I'm actually more surprised that you would think everyone would be against the idea or think that it's crazy. As long as you're honest with yourself about expectations (dedicating a lot of time and money to the pursuit and giving up the idea of making money and travelling) and that's what you want to do, why not? Even if you had kids, I wouldn't write off the idea completely, but it would require a harder look. But it sounds like you don't have any big financial obligations to take care of someone. One thing that may be worth thinking about is do you have older parents who you might want to help and not be in a position to do so?
I'm not in a medical position, although I did consider it when I was younger. However, after volunteering for short time at a hospital, I discovered it wasn't for me. I have a couple friends who considered becoming doctors, but ended up going into fields like physiotherapy and occupational therapy instead. Something like that might be a consideration.
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