Medical Careers : How to Become a Doctor

[ssips720]

and not a dime goes into your bank account in the meantime..

[zachfresh]

dream job

[BladePenguin]

this guy pretty much says the same thing for every one of his videos...

[giggleblaggle]

So let's see here...13 years of school, 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, 6 (ish) years of residency...by golly I can be a surgeon by the time I'm like 32 if I'm lucky! Haha no way I'm doing that. Good luck to all of you doctors out there.

[OscarTerror]

mark mcbang

[AznGurl747]

is it seriously that scary...

[420FreeLife]

@IQEllis

Passed*

and if you think that $250'000-$360'000 a year isn't rich, you must be awesome, additionally, doesn't everyone go after careers for money? I wouldn't be going to university if I had money shoved at me for no reason.

[bhajind]

@420FreeLife some ppl want to save lives...

[isidaryukens]

halo may i as you all someting? without biology, chemistry and physics got change can become doctor?? how much persen% can it be?

[TheMedicalConsultant]

Pretty concise, but a decent breakdown of medical school, residency, fellowship and other steps involved to becoming a practitioner. The key is definitely the fellowship piece, which really narrows and defines your clinical training. There is a great tool on the American Medical Association website called "Frieda Online - Residency Fellowship Training Program Search" which gives contact info for virtually all the training programs in different specialtites.

[philpbsteptoe]

Hold down the 8 key. AHAHAHAHAHAA

[MarseilleSun]

Great rundown of what you have to take. But he talks to fast and I think he's reading from the screen. Sometimes he pauses while he speaks at awkward spots. =D. Click 8 repeatedly and he sticks his tongue out.

[WBrown999]

If you push 797979797979 quickly it sounds like he is saying "nigger"



[ChocolateBlunt21]

So I'll be like 31 when I'm done? Thats crazy.

[AznGurl747]

@ChocolateBlunt21

Actually, most will be finished around their early 30's - mid 30's. Not 31, I'm afraid that's too young.

[GTYmassive]

he talks too fast

[homiezrgr8]

UKCAT here.

[1111guitarhero]

lolol keep pressing 8 HAHA

[strykersro]

well this is weird.. med school in romania is 6 years not 4 lol

[heavyfoam]

i wanted to be one when i was younger... but seriously.. all this school after the 4 years of college is just too much.... tahts a lot of money that i could have for working those extra 6 years

[tnguyen318]

Here is how Medical School should be. After students graduate they will work directly for the Government. No more balogny. Setting them free causes corruption.  Their also charging too much causing damage to the economy. Graduates will be located to a Government Hospital. They will be paid by the Government.

A. Terminology and The Basics.

B. Anatomy and Cell Biology.

C. Medicine and Pharmaceuticals.

D. Normal Physician and Surgical.

[nick42701]

@tnguyen318

Sorry buddy, but a surgeon who goes to school for 8 years, and doesn't finish his/her residency for another 8 years (16 years of school), deserves to make 6 or 7 figures a year. I agree in some aspect, that medical equipment is seriously inflated, as are the pharmaceutical companies products, but lets be real with one another....Actors make millions of dollars per film, athletes make millions per game, politicians make more than doctors most of the time....

[tnguyen318]

Click 'Reply' next time you want to reply. Nobody is getting your message by you just typing @..

[nick42701]

@tnguyen318

Try and get a device that runs flash correctly, maybe a computer that isn't 15 years old...because I'm looking at my prior response, and reading it just fine.

[laurenhetland]

@tnguyen318 do i hear socialism? that is like saying a business owner has to be controlled by the government. what you are saying is the exact opposite of a free market which is what the US is based around

[tnguyen318]

That is not Socialism. That stuff is evil. This is not Sociology. It's about Medical School. You learn how to cure diseases.

[shawnwwe]

people dont realize how hard it is and what energy and nerve u gotta have to become a doctor....lots of lots of sacrifice...when hear folks talking about how hard it is to be a lawyer, rn etc etc.....now add that times 10, thats how hard it is to become and finish medical school....after u have finished 8 years of college...then u have your 3-6 residency,in which u make less than a nurse, but work 80-90 hours a week....and continue doing that for 3-6 years and then take another exam. RESPECT!

[giggleblaggle]

@shawnwwe Sounds like a death sentence to me. Good luck to all of you doctors/surgeons/etc. That's not going to be me!

[Maloperverso]

@shawnwwe Why so many years!?

[predatorz990]

hey i want to become a doctor im 15 years old now but i just not sure because it seems hard and i need to know alot of things about diseases and sheets so any tips from you internet guys who became a doctor? thanks!

[letiduzit]

@predatorz990 me too! im 15 years old , & ths seems sooo hard! omgosh!

