How Can I Pursue a Career in Medicine with Physics Skills?

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The discussion centers on a decision to transition from electronics engineering to medical school, driven by a desire for change. The individual expresses concern about losing their strong background in math and physics, which they excelled in during engineering studies. Suggestions from the community highlight the challenge of balancing a medical career with continued education in physics. A prominent recommendation is to consider a path in Medical Physics, which allows for the application of physics principles within the medical field, particularly in areas like radiation oncology. This option offers a way to maintain involvement in physics while pursuing a medical career.
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After overthinking the situation, for various reasons you can hint from my prev. topics, I decided I will leave electronics engineering and try to get a place on med school. The only thing is that I'm very skilled on math, love physics, was doing really great on the unified exams on engineering, and don't want to waste it, nor lose the touch. What would my fellow physicists suggest for me?
I'm mainly interested on physics.
 
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If you become a Doctor then you will be too busy to keep up your physics/EE education or even apply it in any way. The only way I can think of to be both involved in physics and involved in the medical field is to enter the Medical Physics stream. Most Medical Physicists end up working in a Hospital doing radiation oncology.
 

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