How to become a doctor? What you need to know

For young people up and down the country, there will become a time in their life when they need to start thinking about their future career. For many it
may begin with a professional footballer, actor or popstar. In fact, these days it’s more likely to be influencer. But of course, for most, it doesn’t quite end
up that way.

However, many also dream of entering the healthcare profession and becoming a doctor or nurse and today, more than ever, there’s a real drive for healthcare
recruitment from the top down.

As young people start to hit the end of secondary school, it can be a good time to start exploring the journey of becoming a professional in an area and if your
child has shown an interest in becoming a doctor, here’s what they need to know about starting that pathway…

Understanding the Educational Pathway
The journey to becoming a doctor does usually start in secondary education, so it is important to make young people aware of this. You generally need to achieve
good GCSE results, particularly in sciences, while that’s also the case at A-level too, with the likes of biology, chemistry and mathematics all relevant subjects
to study.

A medical degree is required to become a doctor, with medicine often the most common way to become a General Practitioner. Securing a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor
of Surgery provides a good route, albeit a competitive one. In many cases, people also take the UK Clinical Aptitude Test or BioMedical Admissions Test as part of
their application for university and medical degrees too.