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How many years does it take to become an OBGYN?

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Thank you comment icon Hi Cierra, It takes about 12 years to become a OBGYN. You will need a 4 year bachelor's degree, 4 years of medical school and an additional 4 years of residency. Devetra

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Richard’s Answer

4 years of college
4 years of medical school
4 years of ob/gyn residency
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Meredith’s Answer

This ONET summary gives you a summary of the skills and traits needed for this profession https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1064.00

As you can see, the job outlook is good and so are the earnings when you are qualified.... but you will need to invest in your education and work hard to reach this goal. At least eight years to reach the education and experience requirement.

Meredith recommends the following next steps:

See if you can find an ob gyn office willing to let you shadown/observe for a day. You will need to sign a confidentiality waiver to meet HIPAA guidelines, but it will give you an insight into the daily operations and work tasks of this profession.
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