Deciding to switch from Phd path to MD Phd
Hello!
I recently attended a research symposium for my current undergraduate research and they did a career panel talking about what kind of careers are available for people with Phds and none of them sounded like something I could really imagine myself doing. I cannot sit and write grants and papers for the rest of my life, and I kinda came to terms with the fact that I would like to see my research directly help people, which is not realistic for an academia path. I’m very conflicted, as I have spent the last 2 years of my undergraduate degree excelling in all that Phd programs look for and i’m worried I will be behind if I change paths.
My main questions are
- Will it be harder to get into a Phd program after doing the 2 years of med school?
- What do Md Phd programs even look like application wise?
- What should I do to make myself look better for these programs (I currently am treasurer of a Microbio program, will have 3.5 years of lab work by graduation, I will have ~5 publications with my name by graduation, around a 3.9 GPA, at least 4 symposiums, etc)
3.1 Should I do EMT school? I don’t really want to volunteer in a hospital as I would like to stay in my unpaid lab internship as I really do love research - What are the main downsides/ what would make someone good or bad for this kind of education?
I am really not worried about it the length of education or the rigor, I have a very high affinity for biology and I am a nerd who loves learning.
Thank you for any help and if there is a thread that answered all of this I’m sorry! and let me know wha thread.