@cyrusbond At the risk of inciting the wrath of my friend, shilolo, whom I respect very much, let me respectfully differ.
First, let me be clear that I do not in any way mean to impugn your reasons for choosing your profession. I am assuming that from what you wrote, you are saying that you chose medicine because you want to help people. That is a noble goal and admirable. Not in my mind, perhaps, the equivalent of choosing to work among the world’s poorest and sickest as a volunteer, but then few of us reach that level of personal sacrifice.
In our country, however, I believe many people choose medical school with an eye to personal enrichment. I have seen that goal supersede and influential best medical practice. I do not find that admirable.
Thus, I believe that going to medical school and getting an MD does not automatically confer value or imply positive character traits.