How long do plastic surgeons have to college and medical school for?

Question

How long do plastic surgeons have to college and medical school for?

Answer 1

The duration of the residency varies between 3 and 7 years, depending on the residency program you choose and the sub-specialty.  The best way to answer your question is to direct you to FREIDA, where you can look up the specific programs yourself.  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category...

Most plastic surgery programs require 3 years of General Surgery residency before beginning a plastics program.  When I was at Johns Hopkins, the saying there was that plastic surgery was just general surgery done right.  

Answer 2

It depends if they are board certified or not. But basically it is the same as any other specialty in medicine. Obtain an undergraduate degree (4 years) and obtain a medical degree (4-5 years). Now they can call themselves doctors. But then they must spend time doing various residencies in the specialty they are interested (1-7 years). And then, they can take the tests for board certification and if they pass, they can be called a board-certified plastic surgeon.

Answer 3

all together 11 years

but there some cousres that can shorten the tim to about 8 years

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