How many years total does it take to become a doctor?
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6 and then your residency which is a year. so 7.  i think.
501339
It will take 4 years of undergraduate work taking classes that include biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, etc...Then you have to be accepted to a medical school for another 4 years.  At the end of your schooling you'll spend another 3 years in residency as a physician under other doctors being certified as a pediatrician.  This is in the US anyways.
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To get a medical degree, you must have an undergraduate degree followed by four years of medical school.  After medical school most doctors have one or two years of internship (on-the-job training) followed by anywhere from four to ten years of medical residency to specialize in a certain branch of medicine. Surgery takes the longest, while general practictioner takes the shortest.\n\nWhile studying medicine doctors are also taught such things as patient communication and patient empathy (or the opposite, depending on circumstance).  Bedside manner is very important to the caring physician.
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Usually four years to get bachelor's degree another four years in medical school for a M.D followed by a residency which depending upon the chosen field involve an additional two to seven years of training after obtaining the M.D.
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About 4 years or so and then you have all of your basics to take as well in with the other classes you have to take and then all of your clinicals and all..... so another words prepare for a loooong journey ahead of you.  But at the end of it all, its all worth it.
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Not sure where you got your info, but it takes more than 6 years to become a physician in the U.S.  Typically, you're looking at 4 years of undergradute work, 4 years of grad school, and 3 years of residency before you would be practicing on your own.
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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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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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Are you talking about being an Emergency Room Physician?\nWell you have to go through college (4 years) medical school (4 years) and a residency. Emergency medicine has its own 3 year residency but many "ER Physicians' are actually Internists of Family practioners (each 3 years) who "moonlight' in the Emrgency Room. hope this is helpful
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A radiologist is an M.D.  You need a college degree, four years of medical school, one year of internship, and four years of residency to start making the big bucks.
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Dear Friend,\n\nWhy do you want to become a doctor? \n\nIs it...\n\nyour strong desire to help people who are sick and hurting?\n\n\nhaving knowledge and skills that make you useful and productive anywhere in the world?\n\n\nthe respect and status associated with a career in healthcare?\n\n\nthe high annual income (between $150k– $500k)? \n\n\nensuring that no day is ever boring? \n\n\nthe fact that being a doctor ranks in the top three professions for job satisfaction?\n\n\nthe job security? \n\nImagine if you could take a very easy first step towards a fulfilling career as a doctor today, be 100% sure that a career in medicine is for you, and experience the thrill of performing medical task even before medical school. \n\nTo work as a family and general practitioner, you must:\n\n\ncomplete a bachelor's degree\ngraduate from medical school\ncomplete an internship\npass a state licensing exam\ncomplete a residency program in family and general medicine\npass additional exams to become board certified\nhave strong interpersonal skills; and\nbe self-motivated.\nFormal Education\nTo become a doctor, you must complete medical school. Medical schools grant a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. You spend the first two years of medical school in classrooms and labs. You study anatomy, biochemistry, and medicines. You also learn how to take a medical history, examine patients, and make a diagnosis. During the next two years, you work in hospitals and clinics under the supervision of physicians.\n\nYou need a bachelor's degree to get into medical school. While you do not need to be a pre-medicine or science major, these programs are good preparation. If you earn a liberal arts degree, be sure to take courses in physics, biology, and chemistry.\n\nOn-the-job Training\nWhile in medical school, you spend two years working as an intern in a hospital or clinic. As an intern, you rotate through internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics, oncology, and other hospital departments.\n\nAfter medical school, you complete a residency program in family and general medicine. Residency lasts from three to five years. Residents usually work in hospitals. After your residency, you take additional exams to become board certified.\n\nMilitary Training\nThe military offers advanced courses and programs in medical specialties. Scholarships are also available for advanced medical training in return for military service.\n\nAreas of Study (What to study to prepare for this career)\nThese are a few subjects to list: \n\nAcupuncture\nAnatomy\nBioethics\nBiopsychology\nCancer and Oncology Biology\nDevelopmental Biology\nEmergency Medical Care\nEntrepreneurial and Small Business Operations\nEpidemiology\nGerontology\nHealth Services Administration\nHuman and Medical Genetics\nInternational Public Health\nMaternal and Child Public Health\nMedical Claims Examiner\nMedical Microbiology and Bacteriology\nMedicine\nMissions and Missionary Studies\nNaturopathic Medicine\nNeurobiology\nNeuroscience\nNurse Midwifery\nNurse Practitioner\nOptometry\nOsteopathic Medicine\nPathology and Experimental Pathology\nPodiatric Medicine\nPre-Medicine\nPublic Health Education\nPublic and Community Health\nRadiation Biology\nReproductive Biology\nVirology\nVision Science\n\nHope this helps!!!
