How Long Does It Take To Become A Surgeon?

Question

I'm 18 and thinking I want to go to College to become a Surgeon.

How long does the college course for becoming a Surgeon take?

Answer 1

That's a good career to get into. Surgeons will always be needed.

Surgeons must meet a set of challenging education requirements.

These generally include four years of undergraduate study, four years of medical school leading to a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree, and three to eight years of surgical residency at a hospital.

So You're looking at around 12 years before you can operate on somebody.

Answer 2

To become a fully qualified surgeon takes around 12 years of education.

A surgeon is a doctor who specializes in evaluating and treating conditions that may require surgery, or physically changing the human body.

Surgeries can be done to diagnose or treat disease or injury.

In the operating room, surgeons lead a team of other doctors and nurses to make sure that a procedure goes smoothly.

There is not a specific surgeon major, but after graduating from a bachelor's degree program or completing the prerequisite undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry, and other sciences, aspiring surgeons must apply to and get accepted into medical school.

As with any healthcare specialty, it takes many years of school to become a surgeon.

Surgical specialties are one of the longest residency programs.

A surgery residency can take five to seven years, depending on the specialty's complexity.