<p>Hello everyone i am currently trying to get into a UC and want to become a family Physician which UC’s have the best Majors for them?</p>
<p>Obviously you need to do a little bit more research on the process of getting into medical school because you would know it doesn’t matter what you major in. <a href=“http://www.studentdoctor.net%5B/url%5D”>http://www.studentdoctor.net</a> is a good start.</p>
<p>oh i know that…but in order to get into med school u gota take mcats which i heard has bio chem and stuff like that…jw wat u guys reccommend</p>
<p>Do a forum search on SDN. What is tested on MCATs is covered in whole in your prereqs. Taking advanced science courses will not help you on the MCAT. Major in what you can get good grades in…that is what matters.</p>
<p>There are other courses that will help you on the MCAT. I know for sure biochemistry is one. I can’t think of others off the top of my head. Studentdoctor should recommend the others.</p>
<p>Preferably a physician can write proper English, and do their own research.
I don’t mean to sound rude, but… that seems like an important point for someone to make.</p>
<p>Do family practice physicians usually do research? I would think that would be for joint MD/Ph.Ds.</p>
<p>Google-level research, yes. Anyone I’m trusting with my body had better know how to use google, just as a general rule.</p>
<p>FamPractice/GenPract docs do quite a bit of clinical/applied case study research – as in, they have to be able to diagnose a very wide range of problems accurately and either design an appropriate treatment plan themselves or refer them to the proper specialist. It’s not really research (generally) in the sense of writing articles so much as staying up to date in a very wide range of specialties and knowing where to look if one does not already have the answer.</p>
<p>And yes, other more advanced courses will help with the MCAT. The pre-reqs are simply the minimum necessary to get in, but the MCAT is testing material in each field – material that is likely but not necessarily going to be covered in any given set of intro/pre-med courses (every prof and textbook are different) – so of course taking additional courses in each area is likely to increase your chances of learning (and retaining) the right information.</p>