[lovekeyzbobo93]

@predatorz990 im not in college yet, but dude, start off small. u need to try to get A's on biology, chemistry...even though high school bio and chem is pretty easy depending on your teacher. but focus on getting into an anatomy and or physics...more so anatomy. after you do finish high school, then you should talk to someone about college. but right now, if you really want to become a doctor, focus on high school and getting in the mind set of a doctor.

[MilwaukeeFtw]

@WarrenAch I'm in the UK though, I watched this video out of interest since there's a lot more information for American medical schools than British, so I can understand the differing attitudes.

[MilwaukeeFtw]

@WarrenAch Is there a reason why people like you have to do this? How does a post like this benefit your life by highlighting negative factors in a career others desire?

[Ecompass4]

That means i'll be 32 by the time i'm a MD, whoa.. thanks for the info :)

[Clueless41]

If you're trying to become a doctor for the money choose another career. Trust me, you will be weeded out.

[ManuGinobili1977]

@Clueless41 No, i love this career this help people and you just sit there play videos games and jerk off =)

[pentelesoikoon]

it cant take that long

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[Angela89175]

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[Angela89175]

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[All1World4U]

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[All1World4U]

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[wetwillyoffilly]

sick office bro!

[HardikG121]

He forgot to mention you normally need a year of Organic Chemistry

[LadyEllex]

If you do a degree in nursing can you get into medical school with that?

[loveleppard]

@LadyEllex i know that you can in canada

[PersonalSuccessMktg]

Wow... sorry this isn't more inspiring so people will follow what he suggests. Has this man ever done another video? Too bad...

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[aboo00oode992]

it's a long road ... but it's the dream of my life !!!

being a doctor is an honor for me .

[killerboyfoolz]

Heh, I'll be somewhere between 24~26 with a doctor degree. However, the part where he said "additional years" had got me to be more impatient than ever.

[italkuenjoy]

so basically my life is over by the time i am earning good money!!!!

[kevingp12]

@italkuenjoy thats what i was was thinking lol!

[GeneralPeewee]

@italkuenjoy It's a long time, but your life doesn't at around 30.

[maffia440]

ill be 32 by the time i am a doctor

[portalnuk123]

@maffia440 you'll technically be a doctor after med school, so really you'll be 26. As a resident you will still get paid very well but after training you will be specialized and very rich.

[IQEllis]

@portalnuk123 You're so wrong, but I'll educate you. In residency, you get basically get paid chump change, like 35,000-40,000. After residency, after you're board-certified, then you'll practice medicine. You'll never be "rich" being a doctor, just payed well. Going into medicine is a very long and hard road, and doing it for money is very very stupid, and if you are, then you won't last past undergrad.

[stanfo100]

Man, I'll have a bloody bold spot by then, is there a shortcut, like sumer school and all...

[farhana381]

Wow woah slow down man... ur going to fast...

[wetwillyoffilly]

1:31 lovin' the brow raise

[bigbog987]

I really could care less about the amount of schooling it will take , I even don't care about the money I just want to help out the community. I am a African American I will become a medical physician in the future. My dream is to become a pediatric doctor in Africa to help all the children there:)

[juanchissi]

in Europe and in most part of the world is six years of medicine as people usually start directly after high school meaning that you do not need 2 years of chemistry or biology studies. although it might be good to have them although here in Europe they are included in the first pre-clinical years.

[MilwaukeeFtw]

@juanchissi In the UK You can apply for medical school if you got extremely high A level/scottish higher results in high school, but if you didn't get that then you'll usually have to take a bachelor of science degree instead to qualify. It takes longer, but you'll get there :)

[jd911711]

he said two to four to six to eight years add them all together thats how much school you need to take

[juanchissi]

@jd911711 its 12 years of only university to become a specialized doctor...

[DarkJudger]

@jd911711 that sorta rhymed lol

[xiweiding]

ive finally find a reason to become a surgeon/or physician.

ive accepted the fact that human nature is selfish and bad in other ways preventing humanity from moving forward so we can truely understand each other, help each other, help the earth, etc. but i think that one day someone on the caliber of jesus christ will come and change us. if i save lives maybe ill save that person's life or someone related to him/her or someone who would influence that person.i still have faith that we can change

[dragomslayer101]

@xiweiding thats exacly what i was thinking...i dont want to be a doctor but i want to be a dentist or a orthadonist...somthing in the medical field LOL (even tough im 7 years away from colage)...

[sseanyboyy]

@dragomslayer101 dentists and orthadontists arent specialty doctors, they dont go through the 1312314345 years of med school they just go to dentistry

[TravnikBosnia]

he's sexy

[swoleness96]

hahahah my friend had to sleep in a closet, and eat ramen noodles all day, first month he started working he bought a porsche lol.

