What is your age?

If you are going into college, the coursework for going into medicine and
biology is the same, at least in the US.

Jefff

Study medicine if you think you want to practice.  Otherwise, you will spend several years
learning material that is less than crucial for research.  The exception is if you want to
do the research in a medical school.  Without an MD, you will always be a second-class
citizen there.

I've worked in research with MDs.  With a few exceptions, they were not well prepared to
do research.

Find the right person to marry and stay choosing the right person is
important get it wrong and it is often the end of a carreer.  Take out a
pension plan and medical insurance plan what to do if you pass your tests
and what to do if you don't.  Go for work that you think will earn you the
most money and give you long term stable employment.

Get your starting qualifications as quickly as possible if you missout at
some place then making up lost time will cost money in lost earnings and
extra fees.  It is not always a good idea to continue taking re-takes if you
fail the first time.  If you don't get some concept the first time you will
probably never get it.

If Science is what you want (scientists practise the scientific method) then
go for a Doctor of Philosophy, there is very little chance of making big
money in science as a practising scientist, this finishes when you are
awarded you doctorate.  Most PhD graduates become managers or run there own
businesses.

Your initial success in finding course places and work will depend on the
social class of your parents and minor things like general appearance and
the absence of blemishes like birthmarks and deformity.  Health and mental
ability are also very important.

I know little of medicine but basically they spend their time diagnosing and
treating diseases and take decisions that change their patients lives.  You
will probably get away with getting it wrong and medicine is also used by
the government and the church to repress disafected people.  Usually you can
only get on a medical course if a near relative of yours is already a doctor
of medicine.

If you only get a BSc then it is likely you will stay on the technical grade
or administrative grade.

However my friend Maia, who had a PhD, was dealt a terrible blow by a
medical doctor because her true account of being pulled from a frozen lake
by a marked man was not believed and she was incarcerated in a mental home
and subjected to psychosurgery.  Now she only sits and stares.

So if anything unusual happens to you don't report it.  Everything has to be
just normal for you to succeed.

Best wishes with your career.

I take no responsiblity for these statements and suggestions, they are the
restults of a life spent working in education but basically it is your life
to lead as you want it. Make your own decisions.

Chris.