I'm 14 And Thinking About Studying Medicine. What Are The Pros And Cons Of Studying Medicine

This question was originally posted on Quora.com and was answered by Glenn Herman, 45 years a physician.

Negatives

• You will have to work your ass off
• You will need excellent grades through high school, college and even medical school.
• You are likely to have hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt when you finish your training.
• You will never get rich.
• You will always be open to criticism

Positives

• You may get a great deal of self respect and satisfaction from what you have learned and keep learning
• You may get a great deal of happiness from what you do. Working with people and helping people can feel very good.
• You get a very nice level of respect from most people
• You will achieve a middle class or an upper middle class lifestyle. You can get a cool fishing boat, but forget the yacht.

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