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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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You need a college degre, which usually takes about 4 years.  You then go to medical school, which is another 4 years.  Then you have a residency, which varies depending on the program.  It can take 3-5 years.\nYou will need to take sciences classes to get into medical school.  Biology, chemistry, physics, and calculus are required by most medical schools.
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Typically, students are admitted to medical school only after 4 years of college but there are a few early admissions. Then they spend 4 years in medical school and 3-5 years or more in residencies. They take pre-med courses in college - biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics - but may major in any subject.\n\nMedical education in the United States does not require a college degree but completion of the MCAT and the required pre-requisite courses. Compared to many other countries, medical school admissions standards in the US are slightly more subjective and include the following factors: MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test) scores, undergraduate GPA, research experience, essays, patient care in a clinical setting, and extracurricular activities. There are two types of medical schools, osteopathic offering a DO degree and allopathic, offering an MD degree. Both are very similar but Osteopathic medical schools are more holistic during the admissions process and focus less on MCAT scores and GPA than on other qualifications. As a result osteopathic students have slightly lower scores on average than the allopathic schools. In the US, admission is highly competitive with many students forced to pursue alternate degrees upon failing to gain admission to a medical school. Medical school consists of two years being spent in basic sciences, and two years spent in a clinical setting (internships/rotations). During this time, medical students are required to pass the USMLE or COMLEX Step 1 (after 2nd year), and Step 2 (just before graduation). At graduation, students can earn an MD (Doctor in Medicine) or a DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). Both curricula are similar, but the DO students recieve extra training in the "hands-on" approach to patient care, with more focus on manipulative medicine and physician/patient relationship. Both are equally regarded in terms of medical licensing. After achieving a medical degree, graduates go on to complete 3-5 year residencies (the length is determined by the type of residency, for example, internal medicine is usually three years while general surgery is five or more years). Physicians may go further to complete fellowships and sub-specilizations which can take even more years.
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Doctorate in medicine.  Minimum.  4 years Bachelors (Pre Med) 3 years Doctorate (Med including residency)
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Associates degree - 2 years\nBachelors degree - total of 4 years\nMasters degree - total of 6 years\nPhD degree - total of 8 years\n\nDo understand:\nCommunity colleges only offer associate degrees.  Universities only offer Bachelors, Masters and PhDs.  To get accepted into a associate or a bachelor program, you only need a primary school education.  And of course, to get accepted into a masters program (sometimes PhD programs), you must have a bachelors degree.  Most times you need a masters to get a accepted into a PhD, but sometimes, you only need a Bachelors degree - medical and law schools only require a bachelors degree to get accepted.\n\nThis is how american education system works.
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There is no undergraduate degree in Medicine in the US. \n\nThe usual course of study is that a student gets a four year undergraduate degree in a related field like Biology or Chemistry.  Technically, there is no preset major -- but there are several courses that are considered required to get into medicine.\n\nAfter getting an undergraduate degree, the student takes another four years to get an MD.  At this point, the student is a medical doctor.  He then enters an internship/residence program that takes another three to five years.  For course, he gets paid for this.