text: if, under a medical field answer this...? i want to be something in a medical field but i'm not sure. all i now is that i want help people and want to keep myself busy. please help me with what ever. you can become a meidcal assistant, go to a short term medical assistant college, and become one in 7-10 months, enjoy working with doctor's, patient's, nurses, later on expand you career to become a lvn,or rn, or p a( physician's assistant) or even an md. i have worked in the medical field, started out as a receptionist, and at this point i am working in provider contracting for a huge medical center in california.