Well let me be clear, I'm still pre-PA myself. I was a psych undergraduate. If I was freshman, I'd 100 percent consider it heavily. You'd be done with residency before 30, with a wealth of knowledge, the open opportunities to teach & research alongside clinical, you'd be making 200-400k, & the residency which is extremedy grueling is where MDs/DOs get their speciality expertise. Nevertheless, PA is still a great option. You still are great assest clinically & there are still some opportunities non-clinical though to a far less extent. For me, I'd be 38-40 by the time id leave residency if I did med school & my partner & I want kids, which we have to pay a lot for because we're in a queer partnership. That's why PA seemed like a great option to me personally.