Medical Careers : How to Become an Orthopedic Surgeon

To become an orthopedic surgeon, a science-related bachelor's degree is required, followed by four years of medical school and at least six years of a residency in the field. Learn to become an orthopedic surgeon with tips from a practice 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

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• careers in medicine
• medical field careers

[seversebastian]

I just became an orthopedist.

[74441117]

this video helps cause my life long goal is to become an Orthopedic Surgeon

[Orangez25]

@SuperDROIDuser good luck!

[brianhip]

@seversebastian Congratulation :), I want to be a doctor just like my father by the way he is also an orthopedist

[Rebel9055]

I REALLY want to be an orthopedic surgion, Even though I'm only 14 years old. Whatever, I'm passing all the advance classes in my high school

[Shizmixin]

@sk8terbruhXD4653 I would say around 16 Years! Four years undergrad, four years Med School, Six years or more in Residency, and additional year or two (if you choose) of post-graduate training or Fellowship. Then after completion of all your training, you can take the Board Exam as an Orthopedic Surgeon and upon passing, you are "Certified" as an Orthopedic Surgeon ready to practice in the community! Its alot of fuckin schooling but it pays off in the end ; ) After all that, you party XD

[KnoxSUX]

@sk8terbruhXD4653

Four Years Undergrad + Four Years Med School + Six Years Residency

[SuperDROIDuser]

Orthopedic surgery will always be my life long goal.. I truly hope i can become one

[1111guitarhero]

keep pressing 1 lol sounds and looks like he is beat boxing.

[Fight4Honor218]

@74441117 Same here.

But the thing right now is that im enlisted in the Navy..gotta get this over with first.

Spending my time hitting the books for my degree =)

[sk8terbruhXD4653]

So how many years in total to be an orthopedic surgeon?