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nevaeh
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how many years to become a doctor?
how, many years to become a doctor?
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Rita Chuang
Physician
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Henderson, Nevada
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Undergraduate usually 4 years
Medical school 4 years- You are technically a doctor but you need to go through training which is called internship and residency
Residency depends on which field you choose. First year of residency is called internship.
Examples
Family medicine 3 years
Pediatrics 3 years
OB Gyn 4 years
Psychiatry 4 years
Internal medicine 3 years- but let’s say you want to be a cardiologist or gastroenterologist then you need to add additional years for training in that field and that additional training is called a fellowship
Medical school 4 years- You are technically a doctor but you need to go through training which is called internship and residency
Residency depends on which field you choose. First year of residency is called internship.
Examples
Family medicine 3 years
Pediatrics 3 years
OB Gyn 4 years
Psychiatry 4 years
Internal medicine 3 years- but let’s say you want to be a cardiologist or gastroenterologist then you need to add additional years for training in that field and that additional training is called a fellowship
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TRAVIS UPCHURCH
Federal Contract Admin
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TRAVIS’s Answer
4 yrs of undergraduate school and 7 of medical school.