That’s good that you have made an initial decision. If you are prepared to study and dedicated at learning, Shadow a medical professional in a field that you’re interested in, see if that’s what you like to do in 20 years time.
It is usually said that don’t try to be a doctor unless you know you want to become one. The reason for this is the painfully long time it takes to actually get into practice you may realize that you do not have the passion for it and have wasted years and money. That bieng said, alot of people told me i did not have a natural afinity towards medicine. Before I hot into med school I worked for two years as a M. A until I realized that the hospital setting was exactly where I wanted to be. All my classes were interesting and if anything, my passion for The human body grew. Here’s a few tips for you with regards to studying, I don’t know if you are in college or not , but If I had done this at the begining of med school my life would have been a lot easier: -Get good sleep, eat balanced meals, and exercise- you are going to be studying 10+ hours a day, you need proper rest and nutrition to keep you going. If you don’t exercise you will also have less energy and concentration for such a long endevour. - Reading is passive learning, questions and review cards are active learning. Reading is great to introduce yourself to a concept, but unless there is a specific thing you forgot, you should not waste your time reviewing by reading. Use question banks and Anki Cards. -Do not waste time making your own anki decks unless you know they are high yield questions for the test. I seriously would spend an entire day making a deck for pathology or anatomy when I could have just downloaded one, and spent the day reviewing. This made a letter grade diffrenece in my test. - Have fun. I did nit do as well as i had wished in my first two years of med school because I was so focused on being a great student that it became painful just to learn something new. If I had Anki and question banks then learning would have been a lot easier, and I would have enjoyed doing an autopsy for the first time or remebered a lot of things more easily. -use study method that help you- decks and question banks are good resources, but if you haven’t defined a good study method going into medical school you will suffer needlessly. I use the pomodori methodfor studying- 1 hr and a 10 minute break. then increasing break intervals. after a while you’ll be able to study for longer periods. Feynman method for explaining key concepts- such as oxygen diffusion through the tissue and use of BPG. -Have fun- take a break once a week two destress and do something non-medical: go to the movies, go hiking with friends.
Thanks for taking time out of your day for giving advice. I am planning on starting my learning in 2022 or maybe later. For now I am just doing casual learning and figuring out what path would be best for me, at the moment mental health strikes me as a good bet, however due to the vast amount of subjects within medical work as a whole, I’m going to put a lot of my time into research and financial stability. Call me a sadist but I’ve always loved putting hours on end into completing coursework and dissertations. And I love the challenge, just hope I won’t be making the mistake of spending all my time and money on a challenge instead of a passion.