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So, to go from high school to board certification:

4 years of college - prerequisite classes and the MCAT.

4 years of medical school - Class exams. Rotations. Ass-kissing. USMLE Steps 1 and 2.

1 internship year - USMLE Step 3. Medical license.

2-7 residency years - Inservice exams each year. 80+ hours a week of indentured servitude.

After graduation 1-2 years - Board eligible. Board exam components.

*optional fellowship 1-3 years - take specialty board exam (written and oral); then take sub-specialty board exam after fellowship completion.

Board certification - 13+ years after graduating from high-school. FACEP. FAAEM.

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