1) 4 years to complete a college/university undergraduate degree
2) 4 years to complete a medical program
Following these 8 years you will have an MD, but in order to practice you will still have to do 3 years of work experience (residency) in a hospital and pass national/regional board exams.
Obtaining a doctorate in medicine involves the same process as obtaining any other form of doctorate (eg: doctorate in dentistry, doctorate in chiropractic, doctorate in podiatry, doctorate in philosophy, doctorate in veterinary medicine, etc.). That is, 8 years in post secondary education.
The only major difference is that there are different levels of competitiveness involved in gaining acceptance into the program. For example, in Canada, A doctor of veterinary medicine program is the most competitive doctoral program to gain aceptance into, because it has the most applicants each year. A doctorate in medicine is the second most competitive, followed by a doctorate in dentistry, etc.
A sports medicine degree would take the same legth of time as a medical physicain. Most medical degrees take 6-10 years to obtain. As well as an internship.
An associate degree is generally laid out so that it can be fairly easily completed in two years. It can take more or less time depending on how many classes are taken at once, if any semesters are taken off, etc. It is generally considered a two year degree.
I assume you are asking whether a doctor of medicine (MD) can obtain a Ph.D. Yes, an MD can obtain a PhD. In fact there are medical school programs where a student can obtain an MD & Ph.D. at the same time. This degree contains emphasis on research in addition to the medical training. One final comment: individuals with Ph.D.'s are in fact "doctors"...it is unfortunate that the term "doctor" is reserved for those practicing medicine!
The longest field of study to obtain a degree in would be to get your doctorate. The total time can be as short as 7.9 years and as long as 18.2 years for physical sciences.
Yes, it is highly illegal to practice medicine without a degree. You can spend a long time in prison for that. Not to mention you could kill your patients because of your lack of training.
To earn a college degree in the category of finance, you will need to invest about four years full time. This would get you a bachelor's degree in the program of your choice.
In India, it does not matter whether you have done a Bachelor's degree in Science or not, it would still require same amount of time (5 1/2 years) to get a degree in medicine (BHMS/BAMS/MBBS)
There are two degree options when attending college to obtain a criminal justice degree. While the scope or specialty of a degree can alter the time needed for an average full-time student an Associates degree would take two years while a Bachelors degree would take four.
No you cannot. It takes four years for the bachelor's degree as a full-time student, and three years of law school to obtain the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.
if not taken regularly the medicine will not work properly
It takes for year to obtain as a full-time student. After you get it, it does not expire.
To obtain a degree in general education, it generally takes around 4 years to complete. It all depends on if you are going to school full time or part time.