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Major Overview for Medicine (MD)

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Overview for Medicine (MD)

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of medicine, involving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses, injuries, and other disorders of the human body. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, examination and diagnosis, patient communications, medical ethics and law, professional standards, and rotations in specialties such as internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, neurology, ophthalmology, radiology, clinical pathology, anesthesiology, family medicine, and psychiatry.

Careers for Medicine (MD) Majors

A major in Medicine (MD) is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Medicine (MD)

Unfortunately, we were unable to find any undergraduate programs for this major.