Medicine as a career option

This page evaluates medicine as a career option. It provides information that can help you answer a question of the form Should I pursue a career in medicine?
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Many smart people consider learning medicine with the goal of becoming a practicing doctor. This page discusses medicine as a career option. Some people who study medicine transition to biomedical research. For more information on that, see biomedical research as a career option.

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Path to becoming a doctor

Medical resident work hours can be many (up to 80 hours/week).

Compensation

See The Deceptive Income of Physicians by Ben Brown, MD.