can any body suggest a good degree to take at Uni if you want to become a medical surgeon?

Question

Also, please note any good universities that offer these courses. THANKS

Answer 1

firstly you will need to undertake a medical degree, this is if you have the appropriate entry qualifications either A-levels or a 2:1 degree or above. if you havent got qualifications in sciences upto A- level then you will need to apply for the pre-med year/or sit appropriate Alevels.
when looking for good medical schools you need to consider the actual courses available, some are PBL (problem based learning) basically self directed with small amount of didactive lectures, some are traditional first 2 yrs academic, last 3yrs clinical, and some (my one) are hybrid courses which take the best bits of tradition and best bits of PBL, also not all medical schools do dissection of cadavers(real life dead bodies), that was a priority for my choice in med school some people say you do not need to dissect and so some medical schools have what are called prosections(dissected cadavers by proffessionals which are then plastinated eg feel like plastic and degrade) but i really enjoyed and learnt a great deal of anatomy from dissecting it myself i too want to be surgeon.
some med schools offer MBBS mine is a MBChB (batchelor of medicine, batchelor of surgery) not sure if there is a difference between them! other things to consider is the university itself does it have a good social life? how long has it been a university? how long has the medical school been around?
good schools:
obviuosly i have to put mine at the top: Sheffield, fantastic course,voted one of the best social life/student union
London: UCL, kings college,st. georges
southhampton
liverpool
bristol
edingburgh
birmingham
nottingham.......plus many others aprox 24?

good luck and yes it does matter where you get your medical degree from....some universities eg hull&york and UEA have only been doing medicine for 3yrs....compared to sheffield that started its medical roots 175 yrs ago in anatomy, med school is 100 yrs old....so choose carefully.
another note if your mature student 21+ then write to the med schools (google for addresses) and send your cv and a brief synopsis on why you want to be a doctor.
if your not mature still write to them and get a sense of where you stand with what qualifications you have/havent.

also think about accomodation/food etc expenses as it is obviously more expensive in the south than the north and this will depend on what help you get from parents etc

if you enter med school aged 18/19 youll qualify at 23 (5 yr course without pre med) then you have foundation year 1&2 (age 25) then you will specialise aprox 5-10 yrs (age 35) depending on your skill and chosen specialty to become consultant ( bear in mind this can take a few more years than mentioned but you will become a surgeon after your F1&2 years ...under surpervision and with experience you will be allowed to take on more complex cases. being a consultant basically means your top of your field and require no senior advice when dealing with ay patient (basically the book stops with you)......

Answer 2

Medical degree ofcourse, it can be MBBS, MD
Its better to take MD degree. After MD you should do your internship or you can join as postgraduate(PG) student in Surgery.
Finally, If you would like to become a surgeon you have to finish the PG and It may have be done within 3-5 years.
MBBS = 5 years
MD = 2 years
Surgeon = 3-5 years or 7 years (depend on degree FRCS or MRCS like in UK)

It may vary from country to country.In some countries you can get the degree MD in 6 years. If you want list of universities other than from UK, visit website. http://www.medgameplanet.co.nr

Answer 3

err don't you have to do medicine...i presume as you used the word uni you are a UK resident... most universities offer this course such as cambridge, imperial, nottingham, durham... in the UK it doesn't matter where you get your degree from for medicine unlike other specialities such as Law (where is is better to get a 2:1 from Oxbridge than a first from some where else) just go on the UCAS website and it should tell you everything you need to know... if you're still stuck don't hesitate to message me, although remember to become a surgeon you don't just need to have a degree you then have to rise through the ranks, from PRHO --> SHO---> so on and so forth, so most surgeons are like in their forties

Hope that helps xXx

Answer 4

Erm... medicine. And as to your second question, just about every good university has a medical school. It's very competetive mind, even with 3 A's at A-level it's tough to get accepted.

Answer 5

Bio-Technology because it covers all the prereqs you need and earns you a better wage than just a Biology degree

Answer 6

Biology? Medicine? With all due respect, if you have to ask this ...

Answer 7

liberal arts, political science, law.... What do you think?