Curious to hear if anyone has made a decision to do MCAT and go the medicine route in your late 20s early 30s? I’m happy with my successes in life and work, but always have a bit of fomo when I hear friends matching to residency programs or talk to family in medicine. My dad is a doctor and I grew up always thinking I’d be one too, but made conscious decisions to do other things which I still stand by, but human nature to feel fomo. Anyone out here with some perspective on this?

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Med school is expensive, a lot of work, and tasks years and years with classes, residency, fellowship, etc.
It may be worth it if it’s something you’re super passionate about but it’s not something to just because of fomo

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A friend of mine was a classically trained musician. She played a flute in a very well known national orchestra and traveled internationally with them to perform. Then age 32 went to a medical school. Today she is a renowned OBGYN who specializes in high risk pregnancies and is loving her career. You want it, you can do it. But she didn’t do it because it runs in the family - she is the first doctor in her family-she did it because this is what she wanted to do.

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Power to her and thanks for sharing that story. It does validate things for me. Thanks!!

The other day I ended up in ER for...let’s just say an embarrassing situation. The nurses and doctors could not be more professional and kind. It was my first trip to the ER and I was discharged in two hours. I can’t speak for what you should or shouldn’t do but I certainly respect doctors and nurses more than anyone. Not all heroes wear capes.

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Agree with RB1. Also wonder if any of these thoughts come from a desire to ‘prove yourself’ in the difficult field of medicine, relative to your friends and family who have gone down that path.

Often consultants (esp. MBB) have a strong desire to achieve and prove themselves. Having reached the ‘pinnacle’ of the consulting / corporate competition by getting in to an elite firm like MBB or FAANG, sometimes people start looking for challenges in adjacent fields.

Commonly these challenges are things like PE, VC, M7 MBA, etc. but could also be law, banking, or medicine. It’s no coincidence that many of the people in consulting once thought about being a doctor or lawyer.

Don’t think this sort of drive (if that’s what it is) is necessarily a bad thing, but med school, residency, and even the practice of medicine is a long, hard, and often thankless path.

I’d give it a lot of thought, and wouldn’t make the decision based on FOMO. But if you think it’s the best decision after weighing all the pros and cons, I’d say go for it!

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Very thoughtful response - thank you so much, Deloitte 1. This hit home. I work in FAANG; going to MBB for a stint before I come back into tech long term, but it’s that desire to prove something challenging to myself. My drive has nothing to do with societal validation or prestige, purely a personal thing. Your second and third paragraph were just so insightful and spot on. I have a wide array of interests which often lead me confused as to what I truly want to do long term, but I’m comfortable in the ambiguity - part of life’s journey

My buddy did this, left his job and pursued medical school. Only second year in so can’t tell what he really thinks but he’s happy

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