How much schooling to become a surgeon surgeon?

Question

A lot of people are telling me different things.

I'm about to start college (kind of), early college.

And I'm hearing 2 years of generals before i go to med school than I'm also hearing 4 years.

Then Med School is 4 years, right?

And then I also want to speacialize in Cardiothuracic (CT) Surgery.

Answer 1

In order to be accepted into most medical schools, you must earn an undergraduate degree with the proper prerequisites for medical school.  This usually takes 4 years.  Medical school will be another 4 years, provided you are achieving a standard M.D. or D.O. degree.  Mixed degrees such as Ph.D./M.D. will take much longer. (approx. 7 years) Once you are out of medical and you are still wanting to become a surgeon you must participate in a residency program that specializes in the surgery of your choice.  This will usually last between 4 - 7 years.  SO...you are looking at about 12-15 years before you become a practicing surgeon.  Study hard...  :-)

Answer 2

Your question is completely fine compared to what/how other people usually ask. I will give You a detailed explanation as following on how to become a doctor:

1) Pre-med of 4 years. IE. Life Sciences

2) Choosing between the two types of medical schools:

     - Allopathic      ( Doctorate of Medicine )

       4 years without any residency training program.

     - Osteopathic  ( Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine )

       4 years without any residency training program.

3) Residency ( also known as " Postgraduate Year " ): practising medicine under the supervision of fully licensed physicians, usually in a hospital or clinic. It is a 2 years program in Canada and 1 year in the USA.

4) Fellowship: pursuing a sub-speciality and the numbers of years needed to complete such programs varies between 2-5 years. Some sub-specialities are:

- Cardiology

- Critical Care Medicine

- Endocrinology

- Gastroenterology

- Geriatrics

- Hematology

- Immunology

- Infectious disease

- Oncology

- Palliative Care

- Pulmonology

- Rheumatology

Now for You to become a Cardiothoracic Surgeon which is a 3 years program, You should have doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine and fellowship residency.

I hope I was clear enough to help You understand.

Wish You All The Best !