Medical School Programs

[HAZELLBOO]

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I recently decided to return to school at 30 years old to pursue a career in Medicine. Although, I may be getting way ahead of myself by checking out a few Medical School websites before I even start Undergrad, I will still present my question at the risk of being berated by those of you who feel that my question is "dumb".

Here goes...

How does a student entering Medical School determine which program they should enroll into? Specifically, into which program should a person who wishes to become an Anesthesiologist enroll? Or does it matter?

Ie. One medical school offers the following incomplete list of programs:

• Biochemistry and Structural Biology
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
• Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Thanks for your help!

 

[lakersbaby]

I recently decided to return to school at 30 years old to pursue a career in Medicine. Although, I may be getting way ahead of myself by checking out a few Medical School websites before I even start Undergrad, I will still present my question at the risk of being berated by those of you who feel that my question is "dumb".

Here goes...

How does a student entering Medical School determine which program they should enroll into? Specifically, into which program should a person who wishes to become an Anesthesiologist enroll? Or does it matter?

Ie. One medical school offers the following incomplete list of programs:

• Biochemistry and Structural Biology
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
• Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Thanks for your help!

its not "dumb" but i would just worry about finishing up undergraduate and focus on doing well to get into any medical school. From there any school should adequately prepare you for anesthesia.

 

[GoodmanBrown]

I recently decided to return to school at 30 years old to pursue a career in Medicine. Although, I may be getting way ahead of myself by checking out a few Medical School websites before I even start Undergrad, I will still present my question at the risk of being berated by those of you who feel that my question is "dumb".

Here goes...

How does a student entering Medical School determine which program they should enroll into? Specifically, into which program should a person who wishes to become an Anesthesiologist enroll? Or does it matter?

Ie. One medical school offers the following incomplete list of programs:

• Biochemistry and Structural Biology
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
• Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Thanks for your help!

It doesn't matter for the most part. Do well enough in undergrad to get into a US school (MD or DO) and do well in med school. Those things will prepare you for anesthesiology.

 

[WholeLottaGame7]

I recently decided to return to school at 30 years old to pursue a career in Medicine. Although, I may be getting way ahead of myself by checking out a few Medical School websites before I even start Undergrad, I will still present my question at the risk of being berated by those of you who feel that my question is "dumb".

Here goes...

How does a student entering Medical School determine which program they should enroll into? Specifically, into which program should a person who wishes to become an Anesthesiologist enroll? Or does it matter?

Ie. One medical school offers the following incomplete list of programs:

• Biochemistry and Structural Biology
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
• Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Thanks for your help!

All medical schools will cover the courses you have listed there. Medical school curricula are for the most part standardized, as everyone has to pass Step 1 and Step 2 of the licensing boards. Where you attend medical school is less important than, say, if you were applying to business or law school. Still, life will be easier if you are a US MD versus IMG, DO, or FMG, so do well in undergrad and on the MCAT.

 

[Dimoak]

You may want to check out SDN's Non-trad Forum, which is an excellent resource specifically for non-traditional students seeking to gain admission into Medical School.

I'd like to just clarify one point you may have understood based on your post (I'm assuming you're referring to U.S. schools):

"One medical school offers the following incomplete list of programs:
Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology
"
These actually sound like Biomedical Science Graduate Programs that are offered by many Medical Schools. While these Departments may be housed at a Medical School, completion of their programs will generally yield an M.S. or Ph.D. degree, rather than the M.D. or D.O. degree that you would need to pursue Residency training. If you were referring to what major you should pursue as an Undergrad pursuing a B.S. or B.A. - which can sometimes be confused semantically as medical students pursuing their M.D. or D.O. are often also referred to as "undergraduates" in medical education, residency often being "graduate" medical education - your undergraduate B.S. or B.A. can be in any field as long as you complete the necessary Pre-Medical course requirements.

 

[HAZELLBOO]

Ohhhhhh, okay. I think I understand. Thanks that was very helpful! So MD students all takes the same coursework? There aren't different programs? I'm majoring in Biochemistry for Undergrad.

You may want to check out SDN's Non-trad Forum, which is an excellent resource specifically for non-traditional students seeking to gain admission into Medical School.

I'd like to just clarify one point you may have understood based on your post (I'm assuming you're referring to U.S. schools):

"One medical school offers the following incomplete list of programs:
Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology
"
These actually sound like Biomedical Science Graduate Programs that are offered by many Medical Schools. While these Departments may be housed at a Medical School, completion of their programs will generally yield an M.S. or Ph.D. degree, rather than the M.D. or D.O. degree that you would need to pursue Residency training. If you were referring to what major you should pursue as an Undergrad pursuing a B.S. or B.A. - which can sometimes be confused semantically as medical students pursuing their M.D. or D.O. are often also referred to as "undergraduates" in medical education, residency often being "graduate" medical education - your undergraduate B.S. or B.A. can be in any field as long as you complete the necessary Pre-Medical course requirements.

 

[HAZELLBOO]

Thanks, the "step 1 and step 2" helped. If I understand correctly, you enroll into Medical School itself... Not Medical School-Neurology or Medical School-Anesthesiology or Medical School-Radiology?

All medical schools will cover the courses you have listed there. Medical school curricula are for the most part standardized, as everyone has to pass Step 1 and Step 2 of the licensing boards. Where you attend medical school is less important than, say, if you were applying to business or law school. Still, life will be easier if you are a US MD versus IMG, DO, or FMG, so do well in undergrad and on the MCAT.

 

[Sergio99]

Ohhhhhh, okay. I think I understand. Thanks that was very helpful! So MD students all takes the same coursework? There aren't different programs? I'm majoring in Biochemistry for Undergrad.

For undergraduate you can major in Biochemistry, Physics, Engineering, History, Philosophy, Music, Egyptology, Russian Literature, etc. Whatever you like.

Medical school is a different ballgame: it is regulated by the World Health Organization. Whether you go to medical school at Harvard, Toronto, Paris, Oxford, Rome, Calcutta or Jerusalem, they all have the same requirements. Not that they are all equally good, but they have the same requirements.

Thanks, the "step 1 and step 2" helped. If I understand correctly, you enroll into Medical School itself... Not Medical School-Neurology or Medical School-Anesthesiology or Medical School-Radiology?

Exactly. It is all the same medical school and the same career, whether you want to be an anesthesiologist, a surgeon, a radiologist, a pediatrician, a psychiatrist, or a gynecologist.

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