First off, I agree with the posts above.
I was in this boat during this past year. I was dead-set on being a doctor for the longest time- and even made a few med programs, but a recent major event in my life caused me to evaluate why I wanted to be a doctor in the first place, and if medicine is truly for me to spend my life pursuing.
My parent suffered a heart attack. It was the pharmacist, more so than any doctor, who played a major role by helping to explain the medications and by giving tips in how to take them, to make the treatment work. And after speaking to patients, doctors and pharmacists,I saw this theme recurring- that without a pharmacist, a patient would have a hell of a lot of pills to take and little advice on how to actually take them- the day-to-day obviously matters. This event made me look at pharmacy in a much different light.
In the same vain, with an eye towards evaluating the actual day-to-day grind, I looked at the medical school admissions process and realized that although I had good reasons for wanting to become a doctor and had gotten accepted to medical school, that it was not for me by this detailed scale of measurement.
After working in a major city hospital during the year (I took a year off after graduation from college), I realized that it would always be a struggle for me to play the role of a physician- that it would not come naturally. I also realised that I was more interested in both the social and scientific aspects of pharmacy than I was of medicine. I saw myself being happier, and therefore more helpful, as a pharmacist. Pharmacy had more personal meaning to me.
I think it's A-OKAY to apply to both medical school and pharmacy schools at the same time. That is what I did. But, I think that at some point, you are going to have to make a real decision as to what you can see yourself doing.
Good luck with your decision.
