Medicine is a very different place than it was 15 years ago and will continue to change in the next 10-15 years. If it is what you love and want go for it. Many fields are predominantly women and pregnancy and having children is no longer an obstacle for anything other than the most old fashioned male dominated fields. I would not suggest going into nursing as a bridge to being a doctor-lite, only do it if that is what you really love and want to be a nurse. Same for being a PA, it is not the same as an MD or DO. There is nothing you have to do now as a junior in high school to make this decision other than do well in school and do what you enjoy outside of school. Medicine is a rewarding field.
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