• Question: How long did it take to become what you are today?

    Asked by Madison to Kit on 7 Nov 2017.
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      Kit T answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      I decided to study medicine in year 11 so chose my A levels to work towards that. Medical school takes 5 years in most cases and I graduated last year, so about 8 years in total. You could say longer as GCSEs can count for applications too!

      (Med school is usually 5 years unless you do a foundation/access course to cover basic sciences if you didn’t do them at A level, or take a year out half way through to ‘intercalate’, or study another subject. Both of those would add an extra year. Studying medicine after doing another degree would only take 4 years in total.)

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    Deborah commented on :

    My Nurse training was a 4 year degree course, which then lets you start working as a Nurse in the area you chose.
    After graduating I have completed several specialist short courses covering subjects such as trauma, diabetes, sexual health and lots of skills specific to practice nursing.
    Doing an MSc in Nursing took 2 years as a distance learning course, and I completed a post-graduate course in Adult Education, both of these allow me to teach Nursing.
    In order to prescribe medications I had to complete an 6 month course.
    So I guess something in the region of 8-10 yrs study in total over the last 30 years – whew that’s a bit scarey!
    Adding it all up

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    Adrian commented on :

    Only became Practice Business Manager 8 years ago, but I’ve worked in management since I left nursing in 1994 and done a degree in Health and Social Studies (part-time while working) and a certificate in management (part-time while working), recently I did an Open University Accounting module just so I had a better understanding of the Accounts side of my role

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    Phil commented on :

    I studied for five years at university, then 2 years of being a foundation doctor followed by three years of specialist training in general practice. So from finishing school to being a fully qualified GP took ten years.