are medical students undergrads or grad students?

[LoveePeaceeHappiness]

hi,

quick question.

if i take psychology and the prerequisites and obtain my bachelors, then when if i go to med school would i still be an undergraduate or would i be a graduate?

 

please and thank you

[future_doc]

I believe both the law degree and medical degree are not considered graduate degrees. So, you you would go to med school and o btain a second degree, neither of which would be considered graduate degrees.

[Tan008]

You would have a professional degree.

[The Law]

You would have a professional degree.

 

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[avenir001]

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[justletmein]

MD is considered an undergraduate degree.

 

It is different from a BSc or BA in that it is not a "Bachelor" degree but it is also not considered a "doctorate" just because you earn the title "doctor" when you graduate.

 

This is an important distinction for many grant and scholarship programs.

[w8kg6]

Yeah, same deal with Physiotherapy (I'm not 100% sure on law). It counts as an undergrad, but it's a professional degree. It differs from engineering only in that you need a degree to apply, but is the same in the sense that you get to sign/stamp off on important papers .

[Tan008]

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[White-Tiger]

Well...the actual first 4 years of med school are considered "undergraduate". However, residency counts as post-graduate education leading to a "doctorate". So unless you plan on just completing 4 years of med and going off into research, you really will have earned a doctorate in the end...

[w8kg6]

Well...the actual first 4 years of med school are considered "undergraduate". However, residency counts as post-graduate education leading to a "doctorate". So unless you plan on just completing 4 years of med and going off into research, you really will have earned a doctorate in the end...

 

I don't think becoming board recognized is the same as a doctorate. If you do the MD-PhD program, that's another story, but it's because of the research and thesis associated with the program.

[A-Stark]

What? If you earn a doctorate, you put "PhD" after your name. If you complete a residency, you put "FRCP/SC" or "CFPC" after your name. It's not a degree.

[Cnussey]

What? If you earn a doctorate, you put "PhD" after your name. If you complete a residency, you put "FRCP/SC" or "CFPC" after your name. It's not a degree.

 

Certifications are permitted. *Some, not all*

[a41]

What? If you earn a doctorate, you put "PhD" after your name. If you complete a residency, you put "FRCP/SC" or "CFPC" after your name. It's not a degree.

 

Is this how it works in Canada? In the US, completing a residency is not the same as getting certified. But you must complete a residency in order to be eligible for certification. That's my impression at least.

[NLengr]

You can only put FRCP/SC or FCFP (or whatever the CCFP one is) after your name if you pass the board exam for that specialty. If you don't than it doesn't matter if you completed a residency, you can't use it.

[Cnussey]

You can only put FRCP/SC or FCFP (or whatever the CCFP one is) after your name if you pass the board exam for that specialty. If you don't than it doesn't matter if you completed a residency, you can't use it.

 

LOL--ppl actually put the titles in without passing the exam?