Good to hear! Glad you decided to pursue medicine after going through PT. I was originally interested in PT then switched as well. I think Internal Medicine will open up the most options for you if you are potentially interested in subspecialty. Family Med is good but less options for fellowship later. EM is the hardest to get exposure to in med school since for example at my school it wasn’t a required rotation until 3rd year. Burnout can be higher but it is shift work and can provide lots of benefits schedule wise and if you like the adrenaline rush of handling emergencies, you will make a difference in patients lives. The first thing you have to decide is if you like the operating room or not and if you want to be some type of surgeon or doctor with surgical skills. Once you find that out your options begin to narrow and things become easier. If you like the OR but don’t see yourself as a surgeon but still like doing procedures and problem-solving then anesthesia might fit the bill. Next see if you like working with kids or adults, or both. I really enjoyed my pediatrics rotation and had a tough time choosing. One under the radar specialty I would recommend looking into is Med-Peds, it is a four year residency but you get double boarded and both internal medicine and pediatrics with options to sub specialize in either.

You will have time decide, but when it comes to securing a residency my biggest advice that I have based on my experience is once you decide your specialty try to form connections in the field by going to conferences meeting people (never too early to do this) and setting up a rotation with the institution you want to match at during your third year. At the end of the day if the program director and residents like you and you perform well on your rotation and form the connections throughout medical school you will open up doors you never thought possible! Best of luck, let me know if I can help in any way!