Vol. 5 No. 6 P. 6. Physicians are accustomed to checking thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in older adults with symptoms of an over- or underactive thyroid, as itâs a fairly accurate and routine measure of thyroid function. But a new study suggests that for many patients, treatment for mild TSH elevations may no longer be warranted.
After undergraduate studies, four years of medical school is required. Before attending medical school, applicants must send their college transcripts to the schools they apply to, pass the Medical College Admission Test, and obtain letters of recommendation.
Additionally, you must take the MCAT, which is the admission test for med school. Once you get to med school, expect another 3-4 years of education. Med school is intense and most schools expect that you do not work during it. Med school is a mix of clinical rotations multiple areas of medicine. There is also intense classroom study.