First of all, it's generally recommended that you take your pre-med science classes at a 4 year college, not a 2-year college. You'd be better off en...

Regarding debt - it's definitely a big issue. Generally you can get "forbearance" of your loans throughout your residency training. Most of the loan...

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I'm assuming this was posted by the same person who posted the question in another thread "What do I do to get in?" I am not that knowledgable on nur...

Pre-med and studying abroad I posted my comments on my new medical education website. Please post your follow-up questions and comments there. [ Ed...

Competitiveness of Med-Psych residency programs I would say the most important thing in getting a successful match is to do well on your clinical rot...

Sorry for taking so long to reply, but there are a lot of questions there and I needed to get in the mood to answer all of the questions. For several...

I'm not familiar with the issue you are having with California, as I believe all US med schools offer reciprical recognition of degrees. I'm assuming...

I'm assuming you are in your last year of undergrad college. If so - you need to make sure you have taken all of the required pre-med courses: 1 yea...

Everything you need to know about medical school requirements If it isn't answered in the above thread - ask your questions there!

I don't believe most med schools have any math courses that you have to take. You will have to have an understanding of some basic statistics, but th...

Wow - I'm surprised there are 9 or 10 programs in peds / psych / child-psych. I actually interviewed at a few of those, let's see.... about 10 years...

A lot depends on how well you are able to learn the new material. It may be that other students in your class had more chemistry courses in high shco...

3.7 is a solid GPA. Assuming your MCAT scores are in line with that performance, you should be in pretty good shape to get accepted somewhere decent....

There are definitely no age limits on getting into medical school. 30 years of age would not be that unusual for a medical student. I had several cl...

I don't think medical schools look at your majors too much, but might give preference to a more challenging major / university, all other things being...

Requirements for medical school The above thread should answer all of your questions. If you have additional questions, post them in the forum and I...

I am not familiar with IGCSE, so I'm not sure what it means to get a C in math on that. I would suggest you talk to a career advisor at your high s...

If you've taken through advanced algebra, you should have enough math to get through non-calculus based physics, which is all you need for medical sch...

National Youth Leadership Program In that thread I have links to their official website. I would check the resources there to see if they offer fina...

Math is not a routine requirement for medical school. But I'm confused if you are talking about high school classes or college classes? You really j...

My own personal opinion is that medical school is very, very, very, very difficult - and then harder than that. I'd say if you are smart enough to ge...

I don't really have experience with the post-bac programs, or know of people who have done those, so I can't comment. I do know several people, thoug...

Kayla, Thanks for posting the message. If you ask some more specific questions, I'll do my best to find you answers. If you just want general help,...

My experience is as a psychiatrist, but I have worked with many psychologists - PhD, PsyD, and Masters level. Doing a quick search on google turned...

Psychiatrists can both prescribe medications and provide therapy to patients. This provides a lot of flexibility in the type of treatments that psych...

I'm assuming you cut and pasted the above information from: As they own that information, I have had to delete your post. The information is usefu...

I would say MCAT is one of the two most important factors in acceptance to med school - the other factor being GPA. I have never heard of GRE scores ...

As a junior in high school, I would not worry about requirements to be a psychiatrist, aside from the need to do well enough to get into a decent coll...

You may still qualify for financial aid. You can take the necessary pre-med requirements by attending night school, but you would need to quit your j...

Medical school can be horrible for some people, but I don't think everyone has that same experience. While it is very challenging - many people get t...

Junior in HS, You did provide some accurate information there, but it's not quite complete. I think it's great that you already have an idea of what...

How to become a psychiatrist It is never too late if that's what you want to do. It does not matter what you major in during college, as long as you...

Importance of undergrad institution Click the above link for the thread in my new forum, along with my response. Please post any responses in that t...

Please see the discussion here: Answers to many questions about medical school requirements

PsyD's function just like PhD's in regards to psychological testing - they can and many do perform MMPI's and other neuropsychological tests. MD's ...

but if given a broader choice, I'd opt for history, humanities, art, etc. I definitely can agree with that!

First, regarding course selection as an undergrad - I disagree with Corpsman-Up just a little as I'm of the philosophy that his advisor had - you get ...

Sub-internship is a rotation where you are expected to function "almost" like an intern. You can't fully function as an intern because you can't writ...

The showcase rotations aren't always the best move - it not only gives you a chance to prove yourself, but it also gives you a chance to keep yourself...

How you do freshman year in high school is unlikely to have much impact on whether you can take pre-med classes. The main issue will be your high sch...

From what I recall, dental did cover family as well, but that was just for the cleaning once a year. I had to pay for a second cleaning each year, an...

I would guess that some programs do charge for health insurance, similar to any other job - with different costs for different plans. But, that's jus...

FREIDA Residency Database has all of the information you can ever want about residency programs. Just a quick search shows that a few of the programs...

Community colleges and medical school I am pretty sure at the time you originally posted this message, I felt that your questions were addressed in t...

This site is not here to give personal psychiatric / medical advice. Having said that, seizures are more common in people with eating disorders who t...

Not much difference between salaries at various programs. The main difference appears to be cost-of-living in the area - areas like New York pay more...

After completing medical school, psychiatry residencies are not too competitive. If you are a graduate from a US medical school, and did okay, you ca...

Vacation is paid. I believe most if not all programs also provide benefits (health insurance). Govt does take out usual taxes at most places - I'm n...