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How to Become a Doctor: Timeline

Is Medicine the right career for you?

Interesting Facts

Common Inspirations:

  • To leave the world a better place
  • Drs. Salk and Sabian discovered polio vaccine
  • Dr. Christian Bernard performed the first heart transplant
  • To have a tangible, positive affect on people's lives
  • Family members are doctors
  • However, do not be disheartened if you don't have a doctor in the family

  • Important to understand what you're getting yourself into
  • In high school, it's vital to spend time working/volunteering in the healthcare field
  • Students who make successful doctors are hardworking individuals who have an immense desire to learn
  • Set priorities in high school and pick an undergraduate school that offers pre-med advisers and research opportunities

Source: interview with Dr. Stephen Mitchell, Dean of Medical Education at Georgetown University Medical School

  • Biochemistry is not required for medical school, but is recommended
  • Grades are very important - average GPA of 3.63
  • Average MCAT for 2013 accepted class: 10.2 to 10.7
  • Interview holds a lot of weight
  • Extracurricular activities are considered and it's important to express your reasons for pursuing a medical career during the interview
  • The average accumulated debt of med school graduate was $135,000 in 2013

Introduction

Overview of Medical School

FREIDA

HIGH SCHOOL

Applying for Medical School & the MCAT Exam

Focus: Career Interest

  • Steps to become a doctor and the details that are associated

I spent my time...

  • reading On Becoming a Doctor: Everything You Need to Know About Medical School, Residency, Specialization, and Practice by Tania Heller, M.D.
  • Using an online database (American Medical Association) to compare/contrast different medical schools and residency programs
  • Important time to figure out what your passion is
  • If it is medicine you need to ask yourself these questions:
  • Why medicine?
  • What inspires you to go into medicine?
  • Are you willing to make sacrifices?

University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center Program

  • UAB is ranked #35 nationally, right under Wake Forest

UAB Specialty Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (PD)

-FREIDA database provides...

  • Program director's contact information
  • General info (application process, interview period, amt of positions available)
  • Work schedule/average hours:
  • Avg. hrs/wk on duty during first year (excluding beeper call) = 75
  • Maximum consecutive hours on duty during first year (excluding beeper call) = 24
  • Average number of 24-hour off duty periods per week during first year = 2.0
  • Compensation and leave:
  • Year 1 -- $54,590 -- 10 vacation days -- 15 sick days
  • Year 2 -- $55,273 -- 10 vacation days -- 15 sick days
  • Year 3 -- $57,173 -- 12 vacation days -- 18 sick days
  • Year 4 -- $60,007 -- 13 vacation days -- 18 sick days
  • 4 years of Medical School = 2 years of preclinical and 2 years of clinical
  • Preclinical
  • students study a core curriculum (ex: Anatomy & Histology)
  • basic skills of practicing medicine
  • Clinical
  • Clinical rotations (most likely in a hospital) through the basic specialties
  • 1 or 2 exams to obtain your medical license (National Board Examination and Federal Licensing Examination)
  • Dr. Marc Silverberg - "The actual material in medical school is not very hard to learn, it is the sheer volume that makes it impossible"
  • Financing your studies:
  • According to AAMC, the 2010-2011 average cost of tuition for a first year medical student = $18,748 (public) and $37,865 (private)
  • Tuition does not include students fees, living expenses, and health insurance
  • The Association of American Medicine Colleges administers about 80,000 Medical College Admission Tests (MCAT) per year
  • 5.5 hour standardized, computer based exam that tests physical and biological sciences, verbal reasoning, and writing skills
  • Graded on a scale of 0 to 15
  • Take the MCAT no later than the year you are applying for med school -- most likely take it the spring of your junior year of college
  • Review books, study groups, and courses are very helpful
  • The application for med school can be very costly/lengthy and interviews are normally conducted
  • Important to research the school before attending an interview and present yourself with confidence & humility

Medical School

College

Residency

High School

Practicing Doctor

Choosing a Medical School

College

Residency

  • 3 to 7 years of formal teaching, study, and supervision in a specific area of medicine (ex: Surgery, Pediatrics, Dermatology)
  • While residents are paid a salary, training is demanding and they're required to work long hours
  • Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access (FREIDA) is an online directory of residency programs published by the American Medical Association
  • Strong focus on research?
  • In-state vs. out-of-state?
  • Private vs. Public?
  • What electives are offered?
  • Strong in your particular specialty of interest?
  • Tuition?
  • Average class size?
  • Location?
  • Scholarship programs?
  • Most medical schools require completion of 4 year undergraduate school
  • In the past, pre-med students were required to major in science, but now prospective medical students have more choices available to them
  • Need to complete at least 120 hours of course credits prior to entering medical school
  • 1 year of general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, and physics = prerequisites
  • Find a mentor (older medical student or doctor) that can guide you - SciMentorNet is a good resource
  • Be thinking about letters of recommendations from professors for medical school as early as freshman year of college
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