I don't really have *plans* to work during medical school, and I certainly won't depend on any potential employment income, but I haven't entirely ruled out the possibility of picking up a few hours here and there. I imagine this would most likely be during summers and/or holiday breaks. But I'm also nontraditional, and I've been working for years in admissions at a psych hospital as a licensed mental health counselor. Since this is a master's level role with a fairly high per diem pay rate, I could theoretically earn some decent money (not nearly enough to live on, but a quite nice supplemental income) by working a handful of scattered PRN shifts when I have the time. Plus, as others have said, I enjoy this kind of work anyway, and I find helping patients very rewarding... so a few scattered shifts (i.e., one Saturday per month, or something light like that) might actually give me a nice occasional escape from the daily grind of med school. But we'll see, I'm just going to play it by ear. And of course I'll be extra cautious not to over-extend myself at first, until I have a better idea of what to expect from the demands of med school.