Medical Careers : How to Become a Doctor

Becoming a doctor requires four years of science-related undergraduate study, four years of medical school and a residency that specializes in a chosen field. Explore becoming a doctor 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

[aboooode]

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

being a doctor is an honor for me .

[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.

[noranorita]

we have a different system in Spain... it's 6 years in college + a year for a big exam + 3-4 years at least for specialising

[kirbymiester]

I'm glad videos like this exist, crushing people's hopes and dreams and saving them from medical school.

[wwesonyfan]

I want to be a Cardiac Surgeon. It's hard work but im not going to give up.

[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.

[BKx]

I like how fast this guy talks.

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

[colo]

depends on which doctor. but avareage about 12 years

[MOHAMMADable]

DON'T FORGET THE NURSING I AM STUDYING NURSE AND IT IS A LITTLE HARD BECAUSE OF LESSONS AND PRACTICE IN HOSPITAL
RESPECT FROM LEBANON

[yougosquishnow]

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

[Ecompass]

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

[aal-dahir]

What is a residency program? i'm sure we don't have that in the UK

[AnimeRiku]

Being 14 and hearing this, no college tuiton for me, and needing a 3.7 gpa, I should probably go study.

[sunairjet]

I have a question. Am I quite young to be prescribed zopiclone? 20 years old. When I am off them for hours I get pain and restlessness. How old is the average z drug patient

[Ayohima]

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

[Monster]

If you choose not to do science courses you still have to do biology and chemistry, but he said it's not required, how does that make any sense?

[doubO]

@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.

[AllWorldU]

Does anyone know how to reach the poster of this video series? I would like to use this video for a project and need written permission from the owner. Thanks!

[LadyEllex]

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

[ovechkinrules]

Is there any doctor job you can d casts and other stuff like sicknesses