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December 28th, 2008 
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Tips for getting into medical faculty and turning into a doctor :
A medical doctor may be the most illustrious career in all the world. In most areas of the Earth, changing into a doctor is a long and tough process.
The initial step to become doctor is to get an admission in a medical school. Getting an admission in a medical varsity isn’t an easy thing and it’s the hardest part to become a doctor. So if you would like to become a doctor you need to start preparing yourself from your school itself, were more concentrating in science subject like physhic, chemistry, biology and getting high grade in these subjects is critical in get admission in any medical school.
Understanding the path to medical college is a very important step for the potential doctor. Most people won’t have a clear knowledge of the system and the necessities wanted to succeed at medical college. The rest of this text is going to target helping you, the reader, become better familiar with what is required to get into medical college and commence your career as a doctor.
1. Begin preparing in highschool
Turning into a doctor is no easy task. It needs a enormous data base of sciences, drugs, and procedure. Get an early lead when you are in highschool, if at all possible. If you prepare yourself for pre-med studies in college, you will be better equipped to maintain a high GPA and get access to medical school. |Its tough to become a doctor. One need good planning and hard work from the school days itself. You want a good data over science and should maintain high GPA constantly from faculty itself. A high GPA in school will ease your chance of admission in a medical faculty. }
2. Work diligently in university
Find either biology or a pre-med major. Though not necessarily required, it is recommended that you take a pre-med major to ensure taking all of the classes required by a medical school. A few of these classes include Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, and several Biology classes. Many medical schools are focused not only on your average GPA, but that you have improved your grades on a year to year basis. This shows them that although your classes have gotten harder, you have improved yourself at a faster rate, proving that you are a good candidate for medical college. Be certain to get close with your professors, as they can give you suggestions that you will need for your application.
3. Volunteer or Intern
Spend your free time in voluntary services, approach local hospital and extend you service. Doing voluntary service at a hospice will help you to understand more about medical service and if you have build good relationship with the doctors there, they may give advice letter for you, which help you to make your application more suitable to get admission in medical university.
4. Take the MCAT
You need to take the MCAT in the spring semester of your junior year or earlier. It is important that you do well on the MCAT as it will significantly help you gain admissions to a medical school to become a doctor.
5. Apply early to medical school
The final step is to apply to medical schools that you are interested in! Be sure to apply as early as you can, ideally before Sep. Ensure you write a list of all medical schools that you have an interest in, and apply to all the faculties that you can see yourself attempting at. You may be interviewed by medical colleges during your senior year. Be yourself and dress professionally!
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Help answer the question about medical schools
Does anyone know anything about Caribbean medical schools?Hey, I have heard that Caribbean medical schools are a good option for less-competitive students. From the little bit of research I have done, most are recognized by the California Medical Board, but which would be the best option for someone planning to attend a Caribbean medical school; SABA, Ross, or St. George's?
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how many caribbeans are there?
hahaha so my favorite part was at 0:57 where you see the guys playing frisbee and one is hopping around all happy…then it cuts to your face and you look sooooo saaaaaadddd haha
Somehow this relieves my doubts about going to medical school.
Thanks.
You need to get accepted into undergraduate college first and take college level courses in biology, general chemistry, organice chemistry, and physics. Different medical schools have different class standards so do some research. Any major can be "premed" they just have to complete the required classes each school applies. But, generally a biological science major will complete all the courses need to get into Medical school. During your junior year or once you feel ready you have to take the MCAT. It is an 8 hour test that tests, on biology, general chemistry, organic chemisrty, physics, verbal reasoning and two essays. More information can be gathered by the MCAT webpage (google it). Dont make the mistake I and many other people have. Start off strong and end strong. Medical school admissions is extremely conpetative. Avg gpa acceptances is roughly around a 3.6 and 34 on the MCAT for top medical schools. Dont forget extra stuff, like clinical volunteering. A lot weighs into admissions. good luck.
Wow, that's quite a list! Here goes…
1. The SAT is multiple choice, except for the essay part. There's all sorts of SAT practice books. Get one.
2. Many scholarships are need-based: You'll get the help your personal financial situation justifies. Other scholarships are merit-based: You get them by being genius. You prove that by your grades and other accomplishments, such as your SAT score. Yet other scholarships exist for all sorts of odd reasons; there may be money for people named Nehemiah (not kidding). The difficulty is finding these.
3. Well, just study. Read. Think. Write. Go to class. Do the homework. Don't waste your time playing video games, drinking, or doing drugs. You'll need better than a 3.5 gpa to get in most med schools.
