be a dr. I know in the US we do 4 yrs. of undergrad and then go 4 years of medical school. DO you have to apply to med schools in the UK? or is the undergrad enough to become a dr. HOW do you get to be a dr. in the UK? is it just one school, or two? how many years
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In the US, you do a bachelors degree and then apply to med school for your post-grad work. In the UK, you do your bachelors degree in medicine. However, most UK medical "courses" (majors) limit the number of foreign students that they accept. Some even make it so that they will not accept students from countries that have medical schools in them. So you'll need to check each UK medical course to see if you are allowed to apply, and if so, what "A levels" you need*, plus what the costs are for foreign students to attend. Keep in mind that you'll need to jump through some significant hoops in order to practice medicine in the US, if that's your goal. That will include doing a US-based residency - and since most US-based residencies are reserved for students at US med schools, that's not a small hoop. *UK unis with medical courses require that you have at least 3 British A levels, in certain subjects, with certain grades. Since you are from the US, and the US doesn't have A levels, you'd instead apply with either 3 AP exams, or 3 SAT II subject tests. When you look at the uni's website, find out what A level subjects they require of applicants - and you'd want to do those subjects for your AP exams or SAT II tests.
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