[mejiaoneto]

That is an interesting question. Thank you for sharing. Indeed, I was a chemistry PhD before going to medical school. Unfortunately, there are no easy shortcuts that I know of. Interestingly it is a bit unpredictable if somebody will practice medicine or not when they go to do an MD or MD/PhD.

[MayeulC]

Thank you for your answer. After nine-ish years of higher education, I'm not sure I want to double down on that. Not right away, at least.

Another option is to learn on the side, and ask actual doctors to confirm/infirm theories and assess feasibility, but without credentials, it's easy to get dismissed...