possibility either if you haven't had any experience in a clinical environment.
I've always wanted to become a professor of virology, but there are always people (my parents included) who will suggest I go to medical school or get an MD-PhD instead, for various reasons including better funding and job opportunities. These people mean well--not everyone makes it in academia, after all--but sometimes they make me doubt my decision to attend grad school. Then I remember that I just can't see myself in a hospital, and even if having an MD could help in my research, I wouldn't want to spend years in med school just to get a "leg up" when I could be doing research and publishing. I think I'd be happier taking a risk and doing what I love, rather than having a secure job that I don't enjoy.
Med schools draw people from all sorts of majors, including engineering. I would imagine that engineers' demanding, problem solving-oriented curriculum prepares them well for the rigors of med school.
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