<p>Maybe a bit more explanation is in order. I’m not asking anyone to tell me which is better, I’m just asking for a subjective list of the pros/cons, from your perspective.</p>
<p>I do very much enjoy personal interaction, and I enjoy medicine. I enjoy helping people, and I don’t mind long hours. However, I also enjoy a lot of other things. Not all of those things require 4 additional years of school plus residency and beyond. For instance, I obviously enjoy math. There are many things that I can do with this passion, but unfortunately most of those things do not mesh well with my other, more interactive side.</p>
<p>Maybe trichotomy is the wrong word to use. I view those fields as a spectrum, where the far left (Physician) is long hours, lots of school, and personal interaction, and the far right (corporate/technical role) is not so long hours (at least initially), much less school, very little personal interaction (at least initially). PA is a sort of happy medium, although probably closer to the left. All offer the means to make a living.</p>
<p>I personally struggle with rectifying all of my talents/passions, and was hoping to get some insight as to how other intelligent people view these fields. This is why I left it open-ended. There are other careers that may fill in the gaps. I would welcome that sort of advice.</p>
<p>I know people in forums tend to hate long posts (understandably so), so I tried to insight conversation without going into all of that.</p>
<p>FTR, I appreciate your first point MiamiDAP (do not do something that makes you miserable), and this is a notion that I take very seriously. Sometimes it is just difficult to forecast your life in your 20s. However, would you please clarify this part?:</p>
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<p>What do you mean by this? What is my approach? I am just looking for some personal insight, I will not hinge my life decisions on opinions expressed on the internet. No worries!</p>