i really want to go into a career in the medical field. i was sure that i wanted to be a doctor, but now i'm worried that as a doctor, i would not get as much contact with patients as compared to being a nurse practitioner. i am truly interested in medicine, and want to diagnose, and figure out treatment plans and what is wrong with a patient. but i also want to be able to perform procedures, and have contact with patients. i don't want to spend 2 minutes with patients and then just tell others what the treatment plan is but not have any hands on participation in it. but i feel if i was a nurse practitioner i wouldn't get to do as much as i want to in diagnosing and such.
i'm a rising junior in high school, so i know i don't have to know yet, but if i was to be a doctor, then i would need to know that i was going to be pre med in college, so i do want to decide at some point. i'm just really confused on which i'd rather be. personal experiences from doctors and nurses/med and nursing students and how they decided what career path to take would be great.
thanks so much!
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