4 years of college
4 years of med school
4-5 years of internship/residency/training(... is when school loans are mostly paid back)
so after about 12-13 yrs, your a surgeon and the income is sitting pretty at probably 200-300k
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Sounds about right it also depends on what kind of surgeon you want to be. If you want to specialize you usually do a fellowship after your residency. Also loans can be deferred while you're doing your residency. It seems like a long process but it goes quicker than you can imagine :)
You prolly want to tack on another year or 4 if you want to be a surgeon. Depending on the type of surgeon you want to be, it's not unheard of to spend 8 yrs in residency, fellowships, etc.
And you don't get paid much as a resident. You won't be paying much of your school loans back during that time.
But yeah, afterwards, you salary is really high (it's realistic to have over a $300k+ salary).
Sounds like you got most of the info correct.
It is actually 5-8 years to become a surgeon and this depends on the specialty. Neurosurgeon is the highest and can take up to 12 years to complete residency/training.
Anways, good luck! You seem determined and I hope the best for you!
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