I want to become a dcotro and I;m just curious about what you do in medical school and all =) so I would really appreciate if you would be so kind to tell me about it =) thank you!!!!
2006-08-06 17:15:08 · 11 answers · asked by principessa=o) 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
lol! mispelled doctor!! sorry!!! =b
2006-08-06 17:15:46 · update #1
Well, spend your four years in college taking pre-med courses such
as biochemistry, chemistry, etc. You do everything you possibly can
to make your resume attractive so med schools will want to take you on.
Its very competitive. Volunteer and/or research work looks good.
Perhaps Junior or Senior year, you take the MCAT, a test that is
used to help med-schools determine who the best candidates are.
During fourth year, you apply to all of the med schools you can.
Hopefully, you get accepted. Otherwise, you wait a year and try again.
During that year, if you are clever, you volunteer in places that expose
you to lots of medicine and make your resume look better.
The first year of med school is mostly memorization. The first thing
they do is stick you in an anatomy lab with a bunch of cadavers and
you take them apart and identify all of the parts.
Most bodies that are donated to science end up here.
You have some classes which are taught by PHDs, others by MDs
on the theory and practice of various disciplines. By the end of the
2nd year, you take the 1st of 3 boards - sometimes referred to as "step 1".
You can take it over and over again, but you must eventually pass it to
graduate. You do this by going to a place you select (that is unrelated
to your school) and take a proctored test on a computer - it takes a day.
During year 3, you start doing rounds and try to be helpful, but of course
since you aren't doctors, you can't sign for anything or be medically
responsible for any action. You'll interview "standard" patients (actors)
as well as real patients who know that you are the lowest of the low.
During year 4, you are taking the Step-2ck and Step-2cs (knowledge
and clinical skills) tests. The 2ck is much like step-1. The 2cs, you are
actually given "standard" patients (actors) and you interview them and
try to determine what their problems are - and you are graded on your
effectiveness.
By the end of year 4, you have applied for residency, probably at lots
of different hospitals for the discipline of your choice. Generally (though
some disciplines vary), everyone "matches" on the same day. That is,
everyone finds out where they are going to intern. Clearly, that evening
there is a lot of drinking going on...
Then you graduate - they give you a hood (and take it back at the end
of the day if they are cheap), a really really big diploma (and lots of
small copies that you'll need to get licensed, etc).
In some states, you don't have to have passed your step-2s to become
an intern, but the hospital where you intern would prefer it is all done with
because your first year of internship gives you NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING
ELSE. Certainly not study for any silly test.
By the end of your residency, you'll have had to pass the step 2s, the
step 3s and the first of your discipline tests (which happen every 10
years to make sure you aren't going senile...)
Generally, 3rd year of medical school and 1st year of residency are
considered the hardest. If you can't manage your time you've got a
very steep hill ahead of you. Having a photographic memory is really
helpful (no, I don't have one. I sure could have used one though...)!
2006-08-06 17:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by Elana 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am planning to go to medical school. Basically, after you go to a 4-year university and get your bachelor's degree, you can then go to medical school. In medical school, you will focus on your field of study. If you want to become a dentist, you would take classes associated with dental. If you want to become a doctor, you would take classes that are associated with general practioneers.
2006-08-07 00:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you know a physician personally who will write you a letter of reccomendation and will "sponsor" you...when I was looking into enrolling, I was told that was part of the process, and if you had no doctor willing to vouch for you, then forget it.
2006-08-07 00:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by herenthere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Work on your grammar and typing though ;-)
2006-08-07 00:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medical school for nursing is all here.
2006-08-07 00:17:38 · answer #5 · answered by Stars-Moon-Sun 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/start.htm
2006-08-07 00:19:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2006-08-07 00:17:37 · answer #7 · answered by Kalahari_Surfer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't, but I am paying for it. (wife) 17.2 k / semester
2006-08-07 00:19:28 · answer #8 · answered by and,or,nand,nor 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
micro biology, chemestry, anatomy , human devolpment
it depends ....
2006-08-07 00:22:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No
2006-08-07 00:17:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