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How many years medicine is studied in american colleges?

Well in my college we study it in only five years , the system in my college is courses . A year consist of 2 semesters and each semester consist of number of courses . For example first semester .. Introduction 2 weeks ,, community medicine 3 weeks , cytology 5 weeks embryology 3 weeks ,, and second semester ,, internal environment 6 weeks , pathology 6 weeks , pharmacology 2 weeks , nutrition 2 weeks ,,, thats a year ,,, so what do you think of this kind of a system and does american medical colleges teach in this way or ordinary way

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Well to get into college you need a bachelors, that’s 4 years. Medical school is 4 years. Residency is 4 years. In total it’s 12 years.

As for the curriculum…

Human Structure (embryology, histology, gross anatomy) = 8 weeks Molecular Basis of Life (cell biology, medical genetics, biochemistry) = 5 weeks Host Defenses, Pathogens & Pathology (immunology and microbiology, introduction to pathology) = 6 weeks Cellular Function and Regulation (cellular biophysics and introduction to pharmacology) = 4 weeks Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences = 8 weeks Cardiovascular System = 8 weeks SUMMER BREAK 6 WEEKS Epidemiology = 2 weeks Respiratory System = 4 weeks Renal System = 6 weeks Gastroenterology and Nutrition = 6 weeks Case-Based Infection & Inflammation (Rheumatology & Infect. Diseases) = 4 weeks Hematology and Oncology = 4 weeks Endocrine and Reproductive Systems = 5 weeks Ophthalmology and Dermatology = 2 weeks

etc etc etc this is at the university of miami, I dont know how other schools do it

http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,2600-1;14190-2;66141-3,00.html

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