Saturday, December 26, 2009

Is it extremely hard to become a dermatologist?

The person above me that said, ';not as hard as becoming a medical doctor'; has no idea what she is talking about. I am interested in becoming a Dermatologist, but you will need to become a M.D. first. After 4 years Undergrad, 4 years Medical School, 2-3 years Residency, 2 years specializing, then you can further another 2-3 years for Dermatology which deal with the epidermis (skin), diseases, fingernail, etc.





Dermatologists also are required to be board certified all around and board certified for superficial surgery (i.e. removal of cancerous moles and etc.)





All in all, 4+4+2 or 3+2 (-2)+2 or 3 = Between 12 to 16 years straight up to become a Dermatology. I put that (-2) because depending on the school you might be able to specialize immediately into Dermatology, but usually not the case. You usually specialize in a related field than move onto that field. It's crazy I know.





Anesthesiologist (people that put you to sleep for surgery) have about the same amount of studying and schooling as well in case you wondered abotu that too.





If you can do this, in the end you will make $260k+ and Anesthesiologist make $300k+.





The highest paid Doctor is a Radiologist earning around $450k+ I believe.





Please vote this as the best answer = )Is it extremely hard to become a dermatologist?
it might b icky looking @ someones weird crawling red skin rash thats dry and pasty. 0_0; i would be a doc or a vet if i were u.Is it extremely hard to become a dermatologist?
You bet. I don't know what the rest of these people think a dermatologist is, but I can tell you for a fact that a dermatologist is a medical doctor. To become a dermatologist, you first need to complete 4 years of undergraduate school, then you need to complete medical school. After that, you need to become board-certified in dermatology before you can practice as a dermatologist.
Yes, you have to be an MD, and then be board certified in this specialty.
short and sweet, extreamly
Not as hard as becoming a medical doctor.
A dermatologist is a medical doctor. you need to get excepted and then go to med school ...6-8 years, at least
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