Is it better to get an MD or a Ph.D in a medical field after undergrad?

<p>I have heard that yes, right NOW finding a job with a PhD is very difficult. But you don’t have to find a job right now. You have to make it through 6 years of school first. Once YOU have a PhD will it be as difficult to find a job as it is now? Maybe, maybe not. I’ve been told it won’t be …</p>

<p>One of the grad schools I interviewed at claimed that in 6 years there will be a shortage of PhDs and we will easily find jobs. I have no idea how much truth there is to that.</p>