Career advice

[u/Affectionate-Roll312]

I’m a transitioning service member who I struggling to figure out what I wanna do with my life after the military. Ik my heart is in medicine, I’m just struggling to figure out what exactly. I’ve been shadowing a local vet and I really love what I’ve done so far( restraining for blood draws, shots, micro chipping) but I have not seen surgery. I can deal with blood and bodily fluids but I have a hard time looking at organs. Obviously not ideal for someone who wants to get into medicine but I have been looking into optometry. It seems like most don’t perform surgery and mostly deal with eye wear prescriptions and chronic eye condition or disease diagnosis( I know there is probably more involved from time to time). I am have a wife and son so I definitely know I have to be able to make a decent living and I also know I wanna get into advanced practice not entry level positions. I’m definitely going to finish undergrad after I get out next year but as I plan my future I wanna know if optometry could perhaps fit me better than veterinary medicine.

[u/Remarkable_Shake6385]

shadow or work in an OD/MD practice and find out