If you are a new student and thinking about pursuing a career in the medical field, like me, you have many options. You could become a registered nurse, doctor, physician assistant, dentist, audiologist, anesthesiologist, or many other professions. In this article I will narrow down the field between a physician and a physician assistant and tell you why I would rather be a physician assistant than the prestigious career of a physician. Medical assistant is a relatively new career, and there are many misconceptions about what people with this title do in the medical field. First of all, I would like to point out that any career in the medical field requires a lot of dedication and many hours of study and is not for everyone. I would also like to say that once an individual has made a career out of this work, the work requires long hours and can be very stressful, so I suggest readers not consider a career in medicine unless you are genuinely interested in the work and You're not just in it for the money. So say you're genuinely interested in helping people you'd like to earn as much money as possible doing what you love, right? So the obvious solution would be to become a doctor. It simply makes more sense for a doctor to make more money than someone who helps him. Well, when you're already earning huge amounts of money, it's really worth investing extra time studying vigorously to earn a higher salary. For comparison, becoming a Doctor requires at least 11 years of post-high school education. This includes four years in college, another four years in medical school, and then three or more years in a residency. It takes more than three years if the doctor wants to specialize, with a maximum of 9 years of residency. During specialization doctors do not receive a substantial amount earning 40 to 50 thousand a year