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Qualifications
Entry to medical school…
• Good GCSE’s• Three A Levels• Entry requirements vary between
medical schools• Medicine as a second degree• Foundation course for students
without a science background
Personal Attributes
Doctors must be able to…
• Listen to their patients’ views and respect their rights
• Be honest and trustworthy• Work effectively with other
healthcare professionals• Act with competence,
compassion, responsibility and integrity
Career Path
Undergraduate education
• Medical degree (usually 5 years)
Postgraduate education• Foundation Year 1• Foundation Year 2• Specialty and general practice
training (between 3 & 8 years)
Continuing professional development
Types of doctors
General Practitioners (GPs)Generally the first point of contact for patients. Their main responsibility is to assess a patient’s health and make an appropriate diagnosis
Hospital DoctorsThis group of doctors work in hospitals and can specialise in a range of different areas of medicine including surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics, anaesthesia and general medicine
OtherDoctors can work in a range of other settings including in the armed forces, for the police or at a medical school
For more detailed information, please see the full version of the ‘Becoming a Doctor’ guide on the BMA website: www.bma.org.uk/careers/becoming_doctor If you have any further queries, please contact the BMA Science and Education department [email protected]