What is the closest proffession to a Physician (of any sort)?

Question

If some on does pre-med and gets some sort of science major, and if for any reason they don't pass their MCATS and are unable to go onto medical school, what do they do?

What other pathways are open for them?

and wat sort of proffession would one automatically qualify for with the courses they have taken in attempt to get into med school?

Answer 1

nursing, exray tech

Answer 2

You can become a PA (Physician's Assistant) with 2 years of graduate school.. They've gained a lot of autonomy over family practice and general medicine recently as new medical graduates are gravitating towards specialty work. You can also become a NP (Nurse Practitioner).

There's also the option of a post-bacc program to raise your science and overall GPA, re-taking the MCAT, and re-applying to medical schools (it's really not as bad as people say it is to do it), and possibly applying to osteopathic schools and international medical schools as well. If you really want to be a physician, "settling" for being something else is going to make you a bitter, angry old jerk eventually. ^^;

Answer 3

nurse practioner is close to a dr without MD. they can treat wand write scripts. you could also look into a pharmacists, they go to school nearly as long as a doctor. check with your advisors, or guidances counselors for advice.

Answer 4

Physician's assistant

Answer 5

nurse practitioners can do almost all the same things mds do.