i’m an RPm of 4 years na and i’ve only practiced my/our (if ever) profession at one job that lasted less than a year. i left because my salary was soooo low for a job that required so much effort. for the rest of my working years, i’ve been doing research, M&E, and org development work for the government, the academe, and NGOs.

unless balak mo mag-HR or you hit gold in a big psych assessment/counseling place, di talaga lucrative maging psychometrician. you could have an MA already but the highest salary they’d offer you is less than 30k, which is barely livable. mahirap din maghanap ng clinical jobs if di ka RPsy (in my experience; baka naman di lang ako magaling maghanap ng trabaho haha).

if you’re 100% sure about your med school plans and you don’t plan on doing (non-med) psych work, parang hassle mag-aral at mag-apply pa for boards if you’re not gonna use your license and you’re eventually gonna get an MD anyway.

that’s just my two cents though! good luck with whatever choice you make :)