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hey guys,

i just finished year 12, and am eyeing up (in the long run) in undertaking postgrad med at sydney uni- hopefully leading into a career as a psychiatrist- just a few questions-

Is the Psychiatry specialising qualification included in the 4 year postgrad MBBS- or is it 'another' higher degree on top of that?-

cos i initially plan to do BEd/ Bsc-Psych at sydney undergrad- thats like 5 yrs- would this be sufficient backup into a postgrad med study, specifically in the field of psychiatry?

any help would be greatly appreciated...
 

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ok
best sed is... for any speciality..
note: to be a GP is a speciality now.. takes 4 yrs fellowship..
surgery is lik 5-6 yrs (basic + adv training)

1st med degree (MBBS or BMed) [4-7 yrs] -->min 2 yrs post grad work exp.. (intern + resident) --> training course to obtain fellowship [4-6yrs] --> registrar --> consultant..

at this stage uve lived at uni and hospital.. for almost 12 yrs minimum

Bsc-Psych.. would provide u with a remedial background.. from memory..
 

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thanks guys for the help- it really opened up my eyes- i may think twice now.
 

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1st med degree (MBBS or BMed) [4-7 yrs] -->min 2 yrs post grad work exp.. (intern + resident) --> training course to obtain fellowship [4-6yrs] --> registrar --> consultant..

at this stage uve lived at uni and hospital.. for almost 12 yrs minimum
I disagree...there are only two undergraduate universities in Australia which offer a minimum of 5 years for their course, these being Monash and Newcastle (Bond pending). The longest of course if if you do through the GAMSAT way in which case, basic medical training is 3 years for the undergraduate degree plus 4 years in graduate medicine. Which is 7 years all up. Then there's internship and residency (which is basically like paid work experience with very bad rates) at a hospital for 2 years. Afterwards you're working as a registrar/consultant at a hospital and making sure the interns don't screw up on the job, while at the same time undertaking a part time graduate fellowship of your own desiring (4-6 years).
So all in all, the shortest path to becoming a practicing physician (if my maths is correct) would be 11 years. The longest would be if you enter medicine via a graduate course and decide to specialise in a high demand/challenging speciality like psych or opthalmology in which case it would take 15 years.
So to sum up, if you want to become a doctor be prepared to sacrifice 11-15 years of your life.
I think I'll stick this...
 

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actualli u agreed .. i wrote it correctly..
1) otherwise the maths wouldnt be "about 12 yrs"
note that 'about' implies 'approximately' not actualli.. also to be a maxillofacial surgeon its 16 yrs..

2)i sed 1st medical degree... not uni degree
and at USYD, Melb, UQ and others its 4 yrs.. minimum
these are undergrad courses.. but they are garduate entry
 
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u said its about 12 years, and my maths shows that it's at least 11 years. Plus the range is 11-15,16,17 years so you can't really say 'around' 12 years now can you- given that the discrepancy is so large.
 

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Lexicographer said:
You realise you're both right, but about different things?
tru but we got large egos ;)
i still got u on the second point!
the first one is just plain confusing.. at this time of the morning
 

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