How many years does it take to become an oncologist nurse?

Answer 1

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You go through 4 years of undergraduate institution 4 years of medical school and then you have to spend about 2-3 years in your specialty area depending on what it is. Then you have your student intern and your residency so all together your looking at 13 years before you are certified in that area of practice. But an Oncologist is someone who deals in the area of cancer so their training is specific.

Answer 2

4 years of undergraduate college, 4 years of medical school, 3 years of pediatric residency, and 3 years of pediatric oncology fellowship = 14 years. Of course, the last 6 years you are making a reasonable salary, rather than putting out money in tuition.

Answer 3

A typical medical oncologist has completed a bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) (4 years), a doctorate in medicine (M.D. or D.O.) (4 years), an internal medicine residency (3 years), and a medical oncology fellowship (another 2-3 years.) So, after high school, you're still training for 14 years! Medical oncologists prescribe chemotherapy. There are a few other types of oncologists, all of which require a bachelor's degree and a medical doctorate. There are surgical oncologists who instead of a 3 year medicine residency do a 5-7 year general surgery residency, then have a 1-2 year surgical oncology fellowship. Surgical oncologists cut out tumors. There are radiation oncologists who do a dedicated residency in radiation oncology after medical school which is around 4 years. Radiation oncologists give doses of radiation to treat or provide comfort for those with tumors.

Answer 4

It takes 13 years to be a oncologist .