I'm at the early stages of considering changing careers and have a question for you nontrads out there: what have you found most helpful in terms of deciding whether medicine is the right career for you? A lot of posts discuss clinical volunteering, shadowing, and the like in terms of getting into med school. But I'm not sure whether I want to go to med school at all--I'm just trying to find the best way to learn what being a doctor is like.
As to my background, to the extent it matters, I studied history and math in college, was in the Army for four years, went to law school, and just started my first legal job. I liked law school a lot, but to be honest, I've been pretty dissatisfied with my job so far and can't imagine doing this for the next several decades. The main things I don't like are the lack of social interaction (I spend almost my entire day reading and writing alone in my office) and the feeling that my work doesn't matter much, although I think other types of law jobs might be better in that regard. I'm planning to stick with this for at least a couple more years though to see if my experience changes.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I'd love to hear what you found helpful or unhelpful.
As to my background, to the extent it matters, I studied history and math in college, was in the Army for four years, went to law school, and just started my first legal job. I liked law school a lot, but to be honest, I've been pretty dissatisfied with my job so far and can't imagine doing this for the next several decades. The main things I don't like are the lack of social interaction (I spend almost my entire day reading and writing alone in my office) and the feeling that my work doesn't matter much, although I think other types of law jobs might be better in that regard. I'm planning to stick with this for at least a couple more years though to see if my experience changes.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I'd love to hear what you found helpful or unhelpful.