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what would i have to do to be a doctor
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Thomas Petroff D.O., F.A.C.O.O.G
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This most important thing to do to become a doctor is understand what the role is many people think that being a doctor is like what they see on TV watch is far from the truth. I would advise trying to shadow a doctor to see what the job really entails or volunteer at a hospital
Charese Tan
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Hello!
There are many paths you can take to become a doctor. You can attend an undergraduate school of your choice and major in any subject (literally any!!!!); as long as you complete the pre-medical requirements such as biology I and II with lab, chemistry I and II with lab, organic chemistry I and II with lab, physics I and II with lab, psychology, sociology, genetics, statistics, and calculus I. You have to build up your resume by volunteering in both a medical (example: hospital) and non-medical (example: soup kitchen) settings. You also have to shadow doctors and build upon your clinical hours. Upon your junior year of college, you would be preparing for and taking the MCAT (which is an exam for medical school admissions). You would also apply in this cycle if you are ready by then. This is for if you are planning to apply to medical school and attend it right after undergraduate school.
Another route would be taking a gap year after your undergraduate year if you would like to take time to build up on yourself to become a more formidable applicant. During this time you can take up jobs as a research assistant, attend a master's program within a different school, build your own DIY master's program within a community college to save money, travel, etc.; there's so much you can do! You would then apply a year or two or even three years after you graduate from undergraduate school.
Also know that there are two paths to become a doctor degree wise such as D.O. and M.D.! One is a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) and doctor of Allopathic Medicine. Shadow and look into doctors of both fields to help decide what would best align with your goals.
There are many paths you can take to become a doctor. You can attend an undergraduate school of your choice and major in any subject (literally any!!!!); as long as you complete the pre-medical requirements such as biology I and II with lab, chemistry I and II with lab, organic chemistry I and II with lab, physics I and II with lab, psychology, sociology, genetics, statistics, and calculus I. You have to build up your resume by volunteering in both a medical (example: hospital) and non-medical (example: soup kitchen) settings. You also have to shadow doctors and build upon your clinical hours. Upon your junior year of college, you would be preparing for and taking the MCAT (which is an exam for medical school admissions). You would also apply in this cycle if you are ready by then. This is for if you are planning to apply to medical school and attend it right after undergraduate school.
Another route would be taking a gap year after your undergraduate year if you would like to take time to build up on yourself to become a more formidable applicant. During this time you can take up jobs as a research assistant, attend a master's program within a different school, build your own DIY master's program within a community college to save money, travel, etc.; there's so much you can do! You would then apply a year or two or even three years after you graduate from undergraduate school.
Also know that there are two paths to become a doctor degree wise such as D.O. and M.D.! One is a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) and doctor of Allopathic Medicine. Shadow and look into doctors of both fields to help decide what would best align with your goals.