How long it take to be physician?

Question

How long does it take to be a physician? I live in boston Massachusetts what school teach it. Could please forward the information.

Answer 1

It depends on your area of specialization. Generally speaking to graduate from medical school it will take 8 years of studying. Then it is a 1 - 2 year internship where you work in several different areas of medicine on short 2 - 6 week rotations and then during this time you take a few tests in order to qualify as a physician. Once you have completed your internship in most states you can work as a doctor. However without a board certification you are fairly worthless. To become board certified you train for another 3 - 5 years approximately and then you may take a post-doctorate fellowship to specialize even further (e.g. pediatric cardiology). From start to end you and depending on your specialization you are looking somewhere between 10 years - 17 years.