How long does it take to become a doctor and what are some good schools that provide quality medical training? HOw long does it take to become a heart surgeon?
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I'm a med student in New Jersey.  As far as education...it takes 4 years of college and 4 years of med school, then for cardiac surgery, you have to do a surgical residency which is about 5-7 years and then you have to a cardiology fellowship which is another 2-4 years.  As far as the type of person it takes...you have to be very dedicated because it takes a long time and there is a lot of information thrown at you in a short period of time.  I believe that the school I go to is an excellent school (despite the controversy going on now) but I hear that NYU has a good school and that Johns Hopkins is really good school.  Also Albert Einstein College of Medicine but any one is probably suffice if you work hard enough at your studies.  Also you don't have to major in a science in college to get in to med school..you just have to have the prerequisites.  Good luck!
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If you've always wanted to be a doctor and you still want to be a doctor, then you should definitely pursue it.  You only need to take one year of college math as a prerequisite to medical school and you can get a tutor for that class if you're really bad at it. You can major in whatever you want and just take the required courses to get into med school: 1 year physics, 1 year chemistry, 1 year organic, 1 year biology, 1 year math, 1 year english (1 semester biochem and 1 semester genetics required by about 9 med schools).  You'll need to make sure your grades are high and your MCAT score is above average as well as staying active in other activities and being well-rounded. If it's always been your dream, then you should do it.  You are lucky that you know what you want to do.  Some people don't figure it out until they're 40 years old and then they feel it's too late to pursue their dreams.  You are young and know what you want.  Take advantage of this!
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4 years college\n4 years medical school\n4 years of residency (but at this time you get paid and you feel like a real doctor even if you need to check with your supervisor about everything!\nDo it!
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Well, assuming you want to do surgery, you're going to have to go to medical school. Med school is really competitive and your best chance of getting in is with a very comprehensive education of all things medical. Pre-med might not always be the best choice because it sometimes lacks coursework in the fundamentals of molecular and cellular biology. Lots of students I know going to medical school are majoring in microbiology (the study of cells), bioscience, biochemistry (incredibly tough but proves that you're ready for the rigors of medical school), chemistry and surprisingly enough, bioengineering. \n\nI would avoid any health, diet, or majors that don't focus on the basic levels of cellular and human biology. Getting a 4.0 in major consisting of nutrition doesn't look very good. You need to have a really good background in chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and microbiology to be a good canadiate for a medical program but as long as your taking challenging classes that focus on some aspect of the human body, you have a very good chance of getting into medical school.\n\nI'd look into what aspect of biology you enjoy the most and major in that. From there, with good grades and good recommendations, you should be a shoe-in for medical school
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i believe that dentistry takes the shortest time (5 yrs+ 1 practical training) but i guess it differs from one place to another. but i have to warn u that it's not easy. my fiance is a dentist and it's hard for both of us to handle it. if u want to literally help people, go for red cross. many of them require u to know first aid only and u can master that in a couple of short courses.\n\ngood luck:)
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depending on the type of school you go to, it can take anywhere from 2 to 5 years.  good luck to you!
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If you have a dream, go chase after it. Don't leave any regret in your life.Told your parents that you ambition to become a doctor.Try to talk to them calmly,let them understand what you think.Are you really hope to become a doctor?It require many years to study doctor,you must have enough financial income and you must be really interested in it.So, think carefully before action.All the best to you!
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There are all kinds of doctors fr everything you can think of. Bone doctors, Skin doctors (dermatologists), Women doctors (gynecologists), Male doctors (proctologists), Eye doctors (optomotrist) & Surgeons for all different organs. Baby doctors (pediatricians) Labor and delivery doctors (obstetricians) and so on. Doctors have a lot of schooling and clincals and residency to go through. You wouldn't be an actual Dr. til you were about 27 or 28 I would say. You could also be a Physical Therapist or Assistant the terapist has 6 yrs of school and the assistant has only 2. You could be a nurse or a certified nurses assistant. You could be a radiologist tech which is either 2 or 4 years of school. You could be a surgical tech which is 2 years. You could be a dietician and work in the medical field. There a many things you could do. I would suggest going to a hospital website and find their job postings so you can see what they are really in need of. Good Luck
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4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years of internship and residency, depending on the specialty selected. A few medical schools offer a combined undergraduate and medical school program that lasts 6 years instead of the customary 8 years.
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Considering I have been through med school and went through a PHd program, I am curious as to how you are a thoracic surgeon at the tender age of 20???  Advanced standing students STILL take 4-6 years fresh out of high school and then about 4-7 years interning and residency and THEN surgery is EXTREMELY competitive and it can take years to become a surgeon ESPECIALLY a thoracic surgeon ... so tell me, describe thoracic surgery or did you learn it from ER?  I need to add to this, this person has other postings in which he had no clue whatsoever to any form of thoracic surgery and also states he is a psych major to pick up people on this site... go to myspace.com and spin your web of lies there
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I would suggest that you think about whether you are interested in the practice of medicine (that is, actually applying what you have learned to the direct care of patients), or the science of medicine (understanding how the body works and what specifically happens when things go wrong and you get sick).\n\nIf you're interested in practicing medicine, you should know that the field is basically divided into two areas: surgery and medicine.  Surgeons do alot of work with their hands, often times cutting into the body to access internal organs.  Non-surgeons, on the other hand, monitor the health of people (pediatricians monitor the health of kids under 18, for example) and are trained to recognize specific diseases, manage them appropriately (with medications and/or lifestyle changes), or refer the patient to a specialist (such as a surgeon).\n\nIt sounds more complicated than it is, and the truth is that there is no way for you to know what type of doctor you want to be until you get to medical school and try out the different areas.  You don't choose what type of doctor you will be until the last year of medical school.\n\nIf you are interested in the science of medicine more than the practice, you might consider a PhD program or better yet, a combined MD/PhD program, where you'll truly bridge the gap between understanding the basic mechanisms of disease and health and applying that understanding to the actual treatment of patients.
