Medicine or Radiography?

Thread Starter Medicine or Radiography? Follow 1 hour ago 1 hour ago Quote: Originally Posted by plantpots I have applied for med, but don’t know whether to pursue medicine or study radiography with a view to eventually train as a reporting radiographer or sonographer. I have the right grades, work experience etc but now I’m having doubts that medicine suits me. I’m not really keen on doing lots of studying so the idea of five years of med school + speciality exams isn’t really appealing. Radiography is a shorter course and there’s options for degree apprenticeships so you earn money sooner. I know medicine eventually outearns radiography but the money doesn’t really bother me that much. The idea of eventually being a consultant or GP and having the ultimate responsibility for a patient is terrifying. I’m also not sure about doing invasive procedures, exposure to bodily flui...
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