A bit off topic, but I have been doing medical startups for 10 years now and can provide a little insight into your questions. Directly helping people with tec

A bit off topic, but I have been doing medical startups for 10 years now and can provide a little insight into your questions. Directly helping people with technology is extremely satisfying and I would definitely recommend it as a career. That said, it is not an easy career. You have to be patient. Getting a new device from concept to even human trials (much less market approval) can take 2-4 years and depending on the complexity. You have to be diligent and tireless. The complexity and amount of paperwork to meet regulatory compliance requirements would shock you. The current product I am working on has about 15,000 pages of documentation, test reports, etc. Nothing extra above the regulatory requirements is included in this number. In the end, my opinion is that the direct difference you can make in peoples lives in the healthcare industry outweighs the difficulties.