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About 3 years.  If you are a doctor, maybe less, but the correct answers are in the websites here.\n\nSee below.
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Here is a little information for you. People balance education, career and family but you have to make sacrifices. Medical doctors must be particularly disciplined and have a spouse that is supportive or going through the same process to be successful in a marriage. Many physicians marry around the age of 26. This is following medical school.\n\nThe regular plan that physicians follow is like this: 4 years of college usually finishing around 22. Medical school for 4 years (age 26). Then they go into their residency which can be 3 to 7 years depending on specialty. General medicine is 3 years, fellowship is 1 - 2 years after that. Surgery is 5 years w/ a 1-3 year specialization. \n\nFamilies can be made but rarely do two physicians have children at a young age and practice at the same time. It is a matter of balance. Keep in mind that the highest divorce rates are surgeons and nurses. Job stress can kill relationships. \n\nIt is all about balance and priorities. You can't make family first and be in medical school or your residency...without a stay at home spouse. That is just a warning. \n\nI have seen it all over the years. It can be done...but you must be very very disciplined.
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It takes four years to get a bachelor of science in nursing.   The first two years are the basic English , algebra, chemistry, psychology etc.  The 2cnd two years are the nursing core  units... medical-surgical, psych, theory lectures, anatomy and physiology, practicals and hospital clinicals.  You should be strong in science and math.  You will have to write well to communicate and are expected to make a few formal papers with bibliography's etc.  I imagine it varies from uni to uni a little .  When you graduate you take your board exam that takes about 2 days and if you pass then you get your license ...You can contact universities that you are interested in and ask for course curriculum's. you can contact universities over the internet and most will send a full prospectus and application.  You could even tour them at your leisure. While you are still in high school....You can do volunteer work in a medical setting or an internship where available or work after school in a nursing home or hospital to be certain this is what you want to do. Keep in mind that some hospitals (the ones I have worked at) don't recognise anything less than a BSN..and that those who have less than a BSN may get lower pay. *I am not saying you are not as good as an RN...just the facts* Good luck
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My husband is a third year med student in the US.  He'll go through a total of four years as a student.  (Split in half, two years in classroom, two years doing clinical rotations with preceptors.)  Then he'll do an intern year followed by a 3 year long residency.  He's going into IM and Peds.  Other specialities have differing residency lengths.  A board certified residency is required for licensing in the US, along with passing the USMLE exams along the way.  \n\nIs this similar to the education for docs in the UK?\n\nIf it's similar, I wouldn't have a problem with it.  In all, it's at least 8 years worth of post-graduate schooling/training.  That's adequate for a family care doc.  Surgeons in the US have longer residencies.  I'd imagine it would be the same in the UK, too. \n\nBut please, correct me if I'm wrong.  It's certainly happened before!
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yeah im near qualifying in my  medical degree(MBcHB sheffield), well you deal with sick people in every day working life with many differet problems depending what you would eventually specialise in. for example general surgeons operate on the bowel removing tumours/ sections of bowel etc a cardiologist deals with problems of the heart eg heart failure where the heart isnt working as well as it should. saying this all specialities interrelate in alot of patients, so you tend to deal with patients with a mixture of illnesses.\nexpect to see blood /guts/vomit/diarrhoea/ nasty puss in infected wounds etc etc IT IS NOT GLAMOROUS! so dont be fooled thinking it is from tv programmes.\nat medical school you tend to spend the first few years (UK) academic science work in the uni through lectures/dissection of cadavers/ group work etc, where you learn about all the body systems how they function normally and what goes wrong with them, at the same time trying to show you the anatomy in the body by dissection. you also get taught the types of symptoms patients will suffer from certain diseases. As you progress to the clinical years you learn more in depth the mechanisms of disease and their treatment, including pharmocology/biochemistry/microbiology.\nwhilst on placements on wards you are taught how to examine the body systems( eg listen to the heart), take histories from patients (eg what did they come in with etc ) perform clinical skills (eg take blood ) with every year you get to do more and more.... i hope this helps, if you are interested you should try and get a taster at a hospital etc i love medicine because its a very challenging environment, its different most days at work, there is a real feeling of satisfaction to see a patient walk out of hospital well, on the downside you do have to deal with death and believe me telling relatives this news is awful but you can take comfort in the fact that everything possible was done.\n\nas far as miss anaesthesiologist, taking the pee out of your writing just ignore it, like most people of the 21st century who use text messaging, you do sometimes end up spelling like that, so long as you can form a sentance on a day to day basis .........
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Transplant Surgeon.  Traditionally, an M.D. (or D.O.) who has completed general surgical training (5 to 7 years of residency after med school) and then completed a transplant surgery fellowship (at least 3 more years in most cases).  \n\nTransplant Surgeons do both the organ harvesting from donors and the implantation of the donated organs in the recipients.