Generally, you must include in gross income everything you receive in payment for personal services. In addition to wages, salaries, commissions, fees, and tips, this includes other forms of compensation such as fringe benefits and stock options.
Internship comprises six months of medicine and six months of surgery. A minimum of two months and a maximum of three months may be spent in a sub-speciality, including emergency medicine, general practice, obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, anaesthesia and radiology.
Everyone has the same 4 years of med school, surgeons have different years for residency and fellowship. Shortest is 5 years, it can take as long as 7-9 years. All depends on what surgical specialty you go for. 4. If your goal is to be a medical doctor, then go become a medical doctor.