Start college at age 18 +4 years of college = 22 when starting med school +4 years for medical school = roughly 26 when starting residency +6-7 years...

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges: The annual salary for plastic surgeons ranges from $153,000 to $410,000. It doesn't speci...

A good starting point would be to read the thread: Medical School Requirements To summarize, you need to take the following classes in college: 1 ye...

My first reaction is that intelligence is definitely a factor in ability to become a doctor, but I have no idea how much intelligence is really necess...

I'm not sure if your biology courses would count towards your 1 year required biology, as it is my impression that the 1 year of biology needs to be g...

There are many different factors to consider in choosing your psychiatry residency program. I'm not aware of any books that outline all of the nuance...

During medical school, I had a copy of Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry along with the Kaplan & Sadock's Study Guide and Self-Examinatio...

I agree. If you were able to do it before, there's no reason you can't do it now. Every person's situation is different, but the main issues for any...

I'm not sure what you mean by accelerated acceptance. I don't believe any medical school would accept you without having completed the required pre-m...

Just to clarify, psychologists aren't medical doctors. To become a psychologist, you can be a masters level psychologist, or a doctorate level psycho...

Going to an "average" med school is not going to be a problem for the vast majority of doctors. The only situations where it may matter is if you wan...

I think knowing everything I know now, I'd still probably go to medical school (my decision would be between that, and having studied computer science...

I would see if you could talk to one of the college advisors / counselors. See if they have any information on how successful their students are at g...

Most 4 year universities are going to be okay to get into a medical school, assuming they have the pre-med classes offered that you need. If the scho...

1. Major doesn't really matter from what I've heard. Many are science majors for a few reasons. First, if you take all the pre - med classes, you'v...

In order to get accepted to medical school, you have to complete the required pre-med classes. Most people take then while they are obtaining their c...

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of information about the other med-psych programs at this time, as I've been out of the loop for a few years. The p...

Overall, I doubt it will have that much of an effect. It might make up for not having done much research or volunteering, as those probably are minor...

The college I went to had classes divided by semesters (some college have trimesters). With semesters, you have fall and spring semester (2 semesters...

According to the AAMC web site (see recommended college timeline here), they suggest taking the MCAT it in your 3rd year in the spring, or in the summ...

I'm more than happy to share my experiences. I'm not sure how many psychotherapy cases I had - probably somewhere between 5 and 10 cases total where ...

I believe this thread answers your question: Nursing degree and medical school

I am happy that I chose to do my residency at University of Iowa - so that should say a lot in itself. Regarding medicine department: 1. Very strong...

Interesting question - and one that comes up here fairly often. If you are sure that you want to go to medical school, and you are sure that you are ...

Check out this thread: How to become a psychiatrist Most of the info is already in there. If you still have questions, let me know the specific que...

Usually you work out your days off based on when they need coverage on the units. You typically would work it out with the other people on rotation w...

Calls and how they are done depend on the program. I would think most programs would have call where you have to stay in the hospital, especially for...

That's a great question. My first instinct was to say, go where the students are happiest, but I quickly realized that would not be the best advice. ...

This varies from program to program. I'm guessing they are all fairly decent though - covering insurance issues. Univ of Iowa had an excellent benef...

I think your feelings are similar to many people who choose to look at (and often participate in) a med-psych residency program. Upon completing a co...

It is rare for someone to get kicked out of a program, but it does happen. It's basically been situations where someone has consistently been unable ...

My own sense is that they are probably not really that important, but that could be because pretty much everyone who applies has done some volunteerin...

Most programs are not going to have call every third night, especially not for psychiatry. Even on your medicine months, you'd probably be on call ev...

It will probably have no effect, as you'll have to submit your transcripts from both schools. Obviously, it will be important to do well for your rem...

Definitely not a problem.

I was paid on a monthly basis. There is not going to be much time for anything other than eating and sleeping your first year, and possibly the same ...

It would be helpful to know what your background knowledge is of residencies - are you currently a medical student, and if so, what year are you? To ...

I am certainly no expert, but from what I hear, going to a school in the Caribbean is a tough road. While the location is probably nice, the issue is...

Only you know what you should do. I'd say it's never too late to go to medical school and become a psychiatrist, if you are smart enough and motivate...

According to Salary.com - the salary range for psychiatrists is: 25%tile = $133,193, 50%tile = $150,498, and 75%tile = $172,437. The salary range fo...

I think most schools do not require biochem.

First, when you say you are taking "biochem" - are you sure that will meet the 1 year biology requirement for med schools? biochem is different from ...

Medical schools probably don't care what classes you take your senior year - as long as you've met your pre-med requirements. In fact, many interesti...

There are a lot of doctors who majored in non-science fields. there are plenty of careers where you can help people other than psychiatry, so that al...

As long as you meet all the requirements, and graduate college, it should have no effect that you finish in 3 years (some med schools require you have...

I've never heard of anyone doing this. From what I would guess, you'd have to first go to college as an undergraduate. You'd then want to do your Ph...

another person wants to be a corner - I hope you mean a corOner. I'm not sure why people aren't understanding my post where I say to check out the th...

When I was in college, I took the Kaplan MCAT Course. I really don't remember how much time I spent studying - and I'm not really sure how helpful it...

There are a lot fewer programs in combined neurology and psychiatry than there are in combined medicine and psychiatry. As a result, you would expect...

Check out this thread: Medical School Requirements If you still have questions, just let me know.