How much college is required for a Dermatologist?

Is it eight yrs or more?How much college is required for a Dermatologist?
Four years of college, majoring in pre-med or a science [or another major but still taking all the math/science requirements]. Then take the MCATs [like SATs for med school admission]. Then four years of med school. Then one year of internship. Then 3-5 years of residency. Optional fellowship after that.





Internship and residency are paid [modestly] and consist of 80-hour work weeks and 24-36hr on-call shifts in-hospital [sleep, if you're lucky].





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aamc.orgHow much college is required for a Dermatologist?
Well, it's 4 years of college for any type of physician.





But if you meant what is the overall length of school/training, it's a minimum of 12 years. The path is:





4 years of college (BS or BA)


4 years of medical school


4 years of dermatology residency (including a 1 year internship)


1+ optional years of fellowship (if you choose to subspecialize)





For any type of doctor, the time in college and med school is the same. The length of residency, however, varies, from a minimum 3 years (eg family practice, internal medicine) to 7+ years (eg neurosurgery) depending on the type of medicine you choose to go into.
No, you don't need a BS (bachelors of science) degree to get into medical school. A BA (arts) is absolutely equivalent. Notice he got three thumbs down.





And as the others have mentioned, you need four years (average -- people are doing 5 now just because of the required courses many universities and colleges impose) of undergrad and four years of medical or osteopathic school. Then you'll take your residency (which lasts about 4-5 years) and perhaps a fellowship, depending on your goals by then.
A dermatologist is a doctor - so you have to go to college (usually around 4 years) and then medical school (another 4 years).
Yes, 8+
One most have a bachelors of Science. Four years of college are required in order to become a dermatologist in America.