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Reddit r/MachineLearningSeptember 23, 2026

I’m not sure which education path to choose [D]

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I’m 28 and trying to make a pretty major career decision. I currently have the option of finishing an MD. I have about 2 years left, but I genuinely dislike medicine and don’t want to practice clinically. After the MD, I have an opportunity to do a PhD in a strong biomedical research lab. The PhD would probably take ~5 years, so I’d finish around 34. The research could potentially involve computational/AI work in biology. The alternative I’m seriously considering is leaving medicine now and star