I'm in college, and have my sights set on med school, but i'm interested in research. do i need to do an md/phd to do med research? pros/cons? thanks!

Many avenues to rese: You can do research by any one of the 3 pathways...But the careers(md, phd, md, phd) are quite different and the financial rewards differ considerably. It is easy and also wise to seek counsel from any md, phd. My order of preference would be md.Phd, ; md alone, and lastly phd alone(the latter pays the least of financial rewards for all the hard work you will be required to do).

depends on interests: What career path is primarily answered by what you believe your primary interest is. If you are primarily interested in treating patients, and doing some research, you can do that with an M.D. Clinical trials are worthwhile and rewarding in practice. If you want to do medical research full time, i believe the M.D./pH.D. Is the best option. A long path, but best of both worlds. Good luck!

Helpful: Many hopeful medical students engage in research in their undergraduate days. And research is available in most medical schools if you get in. A pHD is a very helpful addition to your knowledge base and may make it easier to get faculty positions and grants. But many have only an MD degree and do outstanding research and are very competitive.