Considering med school after phd
I'm 2nd year postdoc in neurobiology, and I'm considering going into medicine. I've been successful generally, but research has lost a bit of its appeal since I entered a more competitive field than my phd field, and since I've become solely responsible for my project, with sparse input from my P.I. I know I'm just getting cold feet and despairing over how nonlinear research is and how difficult it is to screen for and land on an impactful result. And with research funding the way it is, I won't get very far with anything that's not impactful and top-journal.
I have a chemistry and biology background, and I know that I would do fine on the mcat without too much studying. I wasn't interested in med school in college because research was so much fun and I had so much optimism for doing it forever. But now I've genuinely become more interested in medicine as (1) I've aged, (2) my research has brought me in closer contact with the biology of disease, and (3) the patient-facing side no longer terrifies me.
Has anyone been in this position and followed through? I don't want to "give up" on research, but I just don't see myself excelling in this career path the way I used to. As for industry, I have mixed feelings; the simplest goal is job security, which I observe lacking among my industry friends--at least in tech. And I do derive value from seeing my work positively impact the world.
I would appreciate any advice. I worry that I am doctorcurious for the wrong reasons or as a way to procrastinate committing to a career path.