Whats the best way to stay on track to become a doctor?

Hi Jay,

Below is a short summary of the steps to follow to become a doctor in the United States of America:

• Complete Grade 12 / High School diploma / GED — exceptional academic results set the tone for the future!


• You MUST finish a 4-year college or university degree, complying with medical school premed requirements


• In your final year at college/university, you will have to do the MCAT test (Medical School Admission test)


• Apply to medical school. I would suggest that you make use of ‘AMCAS’.

The “pre-med” classes required by virtually all schools in the US are as follows:

• “Freshman” chemistry along with the appropriate laboratory courses


• Organic chemistry along with laboratory courses


• Biology along with laboratory courses


• Physics along with laboratory courses


• English


• Calculus including advanced math classes and statistics

In addition, many schools require a certain number of credits in non-science classes. Pre-med requirements play a very important role in admissions for several reasons.

Pre-med requirements make the bulk of the science classes you will take in college and determine your Science Grade Point Average (GPA), which is one of the determinants of your chances of admission.

You will need to get recommendations for medical schools from professors who taught pre-med classes.

Pre-med requirements cover most of the material you need to know for the MCAT. The better you know the stuff covered in these premed classes – the better off you’ll be when the time comes for you to take your MCAT.

Schools ask you explicitly to list premed requirements along with your grades on their secondary applications, which means they bear a lot of weight.

To specialize in a specific branch of medicine e.g. anesthesiology, you will have to add another 3-8 years of Internship and residency (average 4 years). During these years you will receive income in the form of a salary from the hospital you are rendering medical services at.

More detailed information in:

http://www.theapprenticedoctor.com/steps-to-becoming-a-medicaldoctor-in-the-united-states-of-america/

Have a great academic career!

My dad was a medical doctor in our country. When we came to America, he was over 60 years old. But he studied and went through residency and received his MD license and we opened a medical office. Long story short: find a true purpose of your career choice. That will be your North Star to keep yourself stay on track.

Good luck!