(For med students) Medical School?
Undergraduate medical education lasts 4yrs…and Grad lasts another 4yrs. When I researched the curriculum there wasn't any classes that you took during grad education. You do residency and subspecialty programs. Is that corrrect?
Medical school is a combination of classroom instruction and clinical hours. You may not recognize the classes as such, but they are there if it's a US medical school. Something there's something called "problem-based learning," which is basically learning through the case method. It's becoming more popular and you are learning but it's more self taught. And of course there is gross anatomy (you and 2-3 others students have a corpse to dissect during your med school years).
You also do clinical hours–when depends on the school. It is now a requirement to have clinical skills training (basically learning how to have a good bedside manner). You also go on rounds at a hospital, help with intake and workups (in 3-4th year) and do clinical rotations, often at community clinics.
Residency is after the four-year medical school program, and you pick a specialty at that time and there is a national placement process. Many students get their first choice for residency programs (where you work at a teaching hospital), but some get their second or third choice. The length of residency depends on the specialty.
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January 4th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
this is how it goes:
4 years undergrad (there are exceptions to this)
4 years med school
3 years minimum residency
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January 5th, 2009 at 12:30 am
I'm pretty sure you take classes AT LEAST the first two years. Clinical training starts from the third year for most. It might be different for different countries (i'm speaking from the U.S)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_school_in_the_United_States#Curriculum
January 5th, 2009 at 1:18 am
If you are in the U.S., that is incorrect.
Medical school has classes, as well. During your first two years of medical school, you will be taking mostly classes that are related to medical education — human development, anatomy, histology, pathology, etc. You may also be getting some clinical experience at this time.
During your last two years the focus shifts to clinical practice. You may do different rotating cycles to different specialty areas — surgery, ER, family practice, ob/gyn, etc. — while also taking some more classes, although the load is not as heavy as the first 2 years.
After you graduate, this is when you do your residency and subspeciality program. The residency can last about 3 years and if you want to do a subspeciality, like cardiology or neonatology, that will take extra time after that. Altogether medical education can take up to 10 years or more, not including undergrad.
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January 5th, 2009 at 1:46 am
It depends on what field of medical expertise you intend to enter into.
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The medical students I have seen striving for perfection in surgery. Other sections may vary
January 5th, 2009 at 2:32 am
Medical school is a combination of classroom instruction and clinical hours. You may not recognize the classes as such, but they are there if it's a US medical school. Something there's something called "problem-based learning," which is basically learning through the case method. It's becoming more popular and you are learning but it's more self taught. And of course there is gross anatomy (you and 2-3 others students have a corpse to dissect during your med school years).
You also do clinical hours–when depends on the school. It is now a requirement to have clinical skills training (basically learning how to have a good bedside manner). You also go on rounds at a hospital, help with intake and workups (in 3-4th year) and do clinical rotations, often at community clinics.
Residency is after the four-year medical school program, and you pick a specialty at that time and there is a national placement process. Many students get their first choice for residency programs (where you work at a teaching hospital), but some get their second or third choice. The length of residency depends on the specialty.
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