<p>As a GP (a general practitioner), you could be in practice in 9 years (see above post of 10/31). I don’t know any GPs and quite honestly one cannot learn enough to become a competent physician that quickly.</p>
<p>More importantly, why is the concept of how long it takes so daunting? It’s not an unpleasant journey and in fact, the journey sometimes turns out to be more exciting than the final destination. I always used to tell myself “everybody has to be somewhere, I’m here. Not bad, not bad at all.”</p>