How do I become a general surgeon?
I want to become a general surgeon, what are some advice to become one?
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While you're still in high school, focus on taking AP classes in science subjects, like biology, chemistry, or anatomy if your school offers them. Make sure you study for all your exams and focus on getting good grades so you can get into a good college program. Med schools will look at all the courses you take to see if you're a good candidate so it's best to start early.
When you're going to college, choose a pre-med program or get a bachelor's degree in a STEM field to put yourself a step ahead. Fill your class schedule with science courses like biology, anatomy, organic chemistry, physiology, and psychology. Start looking into different med schools and check their course requirements to ensure you're taking the classes that you need.
When you apply to medical schools, take the MCAT exam, and take a lot of time to study so you can get into a good program. Include any extracurriculars and examples of when you've been a good leader on your applications to show that you're a good candidate to become a surgeon.
General surgeons need to have strong communication and organization skills, pay attention to small details, and be compassionate toward other people so they can take good care of patients, so make sure you're a good communicator that feels comfortable in a stressful environment.
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When you're going to college, choose a pre-med program or get a bachelor's degree in a STEM field to put yourself a step ahead. Fill your class schedule with science courses like biology, anatomy, organic chemistry, physiology, and psychology. Start looking into different med schools and check their course requirements to ensure you're taking the classes that you need.
When you apply to medical schools, take the MCAT exam, and take a lot of time to study so you can get into a good program. Include any extracurriculars and examples of when you've been a good leader on your applications to show that you're a good candidate to become a surgeon.
General surgeons need to have strong communication and organization skills, pay attention to small details, and be compassionate toward other people so they can take good care of patients, so make sure you're a good communicator that feels comfortable in a stressful environment.
Well, number one, to become a surgeon you need to become a doctor. To get into medical school, everything from high school and later is considered. So you have to be working towards that from the beginning, otherwise it makes it that much harder.
Once you are in medical school, you get to choose what kind of specialty you are contemplating going into so that when you complete medical school, you can start residency. Residency is when you actually get trained for a particular specialty, and you apply during your medical school years. General surgery residency is five years.
In general surgery, different specialties would be GI surgery, vascular surgery, or cardiothoracic surgery. So those are some of the examples of different general surgery subspecialties. You need to be good at working with your hands and it has to be something that you enjoy. General surgery is something that takes a lot of hard work and a lot of hours.
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Once you are in medical school, you get to choose what kind of specialty you are contemplating going into so that when you complete medical school, you can start residency. Residency is when you actually get trained for a particular specialty, and you apply during your medical school years. General surgery residency is five years.
In general surgery, different specialties would be GI surgery, vascular surgery, or cardiothoracic surgery. So those are some of the examples of different general surgery subspecialties. You need to be good at working with your hands and it has to be something that you enjoy. General surgery is something that takes a lot of hard work and a lot of hours.
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