Medical Hurdles
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dwivian or others who want to understand the path of medical training:
Phase 1- College, 4 yrs, usually a science major
Phase 2- Medical School, 4 yrs +/- research. When you are done with this you are officially a doctor but still need on the job training.
Phase 3- Internship. You first job as a "real doctor". A year of on the job training at a major university hospital. For some specialties this is a medicine year followed by residency while for others it is just your first year of residency (the latter is for pediatrics).
Phase 3 cont- Residency. Between 2 and 8 years of more specialized training. 2 more years for pediatrics. When this stage is done you take your specialty board exams and get your liscense to practice one type of medicine.
Possible Phase 4-Fellowship. Further taining in a more specialized area of your chosen field for instance emergency medicine or cardiology.
Attending- the name we call anyone who has finished thir training however far they chose to take it and has a liscense. They can teach medical students and residents, and may do research.
dwivian or others who want to understand the path of medical training:Phase 1- College, 4 yrs, usually a science major
Phase 2- Medical School, 4 yrs +/- research. When you are done with this you are officially a doctor but still need on the job training.
Phase 3- Internship. You first job as a "real doctor". A year of on the job training at a major university hospital. For some specialties this is a medicine year followed by residency while for others it is just your first year of residency (the latter is for pediatrics).
Phase 3 cont- Residency. Between 2 and 8 years of more specialized training. 2 more years for pediatrics. When this stage is done you take your specialty board exams and get your liscense to practice one type of medicine.
Possible Phase 4-Fellowship. Further taining in a more specialized area of your chosen field for instance emergency medicine or cardiology.
Attending- the name we call anyone who has finished thir training however far they chose to take it and has a liscense. They can teach medical students and residents, and may do research.
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Date: 2006-01-06 07:59 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-06 09:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-06 08:03 pm (UTC)Um.... so, after making no money and racking up big debt, when does the money start coming in? :)
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Date: 2006-01-06 09:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-06 09:26 pm (UTC)Okay, maybe my copay isn't such a big deal, now.....
How much longer before you're "attending"?