- In the USA medicine is taught only at the postgraduate level after an undergraduate university education.
- You must first receive an undergraduate degree.
- Medical education in the US is generally considerably longer than medical education in the UK.
- Four years of undergraduate study (pre-medical education) are followed by four years of medical school, then three to seven years of residency training.
- After successful completion of the four-year medical school curriculum and exams, the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree is conferred (присуждать).
- The entire process can take anywhere from 11 to 15 years.
- In general, during the first two years you will study basic medical sciences: anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, pathology and pharmacology and examination techniques.
- In the third year, you will gain experience with patients in hospital, clinics in the fields of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery and psychiatry.
- The fourth year is a mix of required and elective courses where you will gain additional experience and expertise in caring for patients.
- Towards the end of medical school, you will choose a specialty in which you will spend at least three years in a residency after completing the MD programme.
- During that period you may obtain a license to practice.
Variant 4. Medical Schools in the USA
Find the English equivalents in the text below.
- образовательное учреждение
- обеспечивать квалификацию и обучение
- считаться лучшим
- период обучения
- зависеть от планов на будущее
- специализироваться в какой-либо области
- трудно поступить
- оценивать кандидата
- результаты вступительного теста
- рекомендательные письма
- предлагать разные курсы для получения степени
- основной учебный план