Physicians, Surgeons, Nurses, Medical students and Mcience peoples please open this question?

Question

what type of classes you took in university to get into medical college?
thank you

Answer 1

You got your answer on your last question. Why are you asking this again?

I can see you have some interest in going into the medical field, but you have really demonstrated that you have no clue about medicine and the different jobs in this field. Medical school does not include nurses and pharmacists. They have their own schools and you get a Masters and/or PhD. Medical schools are for physicians and you get either a MD or a DO depending on the type of school you choose.

You need to take some time and see what each of these fields is like. I recommend that you ask family and friends who work in the areas you are interested in and shadow them for a day. Volunteer at a hospital. Explore all your options in College. Don't waste that time concentrated on one objective when you don't even know what you are getting into. College is the best time to explore your options. You can reinvent yourself over and over, but once you step out into the working world, rent, bills, food and maintaining a steady income makes it difficult to go back and change directions. It's not impossible, but much more difficult to enter back into school life once you've been working and out on your own.

If you're seriously pursuing a MD or DO, then keep in mind that you have 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, 3-7 years of residency and possibly 1-3 years of fellowship to become the kind of doctor you want to become. Unless you're blessed to have parents who will foot the bill, you will have a large debt coming out. If you think you are going to be rich and make lots of money, you are wrong. You will be comfortable, but you won't be rich unless you're willing to work in very rural locations where your money goes further. However, medical malpractice gets worse every year and the American mentality is that once a medical error occurs, you've hit the jackpot.

So, if you're interested in becoming a doctor, take more time to find out what life is like when you are one. There are plenty of ways of becoming one, sometimes it will take multiple tries to get into medical school but if you truly want to become a doctor, you will find a way.

Answer 2

Major: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

My major had all the required classes for medical school.

I'd suggest looking up the pre-req's for medical schools that interest you (most are the same or very similar).

You can major in whatever you wish; however, you have to make sure you get those pre-req's in.

I liked going through the major I did. It was much more relavant to my medical education than a biology or chemistry major alone. Yes, you will get a lot of science in medical school, but it made it a little easier to get through. I understand the foundation of the theories and just had to add more information. I didn't have to learn the foundations AND the additional information.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Every medical school lists their prerequisite classes (usually available on line) and they are not all the same. Often, however these include a basic biology and chemistry course, molecular biology, organic chemistry, calculus I and II biochemistry(sometimes) and physics I and II. Recommended courses may include anatomy, physiology, etc. This is the reason that so many pre-meds are biology majors. By the time you have completed your required course work to apply to medical school, you are only one or two classes shy of completing your major! Involvement in scientific or medical research helps on your application as well. I recommend typing "medical school requirements" into a search engine if you are interested in any additional information.

Answer 4

The two best sources for this information would be the admissions department of the medical schools you are interested in (available on the net) and your pre-med advisor.

You have to have a decent background in zoology, chemistry, physics, and math. Requirements vary from school to school. Many schools state that they want students that are well rounded in humanities and arts. Having served only briefly on a medical school admissions committee as an observer, I conclude that some of that is lip service. Nevertheless, I think that courses in history, philosophy and economics are intellectually rewarding.

Answer 5

Pre-meds ask this question frequently and at least in the States, there is no real answer. Many of my friends majored in Biology or Chemistry. I don't think that is the smartest way to go though. Why? Because you're going to have your pre-clinical, clinical years and the rest of your life to live in the wonderful world of science. This is becuase you'll still have to take a number of science classes to even be able to apply to med school. Take these classes, do well and they'll typically be sufficient for what you need to know for med school. (In fact, I can't really say that those pre-med classes with the possible exception of Bio really aid much in med school-- hard to believe but true!)
For pre-meds in the US, I often recommend that they explore whatever interests them academically, especially if they enjoy languages. One of my majors in college was Spanish and here in S. Texas, I'm grateful for that decision everyday.
Kind of long answer to say take whatever classes you're interested in, make sure you are aware what the preq's for med school are, do well in all your classes and you'll be ok.
Best of luck!

Answer 6

4 Years Masters Degree in Biomedicine, Then Went Into Medicine From There

I Hope This Has Helped You

The Neurosurgeon

Answer 7

I am not any of the ones you have listed but thought i would share this:
A friend of mine wanted to get into med school. When she asked her adviser which would be better to do in undergraduate, biology related field or maths, she was advised to do maths, with a supplement of the important biology/biochemistry courses. Strange, but apparently, they like mathematicians for the logic it builds in the way of thinking.

Answer 8

Pharmacy is so INTERESTING:
To enter pharmacy,,
Organic chemistry
In organic chemistry.
Physics
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Parasitology
,,,,,Math
Biology
Basic Microbiology.
Biochemistry
Orientation and Terminolgy (Ex: Pharmacology means that Pharmakon+ Logos in latin. As Pharmakon means drug and logos means science"
Pharmacology.
Botany.
Do you want to enter medicine or pharmacy?

Answer 9

Microbiology, Pharmacology then medicine.