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Was it worth it to do a lot of college to get into the medical field?

I always wanted to go into the medical field and be a nurse practitioner or something else, but I want to be exposed to more options that I’m not thinking of. #nursing #doctor #college #medicine #isitworthit

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Sarah’s Answer

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It depends on what you mean by lots of college and also depends on how far you want to go in your career. Becoming a physician takes a long time (11-13 years) but it's also very rewarding. Being a Nurse practitioner or a physician assistant is also very rewarding(4- 6years). Its just depends on what route you want to go. The questions you need to ask your self is how long do you want to spend in school, how important is flexibility and work life balance to you. How much autonomy do you want when practicing? There are really alot of moving parts. It's worth spending along time is school if you want to be an expert at what you do. Especially when is comes to taking care of people's lives.

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Richard’s Answer

Yes! It is absolutely worth it. There are a lot of long hours studying in the library followed by long hours in the hospital, but it is a fulfilling career. There are so many opportunities after medical school... different specialties appeal to different individuals. There are so many types of physicians. Broadly there are family practice doctors, internal medicine and its subspecialties, and surgery with its subspecialties. There are also physicians that don't fit in these such as psychiatry, radiology, pathology , physical medicine/rehabilitation. Or you can follow a nonclinical route in research or even hospital administration.


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Rachel’s Answer

Yes, if you want to participate in the medical field, the work is worth the sacrifice. If you want to be a physician, the work starts in college. Any 4 year university should be able to provide you with all of the premed requirements (1 year biology, 1 year inorganic chemistry, 1 year organic chemistry + labs, physics, calculus, and biochemistry). Once accepted to medical school, as long as you pass your classes and perform reasonably well during your four years of medical training, you can apply for a 3- 5 year residency. Following that, you may also apply for a fellowship for additional training. It can be a long, but fulfilling road.
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