[CVilla0713]

Community college = 5 years of school

BS Degree = 3 years of school

Med School = 4 years of school

Residency = 7 years

19 years of school HOLY SHIT!

[titanx9]

I wanted to be a doctor until I realized there was no way in hell I could ever pass calculus or do another decade of school after high school.

[mageisbad]

this guy talks to fast an smacks his lips all the time i wanna just slap him

[dmanagua]

Being a physician is the only job in America which has required more work for less pay every single year since the 1980s. Does that make sense? At least it has great job security.

[eguiat]

Fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!! in so much debt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WarrenAch]

@kittykatisme890 At least learn to make proper structured sentences.

[WarrenAch]

"Physician" or "Medical Doctor" are the right terms dumb ass.

"Doctor" means "To teach" and doesn't apply to Medical Doctors only.

In fact,anyone who holds a Doctorate level of studies can call himself a doctor,even if he studied Philosophy,letters or religions...

[sugarfrankjr]

@WarrenAch lol, who doesn't know that?

[WarrenAch]

@sugarfrankjr He clearly said "To become a Doctor,you have to go to Medical School"

Biggest misinformation ever seen from someone who calls himself "A doctor"...

[jeepersman11]

@WarrenAch why?

[WarrenAch]

@jeepersman11 Because a Doctor is someone who has a Doctorate Level of studies,like a Ph.D.,you don't have to go to Med School for this.

To become a Medical Doctor,then,you have to go to Medical School.

Medical Doctors are Physicians.

Doctors are mostly Researchers/Scientists in a specific field.

[TravnikBosnia]

@WarrenAch

I think it's obvious he means a Medical Docor....it says Medical Careers: How to Become a Doctor

[raijenny98]

thx caz l want 2 be a doctor =]

[kittykatisme890]

@raijenny98 Me too if you want to put your mind to it and you can do anything :)

[ALI1981USA]

u knw what.............. this is something sounds gay!

10 years to be a doctor and the rest of ur life to pay ur loans...........um dont want

[xbobthejokerx]

@ALI1981USA doctors and surgeons in particular will pay their debts in less then 1 year of working after they finish their residency, and finish school.They are the highest paying jobs in the north america. the average pay for a general family doctor is $205,000 while the average surgeon is paid $354,000 right out of residency and after 5 years you can be paid up too the $500,000 mark. this information is from a friend he owns a $90,000 lamborghni galardo which he bought when he was 32

[jd911711]

@xbobthejokerx so cool

[saidkilo]

bulshit! come to London and decome a doctor in 5 years undergraduate med or 4 years post grad. Im a student now, aged 19 year 2 of medschool. next year ill be specilizing in my area and my final 2 years in clinical practice in ur flied. YOU BECOME A DOCTOR IN 5 YEARS ONLY!

Wish me luck! hehe

[logic8368]

well, im not even going to attempt to become a doctor, ill go for RN or LVN :)

[Thers30]

Thanka!!!!!!!!!

[11Mihail]

thank you

I will be a doctor,and I really needed your help

so thank you very much!!!!

[TOBIdoesntNEEDaHUG]

I like how fast this guy talks.

He's trying to explain 10+ years of schooling in two and a half minutes.

[Farennah]

@TOBIdoesntNEEDaHUG

It takes 10 years to become a doctor?Are you kidding me?

[unimind24]

@TOBIdoesntNEEDaHUG

Lol!!

[modernwar20]

@TOBIdoesntNEEDaHUG I agree with you. :)

[crishift97]

not all the info was correct, you only need 1 year of BIO WITH LAB.

[budda10000]

@crishift97

eh dont skimp on science classes, they can only help your application.

[LA0PaTTy]

what classes do i need to become a general practioner.

[dmanagua]

Medical school usually starts at age 21-22 formost American students if you go straight through school. there are some 6 yr programs: 2 yrs college and 4 of med school combined. but there is so much more to college that I would not skip out on it.

[GamingXpert92]

i am 16 and i want to be a doctor is it hard and am i making a good choice

[samOFblorx]

I wonder if I'll be old and wrinkly by the time I get through all this school...

[JiRocket]

@samOFblorx

it'll be worth it

[PkedYou]

@samOFblorx That's the reason I decided not to become a Doctor. If you don't think you will absolutely love your job no matter how much money you make It's not worth 14 years of life.

[Phead128]

@PkedYou

This is not my final conclusion, but the way I personally think of it, it's hard work that will pay dividends in the future.

If you don't work hard in your life time, how will you ever change your current situation?

