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melissachua
08-14-2009, 06:02 PM
Sorry for being naive. Which route is faster to become a specialist...via undegraduate or graduate medical programme?
After medical school, how many years of internship/residency are required before one qualifies to become a specialist?
thank you

chinaski
08-14-2009, 11:25 PM
It makes no difference. Length of post graduate training is not affected by whether one has graduated from a graduate or undergraduate medical degree. Length of post grad training varies between the specialties.