The Road To Become A Doctor: A Career As A Career

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In early adolescence, many children fantasize about being princes and princesses fighting malicious villains in faraway, majestic lands where the charming young, noble always saves the day, and he and the beautiful princess live happily-ever-after. As time maturates, however, those fictional professions develop into dreams of future career choices such as firefighters, doctors, police officers, and more. All of which possess a distinct characteristic, these job choices allow those once native and innocence children to help and save lives in the real world. Although law enforcement is a heroic and well-respected profession, professional that dedicate their livelihoods to the study and biological use of medicine deserve more notability and recognition because of the longitudinal timeframe it takes to earn a medical …show more content…

In order to be a successful and licensed doctor, there are three main components a medical student must accomplish and excel at. These educational components are achieving a four to five year bachelor’s degree that meets the medical school admission requirements, four years of med school itself, and then three to seven years of residency (“Time for Medical School”). According to the Peterson staff’s online article, “The road to becoming a doctor takes 11 to 16 years, and you’ll be at least thirty before you’re ready to start your own practice.” Conversely, the average length of time taken to complete academy training to become a police officer is nineteen weeks, conferred by the Bureau of Justice Statistics; although one of the most perplex police departments, the Memphis Police Department, requires a minimum of fifty-four hours of college credits (Parker). Evidently, the educational process and interval of time to become a law enforcement officer is mediocre compared to the process of becoming a

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