How hard is it to become a doctor?
I want to find out how long it takes and what is considered bad doctor and which mistakes are most common in the practice. #doctor #medicine #surgeon
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Justina’s Answer
The association of american medical colleges says "It typically takes from 11 to 16 years to complete your education, including four years of college (undergraduate school), four years of medical school and anywhere from three to eight years of training in a specific specialty area (residency training), depending on which specialty you choose to pursue."
For what reason are you interested in a "bad doctor"? My advise is to not let fear of not being good at something deter you from pursuing it. Everyone fails and, in my experience, failure is the greatest teacher with the most invaluable life lessons. Across all fields the biggest mistake is in doing a job that you are not happy in.
This sounds very complicated.
Taylor
<a href="/users/6712/taylor/"><a href="/users/6712/taylor/">@Taylor</a></a>: To be honest, it's totally reasonable to feel that way. It's definitely NOT easy to become a doctor (or cheap for that matter). That's why so few people do it. But if you've always wanted to help people through medicine, being a Doctor is a great option, and there are tons of other options too that are in the Healthcare industry!
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