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murshyblues
Jan 19, 2008, 05:41 PM
I want to go a college to study medicine to become a M.D and skin care specialist and I want to know how can I get in to that? Is there a Special school that I need to go to? How I go about becoming an M.D? Do I have to become a nurse first? I'm clueless! Please help me!
Thanks
J_9
Jan 19, 2008, 05:52 PM
Are you still in high school? If so, you will have to take the science courses your school offers. If they offer biology take it, if they offer anatomy & physiology, take it. You will also need to take all of the maths.
The special school you go to would be medical school. Do you have to be a nurse first? No you don't.
murshyblues
Jan 19, 2008, 06:14 PM
Actually I'm not in high school, I finish high school in 2006 and I took a year off and now I want to go in to medicine, I did take science and a lot of math classes in high school, that's about it
Fr_Chuck
Jan 19, 2008, 06:43 PM
Yes, basically you will want a pre med college courses offered at many colleges, after college you will go on to medical school, and after medical school an your internship you will go back for your speciality and another internship.
Howstuffworks "How Becoming a Doctor Works" (http://www.howstuffworks.com/becoming-a-doctor.htm)
murshyblues
Jan 31, 2008, 09:22 PM
I want to apply online for CUNY Queens college, but I don't know how. I went to their website but I can't anyway to apply. What do I have to do first register or apply?
Wondergirl
Jan 31, 2008, 09:28 PM
Why Queens? Have you visited it yet?
Click on this --
Queens College - CUNY (http://www.qc.cuny.edu/admissions/)
For an application, register on this page --
https://portal.cuny.edu/cms/id/cuny/documents/informationpage/006373.htm
ISneezeFunny
Jan 31, 2008, 09:35 PM
You must first finish a 4 degree college. Then afterwards, take your mcats. Apply to a medical school for 4 years. You wanted to do dermatology... after 4 years of med school, you must go through 4 years of medical residency... and during that time, you'll choose your specialty.
Good luck.
murshyblues
Jan 31, 2008, 09:54 PM
Because they have a course in health professions and I don't live too far from it. Do I have to visit Queens college before I apply?
ISneezeFunny
Jan 31, 2008, 09:57 PM
No need to actually visit before applying, but it would be good to actually see what you're getting yourself into before applying. A trip there may change your mind or reinforce it.
1headphones1
Feb 18, 2008, 12:05 AM
Lol if your going into CUNY system PM ME
Your going need to take probably 1 yr of gen bio 1 yr of gen chem 1 yr of organic chem 1 yr of physics and probably 1 sem to 2sem(1yr) of calculus and u'll probably need your Bachelors before you apply to med school.. along with your MCAT(standardized test) scores
And the specialty your going to want to get into is dermatology(deals with skin)
It's a 3 yr residency (I think) after 4 yrs of med school..