It depends if they are board certified or not. But basically it is the same as any other specialty in medicine. Obtain an undergraduate degree (4 years) and obtain a medical degree (4-5 years). Now they can call themselves doctors. But then they must spend time doing various residencies in the specialty they are interested (1-7 years). And then, they can take the tests for board certification and if they pass, they can be called a board-certified plastic surgeon.

how long do students in medical school spend studying material on a daily basis? what all do they study? i want to be a doctor but i have hard time studying and sitting ill always want to get up or do anything to avoid studying and im a procrastinator please help me with time management and help me get motivated

No more than 24 hours per day.

Only you can motivate yourself. It might help to concentrate on the desired result, in this instance, getting your grades up high enough that a medical school will look at your application and actually consider admitting you. If all else fails, learn Spanish and apply to Guadalahara.

Was becoming a doctor worth all the debt.
I want to be a doctor so bad but I will be in so much debt.
Is it really that bad?

Dont worry about the debt.
I am a vet student in London. My loans are about (1800*3)+3000 per year (8400), and my course is 5 years, which means that when I come out I will be in about £42,000 in debt (about $84,000 if your in the usa). Even so, in england you pay 9% of what you earn above £18,500, per year, and the interest is presently about 3% on loans. You (and me) will be making good money when we qualify, so what does it really matter? If you really ant to be a doctor, dont worry about the debt, you can pay it off when you qualify and it'll be fine. Just go for what you want to do.

Hope this helps, email me if you want

Ashley

i might be taking culinary school, on top of medical school, because i love to cook and i really want to pursue my cooking career. thanks for all the answers.

It depends on the school and if you are going for a specific degree. For instance, my daughter is a sophomore in high school, is currently taking culinary arts and a pastry class at her high school, and plans on taking more culinary classes for her junior & senior year. Upon graduation she plans on going to the Culinary Institute of America (C.I.A.) at Greystone in St. Helena, CA and will be going for 21 months to get her A.O.S. degree (Associates in Occupational Studies) and will continue her education for her B.P.S. degree (Bachelor of Professional Studies) at their Hyde Park Campus in Hyde Park, NY. The B.P.S. is 38 months from start to finish. And somewhere in between (she's not sure if she wants to do this first or after the culinary studies) she wants to get her degree in Baking & Pastry Arts….this can be 21 months for an A.O.S. degree of 38 months for a B.P.S. degree. And at the C.I.A. you also have to do an externship (through their approved list) when taking the culinary arts classes and this externship is between 18 to 24 or 26 weeks. I've provided a link for you below.

I remember years ago my neighbors son wanted to be a chef and took classes in San Francisco and it was a 2 year program. Unfortunately, he didn't finish. Shortly after starting his 4th semester he decided to drop out and his father still had to pay the full tuition which was $20,000.00 per semester.

There is also a place in Campbell, CA that contacted my daughter and their program is 8 months (it's a fast track program). This place is called the Professional Culinary Institute (P.C.I.). I've provided a link for this to give you an idea of a school that has shorter times compared to 2 years or more.

Best of luck to you!

I keep getting conflicting answers on how long it would take to get me through school. I plan on getting my bachelors degrees in anthropology and biology with an associates degree in paramedicine. I've already talked to counselors and they said given the nature of my programs I could accomplish it in 4 years of undergraduate study. I then want to go to medical school but I also want to do a joint M.D. degree with a Ph.D. in medical anthropology. I've been told it can be done in 6 years of post graduate study (4 years medical school and two years for the Ph.D.). Some people have said it will take longer, others said it would take less time. Does anyone know for sure?

I would expect college will take longer. Double majors usually take longer, unless you have credit from APs, earlier college classes taken in college, etc. And that associates degree in paramedicine will take time and more classes too.

The more common PhD and MD combined programs are usually 8 years. They'll do 2 years of med school, 4 years of grad school, and finally the last 2 years of med school. Grad school, while can be done in 2, usually takes much longer for things dealing in science. That is mostly because you'll probably have to do actual lab research, and not just from printed stuff.

Then, there's residency. Another 4-5 years.

At the very least, it will be at least 14 years. Hope you're really sure about all of this. That, and like to study a lot.

I know about f1 and f2 but cant find info on how many years of specialist training it takes. my guess is about 7 years?
I'm just curious…
Thanks

5 years of medical school
2 years of foundation training
3 years or therabouts of core training, research and 'CV building'. Surgery is very competitive.
Then 7 years of ST/specialist training.

ST1 + 2 are neuroscience training, ST3 – 4 are neurosurgery training, ST5 – 7 are 'sub-specialist' years. Kind of like a highly advanced foundation.

http://www.ukmedicalschools.com is a website for medical school applicants, students and doctors. They can normally provide better information on this sort of specific question as they will have members who have been through this and can tell you much more about it.

Good luck! Its just about the most competitive line of the most competitive career you can go into.