I'm a female MS2. For various reasons (which I won't discuss here but are mostly to due with health issues), I'm not going to pursue a residency. Is it worth completing medical school? I really want that feeling of accomplishment, but should I pay $150k for a diploma I won't use (while feeling miserable and ill for the next 2.5 years)?
Another issue is that my husband and I want start a family within the next five years, but he'll be in residency for the next seven. Obviously, I will need to work after graduating med school. Should I switch into something like PA school or a Master's program in hospital administration? My thinking is that those programs would allow me to take a little better care of myself and to support our family while my husband is in residency.
Is it possible to support a family (say, 2 adults and a toddler) on a resident's salary alone? If not, will I have better luck finding a job as a non-board-certified M.D. or as a PA/MBA/something else?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Another issue is that my husband and I want start a family within the next five years, but he'll be in residency for the next seven. Obviously, I will need to work after graduating med school. Should I switch into something like PA school or a Master's program in hospital administration? My thinking is that those programs would allow me to take a little better care of myself and to support our family while my husband is in residency.
Is it possible to support a family (say, 2 adults and a toddler) on a resident's salary alone? If not, will I have better luck finding a job as a non-board-certified M.D. or as a PA/MBA/something else?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.