[Myrddin]

I discerned your scenario 32 years ago as I graduated from UCSD. Even though I pushed very hard starting in 8th grade to finish high school at 16 and college at 19 on the way to medical school. By graduation day in June 1976, I could see your scenario. A year of grad school in pathogenic bacteriology allowed me time to move in a different direction. Computer science and electrical engineering. I make about the same as most doctors, but without the crushing debt and insurance costs. My "patients" can lay on the "bench" overnight if I don't have time to finish.

My sister has grown tired of nursing as well. She spends about 85% of her time doing CYA paper work to keep the hospital out of court. Very little time is spent actually attending to patients. She is roped into that work until her kids finish college.

[mart7789]

At least my children know better. Both daughters are doing non-medical stuff and my son is working for a large multinational and finishing his PhD in electrical engineering. They learned from observation and without any push in either direction from me.