When do you have to decide what to specialise in for medicine?

Question

When do you have to decide what to specialise in for medicine?

Answer 1

dcowley is misinformed about the US.

The 4th year of medical school is when one decides, typically. This is because a new doc needs to apply to residency programs specific to the specialty.

Answer 2

Depends on the country:

UK=You do two foundation years, after that you apply for Specialty Registrar posts. So two years after university.

Probably Wrong:

USA=You do the year long internship, then do your Residency in  a specialty, so one year after medical school.

If you are not UK or USA, then sorry i have probably been absolutely no help at all.

edit: Sorry, that was a mistake, i got slightly confused. I'm not quite as knowledgeable about the American way. I thought it was similar to UK but apparently not.