Earn a bachelor's degree in any major and take the approximately ten pre-med classes which are listed on most medical school websites. Earn an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.75 and a high Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) score. Apply to about 20 medical schools located all over the country and of differing degrees of admissions difficulty. Be accepted to one and take four years to earn an M.D. degree. Complete a one-year internship. It is better to take a family practice residency of two or three years after the internship, but it is not required.
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Earn a bachelor's degree in any major and take the approximately ten pre-med classes which are listed on most medical school websites. Earn an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.75 and a high Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) score. Apply to about 20 medical schools located all over the country and of differing degrees of admissions difficulty. Be accepted to one and take four years to earn an M.D. degree. Complete a one-year internship. It is better to take a family practice residency of two or three years after the internship, but it is not required.