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Medical Education in the US
美国的医学教育
In the US, those people who want to become doctors must attend four years of college or university. They usually study biology, chemistry and other sciences.
在美国,那些想当医生的人必须上四年大学。他们通常要学习生物学、化学和其他学科。
There are 125 medical colleges in the US, but it is difficult to gain entrance to them. In 2001, about 35,000 students applied to medical schools in the US, but only about 17,000 were accepted.
美国有125所医学院,但进入的门槛很高。 2001年,美国大约有35,000名学生申请了医学院校,但只有大约17,000名学生被录取。
A medical education is also very costly and it costs as much as 30,000 dollars for each year.
医学教育也非常昂贵,每年花费高达30,000美元。
After entering medical school, students spend the next four years studying only medical sciences.
进入医学院后,学生将在接下来的四年中专注学习医学。
The first two years of medical school are spent mainly in class. The students learn about the body and all its systems. They learn about chemistry and medicines. And they begin studying diseases and how to recognize and treat them.
医学院的头两年主要在课堂上度过。学生需要了解人体及其所有系统。他们学习化学和医学。他们开始研究疾病以及如何识别和治疗疾病。
Many students say the first year of medical school is the most difficult. They must remember a great deal of information. For example, many schools require that students remember the names of every bone in the body.
许多学生说医学院的第一年是最难的。他们必须记住大量知识。例如,许多学校要求学生记住身体中每个骨骼的名称。
By the third year of medical school, students are ready to use their knowledge to begin helping sick people in a hospital.
到医学院三年级时,学生已经准备好利用自己的知识来帮助医院的病人。
These students work under the guidance of experienced doctors. Students observe the treatment of patients. They also examine patients and advise treatment. As the students watch and learn, they think about the kind of medicine they would like to practice when they become doctors.
这些学生在经验丰富的医生指导下工作。学生观察对患者的治疗过程。他们还检查患者并给出治疗建议。当学生观察和学习时,他们会考虑自己当医生后想要使用的药物种类。
During the fourth year of medical school, students begin seeking to enter a medical training program in a hospital. This training program is called a medical residency.
到了医学院四年级,学生开始寻求参加医院的培训计划,它被称为住院医师培训。
Medical school graduates face strong competition to gain a resident position at the hospitals they want most. Hospitals want the top medical school graduates.
医学院的毕业生面临激烈的竞争,以谋求在最中意的医院获得医生职位。医院青睐的都是那些顶尖的毕业生。 |