how long for college, grades, etc.?
2006-06-18 12:14:41 · 9 answers · asked by five oh 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Well, you generally need to have superb grades and more often than not, need to have taken honors' courses. If you do manage to get accepted to a medical school plan on spending between $40,000-$80,000 a year. In terms of number of years of schooling, you will most likely need to take about 4 years of traditional college schooling before you obtain your MD. Then you need to undergo a residency where you work as a fully qualified doctor for reduced pay and learn "the tricks of the trade". Only then will most establishments hire a doctor at a normal pay rate. You must always keep current on techniques, medications, and diagnoses even after you have completed your residency as these things are constantly changing. This is a field where education does not stop and it is a challenging one if you want to be good.
2006-06-18 12:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by The Backstage Bandit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 years of college and get a BS in pre-med or biology
4 years med school
x number of years for residency, depends on your speciality.
You need good grades. I know that for nursing anyhting before a 76 is failing. I bet the grades that you need for medschool are atleast that high, if not higher.
2006-06-18 19:18:58 · answer #2 · answered by robbet03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what kind of doctor you want to be. Podiatry is pretty short school, but neurology takes a lot longer. Do as well as you can in college and follow what speaks to you in the medical field.
2006-06-18 19:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Daughter is in her junior year at college. You need excellent SAT scores and she needed community service. She worked at a local cancer hospis all through high school. She will graduate in five years with a masters in occupational therapy and then it will take her two more years for her doctorate. She has managed to keep a 3.876 GPA.
2006-06-18 19:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 years after 4 years of college. Then residency and stuff.
2006-06-18 19:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by happypanda03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 years college.3 yrs. medical school 2 yrs internship 2 years residency and a lot of dedication good luck
2006-06-18 19:20:11 · answer #6 · answered by Elizabeth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Information websites site>>>>
Be a little more detailing ( What kind of doctor do you want to become)
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2006-06-18 19:21:44 · answer #7 · answered by cartoonnet01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An online degree of course
or a part on
ER,Scrubs, or Grey's Anatomy
2006-06-21 09:45:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a stethescope
2006-06-18 19:17:44 · answer #9 · answered by skippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