My eternal struggle: MD or PhD? Advice needed

Hey pre-allo. Some of my friends here know about my struggle, but I think I need a bigger pool of advice. For about 4 years I have been conflicted about going to medical school or not. To keep it short, I decided I did NOT want to do an MD/PhD because it is so long, and for little payoff in my mind for what I want to do. And I want to get to my work and career rather than stay in school for a long time. I want to become a field epidemiologist- my dream is to become a CDC EIS officer and... My eternal struggle: MD or PhD? Advice needed
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