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[quote=Anonymous]Recent med school grad now attending physician. It's doable at your age and I know people who were older in my medical school but it requires an enormous sacrifice of time, money and many other things that just doesn't make it worth it for 99% of people at your age.  For money, are you prepared to incur large amounts of debt? Average debt from medical school according to AAMC was 183,000 and 200,000 for private and that number is going up so when you graduate it will be higher.  After that, you must do anywhere from 3-7 years of residency and possibly fellowship, all the while your loans are accruing interest.  Trust me, monthly interest of 1500 isn't fun.  Long hours, decreased reimbursements, DC being one of lowest paying markets in country all make the decision one in which is not recommend medical school. I think PA is a better alternative as suggested.  Having said all that, if it's truly a passion and you have a burning desire to do it, all of the sacrifices will be worth it. Good luck [/quote]

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