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Medical student at a laboratory at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City.

A medical school is a place where medical students learn medicine. When they graduate from a medical school, they become a physician or a doctor. Medical Schools grant Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and sometimes Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degrees. Students take classes in human biology and disease then take a license exam to practice medicine.

Medical student

A medical student or student doctor is a person who has been accepted to a medical school and is studying to become a doctor. Medical students are typically required to learn about basic health, science, technology and the clinical practice of medicine. During basic technology study, most medical students learn about human anatomy, physiology, diseases, and different drugs.

Medical students are generally considered to be at the earliest stage of the medical career pathway. In some locations they are required to be registered with a government body.

Medical students typically engage in both basic science and practical clinical coursework during their tenure in medical school. Course structure and length vary greatly among countries.

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  • McMurrichBuildingUniversityofTorontoCanada

    Toronto Faculty of Medicine

  • Aerial-Picture-of-Jackson-e1445995779731

    Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, the primary teaching hospital of the University of Miami's Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and the largest hospital in the United States with 1,547 beds

  • Harvard Medical School HDR

    Harvard Medical School in Boston

  • Pcom2

    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia

  • Washington University School of Medicine2

    Washington University Medical School

  • The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine 1

    Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine held by HKU is among the oldest western medicine schools in Far East.

  • Tirunelveli Medical College2

    Tirunelveli Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland

    Auckland School of Medicine

  • Uni of Otago medical school

    Otago School of Medicine

  • 'Pakistan'-KE Med Univ-Sep 2016 (8)

    King Edward Medical University, fourth oldest medical school in South Asia

  • West Gate of Peking University Health Science Center 2

    Peking University Health Science Center

  • Flowchart md fr school

    Description of medical studies in France

  • უნივერსიტეტის-ფასადი-(1)

    The European University (Georgia)

  • UniKlinik (Freiburg) 4

    The University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine

  • Kings College London Guys Campus

    Shepherd's House, King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Guy's Campus in London

  • MMSA Checking Blood Pressure

    A medical student checking blood pressure on an awareness drive

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