How do i start my career in medicine?
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I'm assuming you mean you are a sophmore in high school?\n\nFirst of all - congrat's on knowing what you want to do already!  Takes most people much longer to figure that out.\n\n1) Get the best grades you can in college.  Get on the pre-med track if possible.  This will take you about 4 years.\n2) Take your MCAT's and score, of course, as high as possible.\n\nFor a look at exactly what kind of grades/scores you'll need to get into good medical schools, check out this US News & World Report link...\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdprank_brief.php\n\n3) Get into the best medical school possible.  You'll spend two years taking classes, then two more years in rotations at various hospitals.  As a student, there is no cap on the hours per week you are allowed to "work" in rotations, so it can be in excess of 80 hours.  You'll want to earn honors in your surgical rotations.  In between, you'll have to pass several "Boards" - extremely difficult, comprehensive exams.\n4) After you finish your rotations, you'll need to "match" for your residency.  A surgical residency is typically five years long, approximately 80 hours per week (this is regulated - most surgical residents want MORE time).\n\nHope this helps you begin your planning!  Good luck.
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Even though your grades weren't high enough for medical school, there are plenty of fields you can go into that are related.  Nursing, pharmacology, physical therapy, medical research...\n\nAside from becoming a doctor, there are so many other options out there for you. Keep your chin-up, you will find your calling - or it may find you.
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To work as a pediatrician, 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 pediatrics\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 or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.M.) 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 usually 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 pediatrics. Residency usually lasts four 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)\nClick on any of the Area of Studies listed below to find out more about preparing for this career.\n\nEmergency Medical Care\nMedicine\nOsteopathic Medicine\nPre-Medicine\n\n\nHelpful High School Courses\nIf you are interested in this occupation, you should take courses in high school that prepare you to enter college.This typically includes four years of English, three years of math, three years of social studies, and two years of science. Some colleges also require two years of a second language.\n\nYou should also take all the appropriate advanced courses you can in high school. This includes Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses if they are available in your school\n\nWhile you do not have to take all of them, you should consider them in course planning. Some of these courses are also available at the technical or college level.The following list of occupational tasks is specific to this career.\n\nTreat children who have illnesses, health problems, and other medical concerns. \nExamine children to chart growth and development or diagnose conditions. \nOrder or perform tests to find out about patients' health. \nCollect, record, and maintain patient medical history and exam results. \nProvide consultation services to other doctors. Refer patients to specialists when necessary. \nPrescribe or give medication, therapy, or vaccinations to children. \nOperate on patients to improve their health. \nSupervise nurses and other medical staff. \nPlan and operate medical care programs that benefit children. \nResearch and study new ways to prevent or control diseases. \nPrepare medical reports on birth, death, and disease statistics. \nAttend conferences to stay current on medical information.
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Try to get into the field of health. Check with local hospitals for volunteer work, Red cross, talk to people who are professional on the field you are interested and see if they are accepting volunteers or entry level possitons, while you take an education on that field.
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Go to college and study pre-med. Then go to medical school.
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well, u have to get a BSC--bachelor of sciences and then nail the medic school entrance exam....Check the university's requirements
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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)\nClick on any of the Area of Studies listed below to find out more about preparing for this career.\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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In the U.S., a good start would be to complete a course of studies in a science degree.  This should get you the prerequisit biologies I & II, microbiology, chemistries I & II, physics, calculus and anatomy & physiology.  Apply for and take the GRE, and then apply to the medical school of your choice.  Also apply with the national registry.
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academic\nresearcher\nafter your ph.d. of course\n\nwith just a bachelor's you can work for med schools doing research, data collection and organization. It really depends on the kind of skills you acquire.
