Yá’át’ééh (hello)! We are excited to hear about your interest in the medical field. Provided below is a brief roadmap to medical school. Please reach out to us with any questions you may have. We are happy to help in the best way we can. For a more targeted outline (i.e. grade school, college pre-med, post-baccalaureate student), please check out the resources tab dedicated to your level of education. Ahéhee’ (thank you)
Timeline for a Career in Medicine
| High School
4 years |
College
4 years |
Medical School
4 years |
Residency
3-7 years depending on specialty |
- Aim for good grades.
- Extracurricular activities: join clubs, volunteer at hospitals, join health- related clubs.
- Leadership experiences.
- Engage in community service.
- seek opportunities to shadow doctors.
- Solid SAT/ACT score
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- Aim for good grades
- Complete required pre-med coursework.
- Gain clinical experiences: volunteer or work in healthcare setting.
- Shadow doctors.
- Research opportunities.
- Solid MCAT score.
- Extracurricular activities.
- Leadership experiences.
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- Aim for good grades.
- United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Steps 1 & 2.
- Leadership experiences.
- Research opportunities.
- Networking and mentorship.
- Shadow doctors.
- Community service.
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- Specialized training
- Primary care specialties (3 year residency) family medicine, internal medicine, general pediatrics.
- (4+ years residency) Surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, radiology.
- USMLE step 3.
- May pursue fellowship.
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Timeline Content & printable flyer created by: Nizhoni Sutter (Diné)