Doctor Archive
Thread: Why is there a doctor profession?
As a buffer, you have a decent way to make good money. It's not for everyone, but some people like this role.
As a crafter, you can make good money as well.
As a combat character, you will do well in group PvE and PvP. Doc has some very nice in-combat skills exclusive to them, including poison and disease cures and revives. Plus you have all the master medic stuff (in particular, use of Stim Es). Combined with a combat class, you are great as a soloer as well and very tough to bring down (you will always be buffed and can heal for huge amounts).
If you don't want to deal with other players (buffing), don't want to craft, and don't want to be combat support, doctor probably isn't for you. But in my mind, there is more variety to doctor than any other profession in the game (with the possible exception of smuggler, who has the slice, crafting, combat, faction point combo).