What is required to become a surgeon or other closely-related doctor?

Answer 1

After you do your college classes and get accepted to med school, you will have 2 years of classes in med school. Following the 2 years of classes, you will have 2 years of rotations where you see the different specialities of medicine. You will graduate after those 4 years (you are a doctor now), and you will begin your residency in surgery which is 5 years.
Other related doctors...internal medicine is the same with 3 year residency instead of 5, OBGYN is usually 4 years, ER is 3, GP or family medicine is 3, and any speciality of surgery besides neuro and orthopedics will be the 5 years of residency followed by 2 or 3 years of fellowship (cardiothoracic, pediatric,etc.).

Answer 2

In the U,S,
You can be accepted to medical school prior to earning a Bachelors degree (BS or BA) which takes many medical students 4 years to obtain. As long as you accomplish the necessary required courses you can be admitted with good grades and MCAT scores (the SAT of medical school). I had one class mate who graduated from high school a year early and entered medical school after two years of college. Of course she did very well in college and used all her summer breaks to take courses.
Medical School is then four (4) years. With the exception of combined programs. Some medical schools combine the 4th year of Medical school with the 1st year of a Family Practice Residency or Internal Medicine Residency.
Following Medical School, residency training in selected fields range from 3-6 years. General Surgery is usually 5 years with 1-3+yrs for advanced subspecialty training (pediatric surgery, vascular surgery, trauma, cardio-thoracic etc)
So, for most folks it takes 4 yrs of college + 4 yrs of Medical School + 5yrs residency = 13yrs after high school.
That is alot of time in which your peers are having fun, earning money, and not accumulating further debt.
But, if you have the interest it is worth the effort.

Answer 3

4 years undergraduate (preferred major biology, biochemistry), 4 years medical school, 1 year internship, 5 years surgery residency, 2 year fellowship (for cardio-thoracic surgery--heart). Need a 3.5 gpa plus good mcat scores to get into medical school. Need to graduate in top 20%, and show aptitude, to get surgical residency.

Answer 4

What is a "closely related doctor"?

To become an MD, one usually majors in chemistry, mathematics, biology etc in college. Then one gets admitted into Medical School. After four years of medical school, one takes a residency in one's chosen field --- surgery, soft tissue, surgery orthopedics, psychiaatry, family practice, plastic surgery, anesthesia, etc.. That is usually another four years. So, one is usually ready to hang out a shingle, so to speak at about age 32.

Answer 5

flow heavy on the technology classes, although the numerous ingredient is to get intense adequate grades to get huge-spread right into a sturdy pre-med software. because except you're turning out to be college credit for a number of your intense college classes, you'll first ought to take the necessary college classes in the previous you commence engaged on your significant. you'll locate that all varieties of those with varieties of bachelor's ranges prepare and are huge-spread into med college. So the perfect advice is to get a sturdy nicely-rounded education and likewise have some extra-curriculars or volunteer events that seem sturdy on your resume.

Answer 6

lots and lots and lots of school..you would first have to start by taking pre-med classes in college..and during your summers you would have to engage in research or work in a lab. during your junior year of college you would prepare for your MCATs and take them either in april or august of your junior year. the summer before your senior year you must start your applications to medical school, and you must keep your GPA high. after you enroll in medical school you will be involved in residency, which will last a few years. to become a surgeon you have to engage in either a fellowship or enroll in another school and specialize in a certain medical field. all in all, you might be in school until you're 35..it's a lot of work, but it's worth it in the end.

Answer 7

A four year degree with good grades BS or BA
Acceptance into a medical degree program
Two years pre-med classes
Four years medical school
Four years internship at a teaching hospital to learn surgical procedures

Answer 8

Absolutely excellent grades in all courses ever taken, undergraduate school, medical school, surgical specialization.... of course it helps if daddy can afford to purchase the medical school a new library.

Answer 9

A Licence.