I've wanted to be a doctor since before I can remember. I would like to know how long it takes, how hard it is, and other information like that. Is it true that I would have to work for 3 days straight? My friend said that her mom worked for 3 days straight, no sleep.
2007-01-22 13:31:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
ummm... like...its really freekin hard... u gotta like... study and stuff.
2007-01-22 13:38:44 · answer #1 · answered by user name 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have wanted this for so long it seems you would have asked these questions before. There is a big difference in wanting and wishing. One is something you are willing to work for the other is a fantasy. But, yes, when you do your internship at a hospital, the actual hands on training, you are very sleep deprived, never watched E.R. or Scrubs or any of those Hospital shows? Yes, they stay up and sleep in little rooms, steal naps and are pushed to the limit. It is not easy that's for sure. There is 7 yrs. of schooling and training and more if you specialize and thousands and thousands of dollars in costs as well as no life for those years because you don't have the time. Look it up on the net.
2007-01-22 13:43:08 · answer #2 · answered by MISS-MARY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to become a doctor:
1. get good grades in high school [ by that i mean straight a's]
2. take a ton of AP courses
3. do well on the AP tests [by that i mean 4s and 5s]
4. graduate close at the top of your class
5. apply to college
6. get accepted into a good college
7. do well in college [ by that i mean straight a's]
8. graduate with highest possible honors
9. apply to med school
10. do well in med school [and by that i mean straight a's/ kiss up to the professors]
11. graduate med school with highest honors.
12. get into a residency program at a hospital such as kaiser
13. spend three years in residency
14. kiss up to your designated doctor
15. finally get to operate/ see patients on your own
it also helps to get in to a good volunteer program from the time you are young. That allows you to shadow doctors when you come to about the age of 16. Also, try to get into pre med programs right after high school that will help you to mayb skip a coupple years of college.
Hope it helps and good luck!
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Kylie
2007-01-22 13:43:44 · answer #3 · answered by SUNBURST ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The following is a good place to read up on how to become a doctor. It's very detailed.
2007-01-22 13:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by Roy C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