I want to become a Doctor what path do I take?

Question

no detail is to small, thanks

Answer 1

First, you should know that there are two types of physicans: Medical Doctors and Osteopathic Physicians. The latter is an MD just with methods such as massage and physical alignments. Both are accepted, although the osteopath has been called a masseuse and chiropractor with a medical degree. There are far fewer osteopaths than MDs.

You can take many paths to becoming a doctor. An MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is usually required for most schools. Most students study pre-med in college (usually this includes biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology) and then apply to a medical school. You will study the basics in the first two years, and then in your third and fourth years, move on to whichever medical specialty you wish to practice. You will also take the three-part USMLE. Passing that, you'll move on to your residency, which takes approximately two years for lesser specialties; longer for neurosurgery and orthopedics. Expect the entire process from entering college, going to med school and doing a residency to take roughly eight years.

Answer 2

Like the person before said, you should take pre-med at college. Funny thing is most medical schools don't require that you be pre-med in college. I thought this was strange too. You can be an art history major and still apply to medical school. I wouldn't advise this because there are a lot of pratical knowledge you need from under-grad. The most important thing is to study hard and get good grades at college. I'm warning you it isn't like going from high school to college. No matter how poorly one does in high school; one can still get into a college (just not a good one like Tufts or Harvard). Many people dream of becoming a doctor; a lot of them never get into med school because their grades weren't good enough. Their grades weren't bad; just not high enough. As a side note, some colleges have medical schools linked w/ them. They will sometimes guarantee a spot in med school if you can keep a certain GPA level (and score reasonably well on the entrance exam). Take things one at a time. First, get a super high GPA in college. You can worry about the entrance exam (getting through med school) later.

Answer 3

Medical College

Answer 4

I am also interested in medicine and I am looking at being an OBGYN. I was wondering what would be the best major for college/premed.

Answer 5

are you just going in your premed? or are you taking up medicine already?

premed: many take biology. i suggest you take the field that interests you and what might turn out to be your specialization.

i'm in my first year of speech pathology. it's a premed course. but i'm still not sure if i'll continue to medicine. it sounds.. toxic. way toxic.