how young can a cardiologist be right out of residency?
2006-08-20 07:28:56 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I am not sure about your second question, but for your first one.. you are NEVER too old as long as you can perform your job well. Good luck with that... and good job!
2006-08-20 07:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be almost impossible to be a cardiologist that YOUNG.
If you graduate from college at 22 and med school at 26, you would not have time to be a fully trained cardiologist before you turn 30.
Look up the American Medical Association and see if they have info on internal medicine residencies and cardiology fellowship. For that matter, why don't you just look up cardiology fellowship on the Internet?
I'd like to know where people think you can do a 2 yr residency, by the way. And who is doing the math coming up with 27 as an average age? What's the 18+6+4 supposed to be?
By the way, I don't know anyone who went from mailman to cardiologist, but I do know someone who went from UPS to brain surgery. I'm not kidding.
2006-08-20 07:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by mollyneville 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of residency a cardiologist would be around 29-33
That is taking 18 as the starting age of college + 4 years of undergrad college + 4 years of medical school + 3-7 years of residency.
So 29 would be the youngest you could be as a cardiologist.
Good luck!
2006-08-20 07:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by iWorkonComputers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
29 y/o is a perfect age to become a Cardiologist. Depending upon when a person begins med school and then on to specialize in Cardiologist, about 25-27 is an average age, so 29 is not that far off.
2006-08-20 07:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...no since it takes 8 years of college and 2 years of residency to become a doctor of anything ..I think 29 is pretty young to become a cardiologist.
2006-08-20 07:33:19 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what i was told was that a cardiologist needs to go to college (4 years), take a medical course example biology or physical therapy or even nursing, then he can proceed to medical school for 10 years, and then he can specialize for another 2 or 3 years..then he can go into private practice..
well i suppose it's worth it, you make a lot of money..
2006-08-20 07:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never too old to change occupations. Although, going from postman to cardiologist may be a little more difficult.
2006-08-20 07:33:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
18+6+4=28, so 29 is ok...
minimum16+6+3=25years,but u hv to b very intelligent AND LUCKY.
2006-08-20 07:35:58 · answer #8 · answered by she-ra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO, I have a friend who started med school AFTER getting a PhD in Engineering, at 32, she is now a surgeon.
2006-08-20 07:34:57 · answer #9 · answered by KB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was watching one of those dr. documentaries they have on the DiscHealth channel, and one of them was a guy who went to med school at age 30. My AP history teacher introduced our class to a guest speaker who was 79 yrs. old and still going for his 3rd dr. degree.
2006-08-20 08:03:17 · answer #10 · answered by Avigail 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