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Hello, I am a young female interested in a career in medicine who is exploring both the physician assistant and physician careers. I am no where near starting a family at this point, but I would like to begin having children around 27-28 years old.
I know that it can sometimes be hard to balance the strenuous hours of medical careers with a family and kids at home. I also know that your speciality has a big impact on how many hours you may work a week.
My question is do PAs work just as hard (in terms of hours/week) as MDs? Autonomy is not a concern for me, but I would hate to look into the PA profession in hopes of having more family time and end up working just as many hours as an MD....in that case I would of just wished I had gone to medical school.
Please let me know if there are any other aspects I am missing in terms of choosing the MD or PA route. I'd love to hear any extra insight/advice.
Thanks
I know that it can sometimes be hard to balance the strenuous hours of medical careers with a family and kids at home. I also know that your speciality has a big impact on how many hours you may work a week.
My question is do PAs work just as hard (in terms of hours/week) as MDs? Autonomy is not a concern for me, but I would hate to look into the PA profession in hopes of having more family time and end up working just as many hours as an MD....in that case I would of just wished I had gone to medical school.
Please let me know if there are any other aspects I am missing in terms of choosing the MD or PA route. I'd love to hear any extra insight/advice.
Thanks