What High School Courses Do I Need To Take To Become A Doctor?

Question

Hi, I am really interested in going into the medical line of work when I get older. But I am still in High School right now.

What I want to know is what courses I need to take in:
Grade 9?
Grade 10?
Grade 11?
Grade 12?

Please be specific, I don't want "science" courses, I would like to know what type of course, like "Biology". Please be as specific as possible.

Also, I live in Canada, in Ontario. What would be the best University/College to attend?

Thank you! ^_^

Well currently, my high school is in the process of creating new courses. So I dont know exactly what courses they have to offer.

I know they have Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Do I need ALL of them, or just 1 or 2? If so, which ones?

Thanks ^_^

Answer 1

ASKER'S ADDED NOTATION
"Well currently, my high school is in the process of creating new courses. So I dont know exactly what courses they have to offer.

I know they have Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Do I need ALL of them, or just 1 or 2? If so, which ones?"

RESPONSE
Take all of the sciences you mentioned above. Again, you are preparing yourself for your first 4 years of college.

I wanted to major in Sociology. At the college I attended, my curriculum included physics and chemistry during my first two years.

>^..^<

HIGH SCHOOL IS PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE, so prepare yourself for college, first. Sit down with your school counselor to work on this.

As a mother, these were the courses I encouraged my teens take. Only one of them went into the high school medical program that was offered.

Take a science course each year (9th Biology, 10th General Science, 11th Chemistry, 12th Physics).

I would encourage you to take the math courses as you are eligible for them. (9th Algebra I, 10th Geometry, 11th Algebra II, 12th Pre-calculas or finite math).

Take a class each year in another language (example: Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III). The Hispanic population is the fastest growing population in the US. What is the fastest growning population in Canada?

Then there is your English class each year.

High schools in my area begin offering special classes in 10th grade to selected students who want to be in the medical field . In addition to the sciences above 10th grade involves physiology; 11th grade is Health Sciences I (medical terminology); 12th grade is Health Sciences II (clinicals/"shadowing" a doctor in his practice).

Go for your undergraduate degree first in college, possibly with a major in a science (pre-med). My daughter's degree is in economics, and she is now taking pre-med courses.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

What prime college publications you're taking don't seem to be going to be major in selecting whether or not you get into clinical college. You desire to do good, of direction, and more often than not you must be taking the extra complex categories, however it is not going to make any change whether or not or now not you took a further historical past magnificence in twelfth grade.

Answer 3

all high schools call their courses according to their choosing. so unless you supply me with a full list of all the courses available to you, you will need all the science biology and math you can get hold of. You need math to calculate the amounts of medicine to body size and weight.