How hard is it to be a doctor?

How hard is it to become a Doctor Surgeon ?

• Well I am currently in high school right now and I was wondering.... How hard is it to be a doctor surgeon.. I am interested on becoming a Registered Nurse and a Nurse Midwife but at the same time, I want to be a Doctor Surgeon.. I want to know how many years do you have to take with the doctor surgeon and what do i have to cover .... also.. i want to know how hard it is to become a doctor surgeon... :) Thank you!!! Oh and please dont answer if you dont know.... thanks

• Answer:

  It's very difficult. An M.D. degree is said to be one of that hardest titles to achieve alone. To become an M.D, you must do well in high school and go on to university, usually majoring in a science field such as biology, chemistry, or a specific pre-medicine course. You will have to take classes in inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus, physics, biology, medicine, sociology, psychology, and many more that contribute to your degree and interest. In university, you will have to achieve top grades and an overall GPA of at least 3.5. The spring of your junior year, you're expected to take the MCAT (Medical College Acceptance Test) exam, which is extremely difficult and focuses in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, upper math, physics, medicine, and so on. This test determines on what level you are academically and is your key into medical school if your scores are up to par with the school's acceptance requirements. If you're accepted into medical school, you will generally be spending a minimum of four years before you achieve your M.D. degree. However, depending on which area in the field you wish to continue on into professionally, more years of study and research may be required. After medical school, you must be accepted into an internship program. Like applying to medical school, this process is extremely difficult and harshly competitive. A typical surgical internship lasts usually between one and two years, all depending on the field. When you pass your intern exams, you'll apply and hopefully be admitting to a residency program, which is commonly in the same hospital or setting you've interned at. In residency, you can breathe a little. Because now you're not just an intern - you're a surgeon. In the beginning of residency you're still overseen by an attending, but at this point you can feel a little more guaranteed that you're years of effort have finally paid off for this moment and year medical career is ahead of you.