Psychology: The science that deals with mental processes and behavior. Psychiatry: The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment,...

They are full year courses, typically at least. At Emory, the typical schedule was: 1st semester Freshman: General Chemistry 1 with lab 2nd semest...

Not taking any pre-med classes first semester is not a big deal in the long run. The only issue you may encounter is that you probably can't take 1st...

I actually would guess you will be okay at most schools. From what I can recall, I actually debated taking general chemistry first semester freshman ...

You didn't say which AP classes you had taken in high school, but I'm guessing it was physics and chemistry - as those were classes you skipped in col...

Hmm...that means he is probably applying to residency programs now - we should ask him the answers 😆 Anyway, I did a quick search, and found th...

I was in a similar situation - I was a chemistry major and without taking any biology courses beyond the required pre-med classes, I was only 1 or 2 c...

I don't think there would be much of a difference in how the medical school would view that. I know that as a chemistry major, I had the option of ta...

First, in order to pursue psychiatry, you'll need to make sure you take all your pre-med courses and meet all of the requirements for medical school. ...

It seems like you have definitely covered a lot of the "extra" activities that will help make your application look strong. When it comes down to it,...

I can't speak for specific schools, but in general there are not a lot of pre-requisites for the pre-med classes. I'd say, though, that you should ha...

Many medical schools "suggest" calculus, but it is not required by most medical schools.

As far as I know, almost all 4 year colleges will consider people transferring in from community colleges. I think it'd be tough to go to college whi...

1. I am curious as to how a normal work week is for the Psychiatrist who works in a hostpital? How about Private Practice? The nature of work can var...

Basically, it doesn't matter a whole lot what you take in high school, except that you want to take whatever it takes to get into the best college ("b...

I personally am not familiar with the combined MD-MBA programs, but I do know people who made their own combined program at University of Chicago. Th...

Usually in state medical schools give preference to in state applicants. Some medical schools are extremely difficult to get accepted to if you are a...

Psychiatrist: 4 years for undergraduate college, 4 years for medical school, 4 years for psychiatry residency = 12 years after high school Psycholog...

I found this interesting page on average MCAT and GPA's for medical schools and this (old) page with similar information on average GPA and MCAT score...

You can find some info in the following threads: Community College, Med School, and Psychiatry. Community College and Medical School Briefly, you c...

Your major doesn't matter much from the medical school's perspective. Take what interests you, and make sure you take all of the required premed clas...

The salary information you have appears to have come from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Faculty Salary Survey, 2002. There is some...

Check out this thread: medical school requirements It should cover what you are looking for. But, to summarize, you will be required to take the fol...

The most popular study aids seem to be Kaplan review classes and Princeton review. If you have specific areas of weakness, I'm sure you could find so...

Most of the community college courses should transfer to a 4 year college, meaning you'd only have 2 years left to do. You'd have to make sure that y...

You probably mean DO instead of OD. A DO is a doctor of osteopathy. MD is considered allopathy (not osteopathy). I'm not a DO, but the basic philos...

I think there are some medical schools that will not accept AP credit towards pre-med classes. I would also think that for the general chemistry and ...

I think most people take the MCAT during the spring of their Junior year of college. If I remember correctly, I took it in the fall of my last year o...

1. I am currently at a CC and I have the option of doing a guaranteed transfer to UC Davis via their TAA program, which requires a few of the med scho...

You can go to any college, although some colleges have a reputation as having a strong pre-med program. It isn't really a "program", but just that th...

I believe this thread: What to major in to become a psychiatrist should cover your questions.

Not exactly sure how all this works. I am pretty sure you can take bachelors level classes even though you already have your bachelors degree. I kno...

You don't need the masters in biology in order to get accepted to medical school. It might make you stand out a little compared to others, having a m...

As long as I have a degree, , a gpa greater than 3.5, and a good score on the MCAT I'm pretty much a shoe in..right? I wish it were that simple (as d...

It is a reasonable idea - however, typically the intensity of the pre-med classes at a community college is not sufficient for most medical schools. ...

Residency salaries are around $40k / year last I checked. Each year of training usually qualifies you for an additional $1500 or so per year.

I removed my earlier comments - what I said must not have been clear. Basically, medical school IS very hard, and not everyone has what it takes. If...

According to Salary.com, the nationwide numbers for surgeons are: 25th%ile = $180,951 Median = $219.667 75th%ile = $271,282

I haven't heard of anyone taking enough AP classes to skip college entirely - but it's an interesting idea. I do know of the rare prodigy 13 yr old g...

You don't need a degree that will prepare you for the MCAT. The required pre-med classes are all you need to prepare for the MCAT - that's 1 year bio...

Check out the discussion on psychiatrists and psychologists as I think a lot of the similarities and differences are already discussed there. To summ...

When applying to medical school, it really doesn't matter so much what you plan on doing - except that you might get to talk about your future plans d...

In college, you wouldn't be majoring in psychiatry. Psychiatry is a medical specialty for doctors after medical school. In college, you can major ...

I completely agree - no need to panic whatsoever. Do you think I should apply to medical school right after I finish my bachelors or would I have a...

I would guess that it will be much more difficult to match into an orthopedics residency. However, after I searched around a little, it does appear t...

from another thread: When I was in high school, we had "AP" classes (Advanced Placement). At the end of the year, you can take a standardized nationa...

You definitely do not need another bachelors degree. I'm guessing you could complete the required classes in 2 years. I don't believe it would be re...

I think that you should pick what college you want to go to regardless of the idea of whether it is good for medical school. Depending on the types o...

I've never seen the movie Gothika, but I did a quick search for information about it on the net. From the brief things I saw, it sounds like she work...

If you are planning on coming to the US for college, then you can follow the advice found in the thread on medical school requirements If you are goi...