TIMELINE – THE MEDICAL CAREER
NAME: DIEGO MONTENEGRO
4-771-1524
PERIOD: FIRST PERIOD
STUDYING TO BECOME A PHYSICIAN
FIRST YEAR OF MEDICINE
SECOND YEAR OF MEDICINE
THIRD YEAR OF MEDICINE
 The student attends basic subjects as
English, Spanish, computer science
and others.
 Students are taken to the Morgue.
 He enrolled in swimming lessons as a
requirement of the race.
 Not enrolled in subjects related to
medicine.
 Are given materials such as Social
Medicine, Anthropology,
Geography of Panama, Panama histor
y; issues related to Social Sciences.
 Enrolled in classes the specialist
doctors.
 Specific materials are given and
applied to medicine such as the
Epidemiology and Anatomy, among
others.
 Students are taken to the hospital for
training.
FOURTH YEAR OF MEDICINE
 The student begins to wear the white
uniform characteristic of a Doctor.
 Practices start with rotating shifts in
health centers.
FIFTH YEAR OF MEDICINE
 Continue the practice in
hospitals, but more intense shifts.
 Classes are still given by doctors.
SIXTH YEAR OF MEDICINE
 Initiate medical tours.
 Classes are generally held at night.
SEVENTH YEAR OF MEDICINE
EIGHTH YEAR OF MEDICINE
 This enters the hospital to start
the professional residence.
 The student receives a salary.
 The student goes through
each room for a while, and then is
chosen according to their
performance to finish his residency.
 The student completes two years of
residence and obtained his MD
degree.
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SPECIALTY
 Specialties are obtained by residence.
 Specialties last 3 to 5 years, depending
on the specialty.
 An example of a specialty is pediatrics, which
lasts 3 years of residence.