4. None of that stuff counts for med school, or any graduate school. Other than knowing you don't pass out or puke your guts out at the sight of blood, you don't need that stuff. What counts are you grades, your score on the GRE (Graduate Record Exam), and your score on the MCAT (Medical College Assessment Test).
5. Many colleges will indeed have you do independent research. Of course, they'll help. They don't just hand you some stuff and say, "OK, kid, go do some research. Come back when you're done." Your teachers and research advisers will see you nearly every day. Their job is to teach you how to do it.
6. Your research adviser will help you do this. It's very unlikely it will get published anyway.
7. Don't waste your time or your money. On the other hand, you've got to get some exercise, sleep, nutrition, and have some fun, otherwise you'll crack up.
8. I've know plenty of students who were married during their undergraduate college, but maintaining a relationship during grad school, especially med or law school, is really tough. You won't have the time to give a partner, so they have to be very understanding and patient. It's not easy.
9. Sundays off? Well, you can ask. But if I'm being rolled into the ER on a Sunday morning, I sure hope somebody's there. "Oh, I'm sorry, Dr. Nehemiah is in church. Too bad. You'll be dead by the time he comes back." Not good.
10. Be real good at the radiology related stuff.
11. Don't know.
12. You might need to relax a little. If you're this wound up at 16, you might crack when the going actually gets tough. I wish you had some courses that actually challenged you. As you seem to know, it won't be so easy later.
13. The only docs I've known that seemed to have any decent "personality skills" were all pediatricians. And maybe that was because they just love kids to start with. Most docs I've known are more or less a**holes. Don't worry about it; personality tests are not part of it.
hahah.
no buddy! I did it…. Just get your G.E. courses out of the way and then transfer 2 a University. U can declare your major at a 2year college and then go on 2 the college that best fits you. If your Pre-med like I was then tell the counselor that you want to be and he or she will give u the courses you need 2 take and tell u the GPA u must have 2 transfer and how many unit course hrs u need 2 transfer 2 a university. I did it and Im in the army and got a wife and 2 year old. You’ll be fine.
Hey this is in San Antonio, i am from there, but doing medical school in the caribbeans, haha awesome video.
Med. Schools are looking for people with varied background. Our son was a life guard and swim instructor for 5 years – he is now in Med. School. I wish you all the best!!
wow that was cool
i am in university of west indies trinidad final yr med school on a break.. i totaally enjoyed that movie clip..
Because despite the fact that there are plenty of medical schools in the US and the Caribbean to answer the problem, there is still a shortage of residency positions; medical schools would hurt their placement numbers if they inflated their incoming numbers. Also, running a medical school is expensive (cadavers, technology, rotation programs, etc). All in all it is in a medical schools favor to keep their numbers manageable, and select.
Add to that the fact that in this economy, everyone thinks becoming a doctor is the only safe route and you get a huge rush to a small door.
It's a good thing though…I'd rather have my doctor be competitive then not.
Most people attend Premed because it gives them a stronger chance of going to a medical school in the US
A premed major can be taken in any US college. Its a little tougher to get into a medical school in the US if you don't have a premed major. It is not impossible however. One of my girlfriends is a political science major but she made it into a Medical school in NY. However, she was very active in volunteering. Homeless shelters, womens shelters, health clinics, she also had alot of recommendations from doctors she worked with in her volunteer.
IT is very tough to get into medical school in the US.
MCAT's is a test basically that will help Med schools judge whether they want to let you in or not. It is like a 3 day test that you have to study 3months straight for. If you didn't take premed you probably will need a near perfect MCAT score for them to even look at your application.
(being in premed helps a lot with this test)
good luck.
however if your parents are rich, it shouldnt be too hard to get into a medschool. Just tell them to make a big donation to the school, and to make sure they understand why you made that contribution. and thats the truth
"I want to be an emergency room doctor but will only be able to get into a DO school"
- have you already been accepted to a DO school?
I'm guessing you haven't and i can see that you don't actually want to be an osteopathic physician. if you do not want to be an osteopath, DO NOT go to a DO school. there are plenty of ways to become an MD. If you think you are competitive at a DO school then you are competitive at most MD state schools. if you live in a very competitive state – like CA or NY – then you'll have a tougher time getting into an MD. Are you a minority? If you're a minority, then you can apply to traditionally black medical schools. if you think you're competitive at DO schools then you will surely be competitive at traditionally black colleges. If the US MD route doesn't work out, you can apply to Caribbean MD schools. My advice to you is simple: i can tell that you're not a medical student and since you're clearly tepid about DO schools, don't go to them. you seem to believe that you WILL get into a DO school. i wouldn't count on it. they sniff out tepid like a police dog. trust me. and they accept less students of those that apply than MD schools (i.e. about 1/2 of the students that apply to MD schools get in; it's less than 1/3 for DO schools). you're most likely competitive at your state MD schools and definitely so at a Caribb school. so go that route. if you do that, you won't have to worry about those two questions. And once you're actually in med school (MD or DO) you won't give them any thought cause you'll be to busy studying. trust me.
