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John asked in Science & MathematicsMedicine · 1 decade ago

How do I become a doctor?

...like doctor of medicine...

what is the complete process or what are all the things you must undergo before you become a doctor?

how long will it take?

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  • Sunny
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    You will need to have an undergraduate degree in college (it can be in anything as long as you meet all of the required courses, but a huge percentage are biology majors, followed by chemistry majors). You will need to have experience since so many school reject people, they want to make sure medicine is really something you want. Your junior year of undergrad (assuming you want to start med school right after graduation), you will need to take the MCAT and start working on your primary application to schools. Then you wait for secondaries and then hopefully get interviews and into the school. Med school is then 2 years of classes and 2 years of rotations followed by a residency program that you get accepted at-these are between 3 and 7 years depending on specialty if I remember right. There are multiple steps of board exams you must pass as well. Then you can be qualified to be a doctor.

    Basically you have 4 years undergrad, 4 years med school, 3+ residency

    Source(s): in med school
  • 1 decade ago

    It depends on what state/country you live. But normally, you need to get a yr. 12 score that is higher than the uni degree score for medicine. Then it is uni like normal but it is longer than the basic 3years course. Afterwords, you choose the direction/parth you want ie. surgen, GP, dentist etc. Then you do more work but on the topic you choose. Then you go for a few years to do whatever you choose but you are always under the guidence of a professional then byou build up and eventally you become a professional

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm certain that the person before my comment is not a doctor because all the doctors I know would never use words like "ur" etc.

    Go kick yourself in the ***, you can never be a doctor and you just know it!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    high school, college, mcat, med school, residency, doctor. 8 years for med school and residency.

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  • 1 decade ago

    about ten years (if not more) and you have to do things like read books......so go to ur local library and get started!

    Source(s): im a doctor
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