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How long is studying Medicine in your country ?!

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  1. ron234

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    6 years full med degree
     

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    In Ghana, you study pre med for 3years. Medicine for 4years, then you are considered for a 12 months housemanship.
     

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    Australia..... 3-4 years undergraduate degree, then 4 years basic medicine, then 12 month internship..... Basically about 12 years till you can call yourself a gp, almost. Longer if you want to specialise....
     

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    It depends the University, usually 5 and a half to 6 years + 1yr internship + 1yr community service and THEN take an exam to participate in the contest to enter a residency. Your winning possibilities based on your GPA, exam results and luck.
     

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    I m from india 4.5 Yr of full mbbs and 1 yr internship..and then 3 yr for pg..
     

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    Hi, I am from Afghanistan

    3 Years for Basic Medicine
    3 Years for Clinical Medicine
    Then 12 month full time internship
    Then you are General Practitioner for 2 years before residency
     

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    Hi, i'm from Italy :)
    6 years for Basic Medicine
    Then 3 months internship (we change ward every month)
    At the end of this short internship we have to take a State Exam to become a medical doctor
    Then other 5 or 6 years of internal training period
     

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    :( hi i am from Algeria :
    7 years ( 6 + 1 for the internat )
    then 5 to 7 for specialty
     

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    I am in Ghana
    It's 6 years here;
    3 years basic medicine and 3 years clinical medicine to earn Bsc(Human Biology) MB.chb
     

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    Hello! I am from Ethiopia
    here it takes 6.5 years:
    0.5 pre medicine
    2 pre clinical
    2.5 clinical
    1.5 internship
     

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    In the Philippines,
    1 year of Basic Medical Principles
    2 years of Clinical Medical Theories
    1 year of Junior Internship
    1 year of Senior Internship
     

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    I think it's 4 year graduate entry program and 1 year internship in Philippines. Isn't it ?
     

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    am from nigeria..
    Here, 6 year in med school ie 3 in preclinicals, 3 in clinicals...then 1 year of housemanship, 1 year of youth service
     

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    Hi I'm from Algeria and it takes 11 years+ 2 years of internship
     

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    Greedings;) im from Turkey. It takes six long years...
     

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    Hi, in Ethiopia it is 2.5 years of pre clinical and 2.5 clinical years and 1 year of interniship. U wil then work 2-4 yrs as a GP depending on the place u selected nd then u can start residency.
     

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    7 years + 4 or 5years of residency
     

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    in Nigeria, is same with that of Egypt
     

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    Hi I'm from Taiwan.

    2 years of university elective courses
    2 years of basic medicine
    2 years of clerkship
    1 year of intership
    Med school graduation.
    Then 1 more year of post graduation year 1 (PGY1) before residency.

    That was before, they changed the policy now though, something like :
    6 years of med school
    2 years of Post graduation year (1 &2) before residency
     

  20. Anna Miña

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    Hi. I'm from Philippines.

    It takes 4 years pre medicine (Bachelor's degree) 4 years proper medicine, then 1 year post graduate internship.
     

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