I am a doctor, finishing up my first year of residency training. Don't compromise your career choice based on your stuttering. I definitely had to work harder than my peers, but I have no regrets. Becoming a neurologist was something that I wanted to do, and I am currently living the dream! Persevere and take advantage of every opportunity that life gives you. If you are passionate about becoming a chemist, go for it. Stuttering is something that happens almost daily for me, I have to present my patients in front of a group during rounds, quickly ask questions and perform an exam during a stroke code (this is an emergency and time is of the essence), speak on the phone with other doctors, update family members over the phone, give a formal presentation about a topic, teach medical students, etc. During medical school, I experienced doubt and fear regularly (thoughts of if I had chosen the right profession) because you are graded over patient encounters and your ability to perform a verbal presentation, but over time, that feeling subsides. Residency training is much more intense, and I don't have those thoughts anymore.