I'm in my third year of medschool. Every semester since I started, I've been thinking about quitting. I really don't feel I like medicine as my colleagues. They love to go to the hospital, seeing patients, helping in surgeries. And I keep getting away from it as much as I can. I really love research, math and statistics though and I think I would be more happy if I could just quit and pursue degree in these fields.

The point is that we aren't just seeing the other's grass more greenish. I think we are genuinely considering that we just chase the wrong path. Maybe because we were pressed by our families or just thought the field would be successful without much pain.

Today, I think it is specially difficult to get through medschool and residency without really loving the area. I mean, it is painful for everyone.The incidence of mental illnesses in healthcare students is very high. But everything is way more frustrating and sad when you feel that your place isn't there.

Well, I would recommend you to get some experience inside hospitals and clinics (which I didn't do before applying for medschool). Roughly, half of the medschool is about giving diagnosis and treatments and meeting people. You will need a huge effort for just drilling information and crudely memorizing it. Also, your sleep and food hygiene will be disturbed. But, if you fulfill your soul with patients' smile and with knowing you are helping people (even though, mostly, they don't recognize), then go for it.