The training and career pathways for internists vary
considerably across the world.
First, they must receive the "entry-level" education
required of any medical practitioner in the relevant
jurisdiction. The entry-level for medical education
programs are tertiary level courses undertaken at a
medical school attached
to a university
Programs that require previous undergraduate
education are usually four or five years in length.
Hence, gaining a basic medical education may
typically take eight years, depending on
jurisdiction and university. Following completion of
entry-level training, newly graduated medical
practitioners are often required to undertake a
period of supervised practice before the licensure,
or registration,
is granted, typically one or two years. This period
may be referred to as, internship. Then,
internists require specialist training in internal
medicine or one of its subspecialties. In North
America, this postgraduate training is often
referred to as residency training.
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