I’m from Chile and I can’t understand when people here talk about PreMed, M1, M2, R1, and stuff like that. Since leaving Highschool what are the steps you have to take to become a doctor in USA? And how long is that?
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Be pre-med in university and get your 4yr bachelor degree. Take the MCAT test and hope you score well. Apply to different med schools. Get accepted and attend med school (M1 means medical student 1st year). Pass the first parts of the USMLE tests. After that you go to a hospital and become a resident and do your rounds shadowing specialists (R1 means resident 1st year). Pass the remainder of the USMLE test. Become a board certified & licensed doctor, work in a hospital, continue taking tests every few years to keep your license.
There are other tests as well that I left out.
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