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| | Physician |
 | | He/she is now entitled to use the honorary prefix of "Dr", although he/she is not recognised as a "doctor" in the academic sense of the word (see Doctorate). |
 | | The doctor is now officially registered and must complete the time in a clinical position in a hospital. |
 | | Admissions criteria include overall performance in the undergraduate years, performance in a group of courses specifically required by U.S. medical schools (biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, calculus or sometimes statistics, and sometimes English composition), score on the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test--a national standardized test), application essays, and interview. |
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