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Summary: Become an ophthalmologist by receiving an undergraduate degree, going to medical school and finishing a one-year internship with a licensed ophthalmologist. Learn about the state exams for ophthalmologists in this free video on job information from a career service specialist.
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"Hi, my name is Stacie Royer, and I'm a career specialist from Austin, Texas. I'm going to talk to you today about becoming an ophthalmologist. The first thing that you'll need to know about yourself is that you love working with people. You'll also want to obtain a bachelor's degree in biology or chemistry. From that point, you'll need to take your medical school examination, entrance examination, to try to get into medical school. Choose the medical school of your choice, and once you pass that with your medical degree, then you can start working towards becoming an ophthalmologist. You'll also need to begin a one-year internship with a licensed ophthalmologist and then prepare to take the state exams. Once you've taken the state exams and pass those, then you'll also need to prepare for a three-year residency program. After that three-year residency program, then you can apply for licensing under the American Board of Ophthalmology."
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vilam79 said
on 8/16/2009 This isn't entirely correct. Your year training after medical school isn't with a licensed ophthalmologist. it is a year of post-graduate medical training commonly known as a pre-lim or transitional year. You can do this year of training in a variety of specialties including surgery, medicine, or pediatrics. Or you can choose to do a year of general training, which is what a transitional year is.