Math thats involved in Medicine.

[FutureBlondeMD]

I've been told that there is no math on the MCAT. I was just wondering what type of mathematics you need to know to be a doctor?

Thanks!

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[RogueUnicorn]

you've been told a lie

 

[MilkmanAl]

Basic algebra is about all you need, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to have a decent understanding of integrals and derivatives.

 

[Cleavername]

you've been told a lie

MAY BE YOU SHOULD STOP PUNCHING BEARS IN THE FACE AFTER EATING RAW MEAT!!!!







jk lol.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

I NEED THE PROTEINS. and the adrenaline rush.

 

[silverhorse84]

We take a biostatistics class in the first year of med school. Nothing more difficult than that, but a background in math can help you out a bit.
If you go into prev med or epidemiology you'll need to know statistics, etc. For others not so much - mostly the math you need comes from calculating the dosage of medication a patient needs.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

I've been told that there is no math on the MCAT. I was just wondering what type of mathematics you need to know to be a doctor?

Thanks!

I think that you need basically a decent grasp on algebra and trig, thats all the math in physics and chem on the mcat. However for medical school its good to have a capacity for statistics and have taken a class in it.

 

[orthomyxo]

I think that you need basically a decent grasp on algebra and trig, thats all the math in physics and chem on the mcat. However for medical school its good to have a capacity for statistics and have taken a class in it.

Expecting to see many right triangles as an MD???

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Expecting to see many right triangles as an MD???

Well we can expect it on the physical science section of the mcat is what I'm saying.

 

[b-real]

I don't think even algebra...basics (add, subtract, multiply, divide). Even with the formulas, they're all in epocrates (though you still need to know formulas for USMLE).

 

[235009]

a peds attending was explaining to me how to cross multiply as if it was a challenge.... that should tell you something about the amount of math you need to know

 

[Geekchick921]

I think that you need basically a decent grasp on algebra and trig, thats all the math in physics and chem on the mcat. However for medical school its good to have a capacity for statistics and have taken a class in it.

I agree with this.

Also, some schools require math. It might be a general requirement like 1 or 2 semestesr of college-level math, or a semester of stat or calculus. A few schools require 2 semesters of calc.

This is a few years old, so some of these may have changed, but it's helpful.
http://www.cse.emory.edu/sciencenet/additional_math_reqs.pdf