A Question for Doctors-Would you want your child to go to medical school?

Question

I am having doubts whether I should go to medical school or not. Someone I know who has already graduated from medical school said to me that being a doctor is not worth the amount of work put into the required schooling, and there is a lot of work put into miscellaneous things, such as attorney's fees and paperwork. Is being a doctor not as good as everyone makes it out to be?

Answer 1

My dad's a doctor, and he sure as h**l didn't want me to go to med school! He told me just about everything that you just said; the hours are exhausting, a whole lot of schooling, and an obviously exhausting job.

I have my own personal reasons for going to med school, though; so I'm going to live my life for me, not him.. ;-)

Answer 2

It is, but more than most professions, you must be completely honest with yourself as to why you're doing it.  It cannot be for prestige or financial security - the profession has a fraction of both now compared to even just 20 years ago.

Now more than ever, you must become a doctor because you feel like it's the ultimate way to give back to your society - to help people regain the opportunity to reach their full potentials.

Answer 3

you really have to love what you do and money should not be the first reward to consider.  although once you become a doctor money should not be an issue.  

some schools only require a high school diploma, they have a joined pre-med/med program. check out this site. it has information on what med schools require, how to apply, when to apply and comprehensive list of schools.

http://www.bestforeignmedicalschools.com...

good luck!

Answer 4

I think its a good (but not great) career move IF you know what you're getting in to. Its a huge investment in time and money and once you start there is no going back because you will have enormous debt. That being said, you gt a lot of respect and you are almost guarenteed making 6 figures.

Answer 5

My children were aware of all the c**p that goes with being a physician.  I discouraged my kids from entering medicine, because if any of them did decide to go that route, I wanted it to be THEIR decision.

If one wanted to go to medical school, I would support him/her fully once that decision was made.

None of my kids are headed in that direction, though.  I have one who has already finished college and has a non-medical job, another who wants to be an architect (and fears blood and needles) and a third who is an actress/dancer and may go into teaching special needs children if the acting thing doesn't pan out.

If you are called to the profession, you put up with the c**p in order to do what fulfills you.  If you just think about it logically, nobody would ever go to med school.