I had a friend who did it in the early 2000's. I say "had" because we drifted apart and haven't spoken to each other in close to 20 years. After we both graduated as EE's, she worked as an engineer for a few years then decided it was time to do something else. She wanted to be a surgeon so she went back to school to become a Surgical Assistant to get enough experience to decide if she would like doing the work.

Last time I spoke to her, she had her MD and was working as a Pediatrician and really liked the work. IIRC, her decision to skip the whole surgeon thing was mainly due to the additional years it would have taken to complete education/training.