How hard is it to become a medical doctor in Ontario?

Exactly how to become a Doctor in Canada... courses and what not...?

• okay i REALLY want to become a vet. i am in 8th grade but in Ontario (thats were im located) so anyways. i wanna start planning. once i get out of high school i wanna go to college..... i know it has to be 4 yrs but I don't know what classes to major in, what classes to take, what degree should i go for and all that stuff. also what is this I hear about credits ? like i hear you need 30 science credits 10 math credits , etc.[those are not the actual credit #rs i just made those up] how do get the credits and what do they mean, do you earn the credits in high school , college/University ,or doctor college? okay so here r my Q's 0] Can you go to University or do you have to go to college 1] what classes should i take in high school ? 2] what courses should i take/major in in college/University 3]what degrees do i need to get into a vet college/University? 4]what degrees do i need to actually become a vet at clinic 5] what are credits ? 6] do i get credits in high school or college/University ? 7] any other info would be great !

• Answer:

  0. A four year college or university 1. All the science, english and math classes that you can. 2. Major in any field ensuring that you take the prerequisites required for vet school. Each vet school has its own requirements so you need to ensure that you take all the required prerequisites for each school you apply to. 3. A Bachelor's degree 4. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 5. Every class that you take is worth a certain amount of credits usually 3. Science courses with lab components are usually worth more credits. 6. Both. Your high school credits will be used to get to college not for vet school. 7. You might want to have a look at the Future Students website of the Ontario Veterinary College of the University of Guelph http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/future/dvm/ You should also begin to do volunteer work in the field from around age 16- vets, farms, animal shelters etc to be sure that this is exactly what you want to do as it's a very competitive field