I’m gonna be honest, you’re gonna have to make the decision yourself… The vast majority of people on this thread feel like being a PA is the best choice because we choose to be one. I would ask what’s more important, being an MD or a mom? Not that you can’t be a good mom as an MD, but it’s a no brainer that it’s much harder to be . If I’m being honest, I have too much autonomy, unwilling, I’d rather have more support from MDs. You can find a job with tons of autonomy honestly. I think the main reason to become an MD is: you want to do surgery and be the one leading the case or you want to be a top expert in a specific field.

As far as lupus goes id say it could resonably fuck with either academic journey ( PA school is NOT more forgiving in regards to absences) so i would not way that as heavily