<p>Thanks for the feedback everyone. So it seems like the general consensus is to go the Ph.D route first at least. Only thing that caught my eye was texaspg’s post:</p>
<p>“MDs on faculty get paid lot more than PhDs on faculty.”</p>
<p>How true is this, and anything I can do as a Ph.D that would help my paycheck besides obviously being a better academic? Obviously I would rather do what I love than be payed more, but should I go back to school for an MD after getting my Ph.D? Is it worth it down the line for the difference in salary? Or would my debt and time from/in med school outweigh the benefits? </p>
<p>jayeyesee, thank you greatly for the link. I didn’t know about that forum. I will frequent it now! :)</p>