It is a requirement, so you have no choice but take chemistry if you want to go to medical school.
Having said that, the majority of pre-meds do a brain-dump of chemistry after the exams. Most medical students don’t have a working knowledge of chemistry or all the subjects that depend on it, such as biochemistry, toxicology and pharmacology. They get through their courses anyway, by means that are mysterious to faculty.
If your desire is to actually learn things in medical school and remember them, then chemistry and biochemistry are as foundational as anatomy, and you need to know them.
Think of the absurdity of not knowing chemistry. You memorize that a patient breathes in oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide, but you don’t know what those things are? A patient is in a diabetic coma from ketoacidosis, but you don’t know what an acid is?
If you are one of those doctors, stay away from me.
It is a requirement, so you have no choice but take chemistry if you want to go to medical school.
Having said that, the majority of pre-meds do a brain-dump of chemistry after the exams. Most medical students don’t have a working knowledge of chemistry or all the subjects that depend on it, such as biochemistry, toxicology and pharmacology. They get through their courses anyway, by means that are mysterious to faculty.
If your desire is to actually learn things in medical school and remember them, then chemistry and biochemistry are as foundational as anatomy, and you need to know them.
Think of the absurdity of not knowing chemistry. You memorize that a patient breathes in oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide, but you don’t know what those things are? A patient is in a diabetic coma from ketoacidosis, but you don’t know what an acid is?
If you are one of those doctors, stay away from me.
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In the US?
Yes.
You need 2 semesters of organic chemistry with lab for most medical schools.
You also need 2 semesters of biology, general chemistry and physics with labs.
Some US medical schools have additional requirements.
The MCAT tests your understanding of these courses, plus your critical analysis and reasoning skills.
Check the requirements for any medical schools of interest to you.
.
In the US?
Yes.
You need 2 semesters of organic chemistry with lab for most medical schools.
You also need 2 semesters of biology, general chemistry and physics with labs.
Some US medical schools have additional requirements.
The MCAT tests your understanding of these courses, plus your critical analysis and reasoning skills.
Check the requirements for any medical schools of interest to you.
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It is a requirement, so you have no choice but take chemistry if you want to go to medical school.
Having said that, the majority of pre-meds do a brain-dump of chemistry after the exams. Most medical students don’t have a working knowledge of chemistry or all the subjects that depend on it, such as biochemistry, toxicology and pharmacology. They get through their courses anyway, by means that are mysterious to faculty.
If your desire is to actually learn things in medical school and remember them, then chemistry and biochemistry are as foundational as anatomy, and you need to know them.
Think of the absurdity of not knowing chemistry. You memorize that a patient breathes in oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide, but you don’t know what those things are? A patient is in a diabetic coma from ketoacidosis, but you don’t know what an acid is?
If you are one of those doctors, stay away from me.
It is a requirement, so you have no choice but take chemistry if you want to go to medical school.
Having said that, the majority of pre-meds do a brain-dump of chemistry after the exams. Most medical students don’t have a working knowledge of chemistry or all the subjects that depend on it, such as biochemistry, toxicology and pharmacology. They get through their courses anyway, by means that are mysterious to faculty.
If your desire is to actually learn things in medical school and remember them, then chemistry and biochemistry are as foundational as anatomy, and you need to know them.
Think of the absurdity of not knowing chemistry. You memorize that a patient breathes in oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide, but you don’t know what those things are? A patient is in a diabetic coma from ketoacidosis, but you don’t know what an acid is?
If you are one of those doctors, stay away from me.
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