[HomieInBlack]

0:55 - 0:57 this is a standardized test that is ...usektouse...

lololol

1:05  - 1:07 Upon...duurr ...hurrr...being...huur..accep­ted...to...a medical school LOL

[AdVikesAd]

So say I want to specialize in say just the basic Family doctor, that's about 3 years residency?

[Traceurb]

i start at 17 and plan to finish miltiarry by 28 now. and believe me i do have an infiite amount of determination.

[dmanagua]

i went to medical school when i was 21. the average age was 25, and i had classmates who were in their 30s and 40s. so long as you are willing to work hard, you can do it!

[ObiAntKenobi]

so does that mean u starting the mediine degree at 17?

[twistnturns]

good for you man!!

[Traceurb]

i hope to become a doctor once i have first joined and then finished a ten year long military career. hope fully i live till then.

[ermaclob]

???? 10 years of military + 10 years of school = 20 years, if you start at 18 you will be 38 at best, i hope you have an infinite amount of determination

[Traceurb]

....

[JonTStudios]

hi, how long does it take to become a doctor in the UK?

[colo250]

depends on which doctor. but avareage about 12 years

[Ayohima]

after 4yrs of colege when you enter the medical thing do you get payed?

[yougosquishnow]

No, you pay...a S*** load. average medical student debt in the United states is $135,000 on graduation from medical school. You do get paid for residency training after medical school, but it is not really enough to make payments on loans so most residents deffer repayments until residency training is complete

[kamlasayeen]

... you dont get payed till your residency, and during residency, pay is like minimum wage, or almost

[preetypabla]

wow!!! thanks a bunch...

[mhaidari171]

Seems like a never-ending process. So surgeons basically go for about 14 years before they can practice if i'm not mistaken.

[yougosquishnow]

4 years college, + 4 years med school + 5 year residency + 3 year fellowship = 16 years after high school

[hilldominator27]

and a bullload of debt. dont forget that.

[yougosquishnow]

I wish I could forget, but uncle sam won't let me :)

[TitanSubZero15]

Good grades? Ha! Not Even! My dad, no offense to him, but he was a complete dumbass, and I MEAN dumbass! And yet he was able to finish his residency, unfortunately he didn't pass his English exams when trying to pass his license over the U.S.

[Shiagirl36]

having good grades in highschool can help you in your college life...

[trinicoolie101]

i got a question im only in grade 9 now in canada and im tired of learnin shakesspeare and getting marked on plays which is al a wate of time if i want to become a doctor atleast a pedeatric would i just need math and science?answer plz

[zalmi1]

what natnaelhaile said was wrong. Im sorry they mislead you. I'm going to UCLA right now and Im planning on going to medical school so I know a lot about this subject. Being a pediatrician has the same prerequisites as being a surgeon BEFORE medical school. You need 2 yrs bio (micro, macro, & biochem), 2 yrs chem (general-chem & organic-chem), calculus I & II, 1 general/calculus physics, and all your general education requirements. It's a long road but respect you earn is well worth it.

[7FluxProductions]

i know High school dosent matter that much but how well should we be doing in it? Im getting a 3.6 gpa and in 2 honers ap classes. probably wont cut it :(

[beaner4life]

What the hell are you talking about? High school doesn't matter as long as you go to a 4-year University and get a degree. (doesn't have to be science related as video stated.

[FutureEntrepreneur1]

If high school doesnt matter how do you expect to get into the 4 year university dumbass? If you mess up in high school the only way to get into a 4 year uni is through community college and not everyone wants to suffer community college....

[beaner4life]

Suffer? I'd say its a good low-cost alternative. It's only a general education anyway, so most of it you won't be using in your future career.

[FutureEntrepreneur1]

Correct... However it takes away two years of the university experience. Those first two years are where all the actual fun is.... Underage drinking and partys.... If you want to pledge its best to do it early in these two years. By the time somone is out of the two years of community college they still may have years of college left but the rest of the university community is already bored with it.... A community college transfer would have the same excitement as say... well... a freshamn...

[FutureEntrepreneur1]

Oh and by the way sorry for calling you a dumbass... That was totally out of line and it had no class... Forgive me for that.

[budda10000]

suffer community college?? I attended it for my first 2 yrs of college because I had no money.. I earned a 4.0 GPA w/ ease.. It was kind of boring but I would hardly equate it to suffering.... Now I am at UCD and still earn a 4.0 but put out a lot more work for the same GPA. Med school is one route i have considered and thus i am taking a lot of science despite my major being economics. My advice is earn a high GPA that way you have options even if you opt out of med school.

[ojoreakatheoj]

what major

[digitsync2]

When it comes to education, there is not cutting corner.  It's easy to see one has good gens to be an athlete but when it's come to brain stuff it's harder to determine, the who can hang onto their study will make it.

[Atniw]

Thanks