<p>i dont understand about studying medicine in the US. u chose any major u want than after u graduate i go to a school of medicine.and in the school of medcine do u specilise in the various branches of medicine.</p>
<p>can some1 help me and just tell me a little about studying medicine in the us</p>
<p>i sumhow didnt understand what you are trying to say .. can you sort off rephrase your query>??</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>sorry bout that. all i mean is how do u study medicine in the U.S.A.
people tell me theres no major in medicine so how to u study it?</p>
<p>see, Medicine is a Postgraduate study there. So one will need to complete a Bachelor's degree first. Bachelor degree can be in any field till it satisfies some pre-med requirements which makes one eligible to give the MCAT exam. so after one's 4yr Undergrad, the student has apply to a medical school for 4 yrs MD program. After that the student has to do Residency in some specialised areas to start practicing as a physician. Residency can be 2-7yrs long depending on the field of specialization.</p>
<p>4yr UG+4yr MD is equivalent to the MBBS degree offered in different parts of the world.</p>
<p>Another mistake that potential Med students make is that studying pre-med offers some advantage when applying to medical school. In fact, from all the literature that I have read, med school admissions officers would prefer that you show that you have a talent or interest in something other than the natural sciences provided that you satisfy the requirements. So, don't take pre-med just because you want to be a doctor. From what I can gather, a pre-med degree limits you to something in biology, get a BA or a BSc in something else, and you are a certified professional.</p>
<p>Pre-med is not even a major. Not in any decent university anyhow.
Pre-med is a track. A bunch of courses.
It is also a fallacy that med schools prefer you to major in something else besides the natural sciences. They like to accept some students that majored in something else, but students that majored in the natural sciences are accepted at the highest rate.</p>
<p>^ I heard that students with music degrees are accepted at the highest rate... but it probably varies year to year and person to person</p>
<p>I do agree that natural science majors get into med school at higher rates than humanities or music majors, but that says more about the inclinations of the med school applicants than the preferences of the admissions officers.</p>
<p>For the most part, people who major in econ for example would probably be looking for a place in business school rather than med school. Very few of such people go on to apply to med school. A great many of the applicants choose natural science courses because they know that they could not explain demand and supply to save their lives. That explains the higher percentages of med school students with B Scs in the natural sciences.</p>
<p>It's not a fallacy. It's always better to have more than one interest (with the grades to prove it)</p>