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Doctors: 5 year degree, 2 foundation years, 3 core trainee years, 3 years as speciality trainee = minimum 13 years.

• Swenrekcah 6y ago
  Note that all the years after the first 5, one is working as a doctor, earning (often a quite nice) salary. So theoretically they could have boosted the student ranks in 2016 and those would be almost ready. Of course that would require a semblance of a coherent strategy and plan.
  • Balgair 6y ago
    A note for confused US people reading this: MDs in the UK do not go to undergrad to get a bachelors first, they just go to med-school.
  • DanBC 6y ago
    No-one wants to be in an ICU with a brand new FY1 trying to intubate or prone them.