First, you have to begin your undergrad program. Speak to your guidance people on what you should study. Then get ALL As.
Get involved in community projects and at your local hospital. As a volunteer, you will meet and learn from people at the hospital. Your time there will COUNT for something.
Go for it.
Fun is the disease, and we… are the cure. Brilliant! Can’t wait to get into medical school. I will fight and won’t stop until I am satisfied.
The competition to get into medical school is truly intense. However, there is a sure way to get in. Attain a perfect GPA while maintaining strong extracurricular activities, pull a 45T on the MCAT, nail the interviews, and you're a shoe-in. Easy, right?
Now for reality.
The perfect GPA is attainable. Go as high as you can- every hundreth of a percentage point counts, especially in the sciences. Take as many high-level science courses as you can, and performing research is a major plus. Keeping above a 3.5 is almost a necessity, though you can get into some schools of osteopathic medicine with less. A weak GPA can be made up for with a Master's degree. You're behind the 8 ball with 2 Cs and an F- the F HAS to be retaken, the Cs are pretty much up to you.
Extracurriculars are widely varied. Some choose to devote all their time to one or two, some take a shotgunning approach and go after a large number. Do what you do well- just because there are 15 spaces for extracurricular activities on the AMCAS application doesn't mean you have to fill them all. They'd rather see 4 years at one solid activity than 1 semester each at 8. Shadowing physicians is a near-must, as it exposes you to the medical field and provides good insight.
The MCAT is tricky. 4 sections, 3 graded with numbers 1-15, one writing sample graded J-T. A 45T would be perfect, and there are entire years where no students earn it. 30O or better is a must nowadays, with 35+ being competitive for the really premium schools. Study early and often, though doing well in normal coursework is a major help.
As for the interviews, outside help is the key. Ask advice on what questions interviewers like, practice answers, learn to think on your feet. You will, I guarantee, get at least one question where you're knocked back and need to think FAST.
I will assume the school you are interested in attending is not a US school; otherwise, the information you have been provided is inaccurate. No US school can/will fudge on the prereq courses. On the chance that you are referring to a US school, you can either go to the Association of American Medical Colleges web site and get it straight from the horse's mouth (http://www.aamc.org/) or visit this web site that provides a nicely written overview of the whole process: http://people.howstuffworks.com/becoming-a-doctor.htm
On the possibility that you are planning on attending a non-US school, yet you plan to practice in the US–not good news. Anybody, regardless of where they are educated, has to pass the US Medical Licensing Examination. The first exam, called Step 1, is virtually all science and very, very difficult to pass. It's normally taken by US students right after they complete the first two years of school while the Basic Science info is still relatively fresh in their heads. Naturally, foreign students and foreign trained MDs have been away from the basic sciences longer, so there is a higher failure rate among them.
Regarding your specific questions:
1. I don't blame you for hating high school science. Most high school science instructors suck and turn many students off on the sciences. There is a world of difference with a college level, pre-med instructor. But you don't have to do any sciences in high school (unless some are mandatory in your state). Your main focus is getting your GPA up.
2. Inorganic chemistry made my eyes cross. On more than one occasion my head snapped from dozing off in class. The rest of the stuff I had no problem with, but that class cost me money for a tutor. A 'natural"? Only if you spell it "Whew"!!
3. Some of the dumbest people I've ever met are physicians. If I knew it couldn't happen, I'd swear their daddy bought their medical license. You don't have to be a genius to be a doctor–but you do have to have good study habits. The key to studying well is repetition, repetition, repetition. You cannot memorize all the information in one class, let alone that which will come at you in the next few years. But if you review, over and over, you will become familiar with the information so that when you are tested on it or it presents itself in some other manner, some little bell is going to go off and you can say, "The answer is D".
The best physicians are the people who have to be a physician, not the people who just want to be one. Don't get spooked away by bad teachers. For as much as I hated inorganic chemistry, I loved medicine more. And lo and behold, when I was doing biochem and pharmacy in med school, all that crap I hated began to make sense–and I got real jazzed about it. I actually began reading up on it more than I needed to because it was almost an epiphany.
Best wishes