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hi i started med school at age 25 with a degree in nursing , no alevels and really crap gcse (b, c,c,c,c,c,d,e,f,f), sheffield is where i am and they love mature students you should speak to mr Raftery SUB dean for admissions, sheffield medical school just google for the adress (if your interested) you may need to do the pre med year it will depend on what level your at as far as sciences.... i would not recommend you try for graduate entry (4 yr course) very competitive \nbut basically med school for 5/6 years, foundation f1, f2  2years, then you specialise (eg medicine/surgery) and work up through senior posts to consultant, can take from 8-15 years depending on your skill and speciality..... if you are interesed in doing medicine write to all the med schools explaining your current academic situation(cv) and say why you want to be a doctor, on my course there is a 42 yr old who was an IT consultant who decided at age 37 that he wanted to work with people and was interested in the management and treatment of diseases...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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First you need to go to college and get your Medical School Requirements met. These usually include:  8 hours of General Biology (including labs); 8 hours of General Chemistry (again, including labs); 6 hours of Organic Chemistry (usually three is only an Orgo 2 lab-not a lab for orgo 1); 8 hours of Physics (including labs); Calculus I (only 3 med schools require Calc 2); Statistics I is suggested by many Medical schools; 4 hours Biochemistry (including lab); and then depending upon what Medical School you wish to get into, there are usually other science courses, usually some genetics and microbiology that Medical Schools look for. Upon completeing the required college classes you must take a standardized test called the MCAT, which is an admission test for Medical Schools that tests on the courses listed above. It is much like the SAT is for college and university admission.\n\nMost medical schools accept about 24-28ish MCAT scores and a 3.5 GPA from the collgee level work. In addition, they look for people that genuinely care for their community and show it with volunteer activities and dedication. Getting into Med School alone is very tricky.\n\nOnce in Medical School, you complete 2 years of book learning, and then do rotations with doctors in a hospital in many different medical areas. While you may be sure that you want to go into pediatrics, you must complete these rounds with satisfactory grades from the Doctors to proceed to your Internship. In your internship, you will begin to specialize within your field of medicine. If you did not recieve good enough grades from the pediatrician you rounded with, you will not be allowed to go into that field of medicine. You are an Intern for about a year, and then you are a resident for a number of years following that, until you have learned enough to be on your own.\n\nIt's a long path, but if you are determined and focused enough, it's very rewarding. Best of Luck!
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Yes...any career in the health field is good.  But remember it is a lot of hard work and studying and you must be a patient, happy person.  Go to your local hospital, see if you can volunteer or shadow some people in the field.
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Your absoute first step should be to contact the Department of Health in your state to see exactly what you can and can't do.  In some states, you may only be able to work as a consultant; in others, you may have more freedom.\n\nThen, decide on a focus for your practice and work toward becoming an expert in the field.\n\nOnce you have your mind pointed in a specific direction, you can focus on actually opening a practice.  I wish you the best of luck with it.\n\nEdited to add:  I was doing some research for an article and ran across this.  It's a link to articles on this very topic.  I hope it helps.
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First I would learn more about the process of becoming an MD or DO and about the medical school experience.  Getting into med school (in the US) is about three things: your GPA, your MCAT score, and IF based upon the first two, how your med school interview goes.  Having a masters may have little to do with getting into med school and might not have any effect one way or the other.\n\nI went to grad school and now I teach at a university, but I attended an academic medical center that was among other things a school of medicine.  Also, my wife has worked at the med school for almost 30 years directly with the students.  \n\nUnfortunately, school counselors and college advisors often either don't know or give poor advise to health professions students.  If your goal is to be a doctor and you have the grades and can make a decent score on the MCAT - by all means try the medical school route.  Be aware of a few things:\n1. Don't expect to hold a job, even part-time for 4 - years.  You either have relatives that help you pay for school and life expenses, or you take out loans.  There are few scholarships for med school.\n2. Apply to all the schools in your state, you increase your chances of getting accepted.\n3. Plan on moving again for your residency (4-6 years more).  You have little say in where you'll do your residency, by the way, if you are in the top half of your class you might get one of your top three choices.\n\nBy all means TALK to recent graduates, preferably those in the midst of a residency.  Many schools allow pre-meds to meet with current students.  Contact the student affairs office at the med school near you. They will give you the best picture.\nBest wishes.
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you will need to go to med school for like 10 yrs first..and you have to get really good grades..come on, you'd be dealing with peoples lives!! It's very intense studing..you think you're up for it??
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If you are currently a medical student, the college you attend should have information available about internships.\n   If you are a high school student, consult with a guidance counseler.