Premed Forum FAQs: Read First

[Pharmagal]

Thanks, folks! That's good info to know.

My friend's D who is in 4th year of BS/MD at NYU is now thinking of applying to MD/PhD.

[R-DNA]

For the more ignorant readers, could u guys add a time line sth like this:
1.high school 2.premed 3.med school ... I m not sure where MCAT fits in. After undergraduation? What degree programs fall under med school (MD? what else?) and when exactly do u start practising ? Directly after med school? Or are there any further degrees?
Any replies would be tremendously helpful.

[bluedevilmike]

Four years in high school
Four years in college; sometime during your third year, you take the MCAT
Four years in medical school; at this graduation you are referred to as an MD but will not yet be treating patients unsupervised ("practicing")
Three to seven years in residency
Zero to two or three years in fellowship

After this time, you are a practicing physician.

[R-DNA]

So a minimum of 10 years.Thanks that was extrememly helpful.
Suppose you don't want to be a practising physician and instead choose medical reasearch ...do u still have to complete residency and fellowship?

(Is there a website with a Medical school FAQ?)

[R-DNA]

AAMC Considering A Career in Medicine: Application and Admission Timeline

sth i found

[bluedevilmike]

(Is there a website with a Medical school FAQ?)

Premed Forum FAQs: Read First

[lemon_lime_rush]

Whoa, great post. Thanks for taking the time for linking these and putting them all together.

[Icarus]

Suppose you don't want to be a practising physician and instead choose medical reasearch ...do u still have to complete residency and fellowship?

why not just get a PhD then? The vast majority of people doing medical research are PhD's. However, if you feld the need to get an MD as well... most states require you to at least complete an internship (one year) after graduating to become licensed as a physician. I guess you wouldn't have to do this if you didn't want to - but you wouldn't have a license, ability to get/prescribe meds, represent yourself as a physician, etc. You would just have the MD degree.

[Altamont]

would me applying as an undeclared major or an less impacted major increase my chances to get into the undergrad school i want?

[keryar2003]

Goldshadow, YOu are soooo sweet!!!!!

[bluedevilmike]

(22:14) PrincessND: NYU College of Arts & Science Office of Professional and Career Advising
(22:14) PrincessND: click on site, then premed courses, then math requirements for medical schools