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The Road to a Career in Medicine

By: Jennifer Williamson

If you want an MD after your name, be prepared to work hard. The medical profession is not easy to break into.

It takes approximately eleven years to earn a medical degree. This includes four years of college, four years of medical school, and a minimum of three years in a residency training program; although this could be as long as eight years, depending on your specialty.

It's difficult to get into medical school without a strong college transcript, even if you've been out of college for years. Keep your GPA high, and take plenty of science classes. But don't forget the humanities-verbal reasoning and writing make up half the MCAT test, so you'll need to be prepared.

Once you graduate from college, you'll take the MCAT. This is a timed test broken up into four sections: verbal reasoning, physical sciences, biological sciences, and writing. It consists mostly of multiple-choice questions, along with some timed essays.

Once you've finished the MCAT, you can apply to medical school. Most medical schools accept the AMCAS common application, which can be filled out online. You'll need to include a personal statement, recommendations, and your transcript.

You'll spend four years in medical school, where you'll take classes in the sciences and work with patients under strict supervision. Once you graduate medical school, you'll start a residency program at a hospital. At the end of your residency, you'll be a licensed doctor.

Becoming a doctor is no easy task. Only the brightest and most determined make it.

But, the lives you improve, or maybe even save, will be worth it.

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Jennifer Williamson writes on education and careers for an organization which creates websites on distance education programs and accredited online colleges and universities.
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