How to become a doctor............?
I want to be a doctor when I get older. I am currently in level 10 and getting about a B average. I am going to work harder so that my grades get up to an A. At the moment I am coasting along, and I know that an A average is achievable near effort.
I live in Australia, Queensland and would like to know what I stipulation to do in school so that I can study medicine at university.
I know that I want to get an OP 1 and have prerequisites of chemistry, physics, maths b and english.
I want to know; how to get an OP 1, the criteria an OP is base on, what subjects you have to do to get an OP 1.
I also want to know what degrees you involve to have and any other tests you need to purloin?
I would really love some advice/knowledge/experience of someone who is a doctor/in medicine.
Thankyou (:
Answers:
To be a doctor you need an MBBS, or a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery. It's informally known as a 'medical degree'.
There are two methods of entry to MBBS, depending which university you do it at.
Undergraduate courses are usually 6 years, and you run into them straight from school. The criteria for entry depend on the specific uni, but generally:
- you need awfully good marks at school, surrounded by NSW your UAI generally needs to be high surrounded by the 90s
- you need to to do well at the Undergraduate Medical schools Admissions Test (UMAT)
- If you do capably in both those criteria, you will be asked to go to an interview and if you do well consequently you'll be accepted into the course and you're on your way to being a doctor!
Postgraduate courses are 4 years, and require you to do another scope first. If you don't get the school marks, or don't do okay in UMAT, this is a good option. Postgrad entry depends on the specific place, but mostly requires:
- completed a previous bachelor's degree (like a BA or a BSc- these are easier to get into)
- a credit average in your first amount (marks around 65 or better)
- good marks in the GAMSAT (graduate edition of the UMAT)
- sometimes a portfolio submission where you tell them about yourself, a bit approaching a resumé
- if you do well in all these things, you'll find an interview. again, if you do well and get accepted, you're capably on your way to being a doctor.
Aside from the formal stuff, think almost why you want to be a doctor. Do you want to help people? Are you ok with blood, guts, and gross diseases? Are you prepared to sacrifice closely of your life to studying and learning about the human body, its function, and what can progress wrong with it? If so, i say go for it :)
If you're trying for the postgraduate courses, it help to do a degree that's related (something scientific) because it will give you an idea of what you're getting yourself into and it will impart you good practice for the GAMSAT. Also if you get into medicine, your understanding from science will help you greatly! But it may not be to your advantage to do something as one-sided as a Bachelor of medical science- you might carry better life experience and 'all-rounder-ness' by doing something like psychology and just taking a few med-relateon cloud nineects. Source(s): studying med postgrad in sydney
check out these sites:
http://www.qtac.edu.au/
http://umatweb.acer.edu.au/
http://pagingdr.proboards.com/index.cgi
http://www.gamsat.acer.edu.au/
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I live in Australia, Queensland and would like to know what I stipulation to do in school so that I can study medicine at university.
I know that I want to get an OP 1 and have prerequisites of chemistry, physics, maths b and english.
I want to know; how to get an OP 1, the criteria an OP is base on, what subjects you have to do to get an OP 1.
I also want to know what degrees you involve to have and any other tests you need to purloin?
I would really love some advice/knowledge/experience of someone who is a doctor/in medicine.
Thankyou (:
Answers:
To be a doctor you need an MBBS, or a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery. It's informally known as a 'medical degree'.
There are two methods of entry to MBBS, depending which university you do it at.
Undergraduate courses are usually 6 years, and you run into them straight from school. The criteria for entry depend on the specific uni, but generally:
- you need awfully good marks at school, surrounded by NSW your UAI generally needs to be high surrounded by the 90s
- you need to to do well at the Undergraduate Medical schools Admissions Test (UMAT)
- If you do capably in both those criteria, you will be asked to go to an interview and if you do well consequently you'll be accepted into the course and you're on your way to being a doctor!
Postgraduate courses are 4 years, and require you to do another scope first. If you don't get the school marks, or don't do okay in UMAT, this is a good option. Postgrad entry depends on the specific place, but mostly requires:
- completed a previous bachelor's degree (like a BA or a BSc- these are easier to get into)
- a credit average in your first amount (marks around 65 or better)
- good marks in the GAMSAT (graduate edition of the UMAT)
- sometimes a portfolio submission where you tell them about yourself, a bit approaching a resumé
- if you do well in all these things, you'll find an interview. again, if you do well and get accepted, you're capably on your way to being a doctor.
Aside from the formal stuff, think almost why you want to be a doctor. Do you want to help people? Are you ok with blood, guts, and gross diseases? Are you prepared to sacrifice closely of your life to studying and learning about the human body, its function, and what can progress wrong with it? If so, i say go for it :)
If you're trying for the postgraduate courses, it help to do a degree that's related (something scientific) because it will give you an idea of what you're getting yourself into and it will impart you good practice for the GAMSAT. Also if you get into medicine, your understanding from science will help you greatly! But it may not be to your advantage to do something as one-sided as a Bachelor of medical science- you might carry better life experience and 'all-rounder-ness' by doing something like psychology and just taking a few med-relateon cloud nineects. Source(s): studying med postgrad in sydney
check out these sites:
http://www.qtac.edu.au/
http://umatweb.acer.edu.au/
http://pagingdr.proboards.com/index.cgi
http://www.gamsat.acer.edu.au/
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