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Hello, my name is Steven and I'm new to this forum site. I couldn't find any forum that was what I'm looking for so I just decided to write my own. I've always wanted to enter the medical field, specifically, becoming an internal medicine physician. But just recently my view on it has been a little changed. I've spoken to my counselor who used to be a dean for a university and to sum up our conversation, he told me that before "I can "Go big" and enter the "high level game" I need to understand if this is what I really want to do for the rest my life, so he told me that it's probably best to have a backup, sort of like a field that does not require much time to have a degree in were I can experience the medical field area before I desire to become a doctor. He also stressed that experience in the medical field before I enter and continue my MD degree is much more desired by those who are looking to hire MD's. I mentioned becoming a PA and he was glad I new about this before we spoke on that day, now I'm sure he's right but is there really that much of a competition in the medical field? I don't doubt my counselors advice, truly i feel that becoming a PA first would be good for me, but I'm just not sure whether how that would look on me because I know a lot people see that transition to be quite distasteful considering that being a PA isn't a bad field but in my case I don't want to be a PA, I'm only considering it because of the experience and how the overall environment is, that's all I care about. My plan is to become a PA (not sure in what field) for perhaps 2 years then continue my path in becoming a doctor, I'm not sure what degree exactly should suit me for my bachelors because I don't want to go back to school for 8 years after becoming a PA. I do want to mention that I'm still in high school (Senior) and that time really for me is not an issue in terms of what has to be done in my situation.
Thanks to all who respond.
Thanks to all who respond.