How many years does it take to be a Doctor?

Question

Ok i'm not just talking about med-school, I'm talking about from college to med school to intership and recidency.?

Answer 1

In Mexico Pre-med lasts only 4 months (some universities do cram pre-med which makes you do it in half as much time).

The career as such in average lasts about 6 years. 2 years basic knowledge, 2 years clinical rotations, 1 year internship and 1 year of social service. There's a university in northern Mexico where you do the working equivalent of the internship during the final 3 years between regular classes; but most universities follow the forumula I just explained.

All of that just to become a general practitioner. After graduation, you have the choice to do a residency which can last at least least 2-3 years to many, many more. I've heard of R-14's though at the most I've only seen R-7's (7 year residents, usually studying a fellowship).

Answer 2

it all depends on what kind of doctor. i know to be a forensic pathologist, that i want to be, it is 11-12 years of schooling. 4yrs of undergrad, 4yrs residency then a year for forensics, THEN, 2yrs of resdiency in forensic pathology. plan on 10-11 years.

Answer 3

Without taking any breaks & assuming you take 4 years to earn a BS or BA, it takes 8 years to earn a medical degree so it would take 11 years for internal/family medicine, 11 for pediatrics, 13 for general surgery, 12 for anesthesiology,11 for emergency medicine, & 11 or 12 for OB/Gyn depending on the program. If you enter an accellerated program where undergrad and medschool are combined(total of 6yr instead of 8), it would take two years less.

Answer 4

This depends on  where you want to study , courses differ in duration in different countries .... say for example in the us u need to do your pre-med which you can get done in 4 or 5 years average and after that u need to get into med school which is of a total duration of 4 years , internship is of 1 year duration , and finally it depends on the duration of your residency , residencies vary in course-length from 3 yrs ( psychiatry) to 5 or 6 ( surgery) , so i would say a total 12 -13 years if u meant in the u.s but in other countries say india u can directly get into med school which is of 4.5 years duration , 1 year internship and 3 years of residency so it would be around 7.5 - 8 years till u become a specialized doctor , so to answer your question in brief overall it would vary from 8 years to 13 years depending on where you do your college :))  

Answer 5

10 or 4.

It depends.

Answer 6

roughly 8... give or take