Medical School Is Too Long

Does medical school take too long? - Scope

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One reason for getting medical students through the academic programs faster is that we are facing a shortage of physicians — up to a 100,000 shortfall by the year 2030, according to projections by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Condensing medical …

If you want to be a doctor, hold off on medical school until age 28

https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/17/why-medical-school-should-start-at-age-28/

It is common for physicians to defer having children until their mid-to-late 30s — after residency and fellowship — adding fertility …

Is medical school too long? - Quora

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There are a couple of issues with shortening medical school in the U.S. model (I can't speak for any systems outside the U.S.) First, as Peter Allein mentioned, the U.S. …

The Real Reason Why It’s Harder Than Ever To Get Into …

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Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Acceptance rate: 2.6% # of applicants: 6,040 Seats: 155 …

How Hard Is Medical School? Students Tell All - sgu.edu

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How Long Is Medical School? Mapping Your MD …

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Your second year of medical school is a good time to start considering not only where your interests lie but also what it takes to pursue different medical specialties. The National Resident Matching Program …

The Real Reason It Takes So Long To Become A Doctor

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Med school requires a bachelors degree with at least 10 semesters of undergraduate laboratory science and math. The first two years are preclinical …

Medical students are skipping class, making lectures

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At one school, attendance is so bad that a Nobel laureate recently lectured to mostly empty seats. Nationally, nearly one-quarter of second-year medical students reported last year that they...

CMV: It Takes Too Long to Become a Doctor (in the US)

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So basically as the title says, I think the amount of training to become a physician in the United States is way too long. Mostly I am speaking to the training before residency. A …

Five Types of Med School Gap Years, Ranked Best to …

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med school gap year tell your parents its ok to take a gap year R • 1 year ago I recently graduated in May 2021, and I plan on applying to med school in May 2022. This means that I am taking 2 gap years. During this first …