Cardiologists are required to become regular medical doctors first and then complete a residency in cardiology. Learn about becoming a cardiologist with tips from a medical administrator in this free video on career information.
Expert: Mark MacBayne
Bio: Mark MacBayne, with a Master of Public Health degree, is a practice manager at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Echoing what others have said, the path is:
4 years bachelor's degree
4 years medical degree (MD)
3 years internal medicine residency
3+ years cardiology fellowship (extra interventionalist training optional)
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14 years or more post-high school.
Nipponkoku 1 year ago
This isn't totally accurate. After graduating, you have to do a residency in INTERNAL MEDICINE. You then follow that up with a FELLOWSHIP in cardiology. The IM residency takes three years, and the cardiology specialty fellowship takes between 2-3 extra years AFTER your IM residency. That's not what this guy is telling you.
Guido3469 3 years ago