Additional Information
If you want to be a transplant surgeon, prepare for a long period of training.
"You'll need a college degree, a medical degree [usually four years], five
years [at least] of general surgery and two years of transplantation fellowship,"
says transplant surgeon Dr. Kristene Gugliuzza.
Medical school training follows the completion of your undergraduate degree,
which should include courses in physics, biology, mathematics, English, and
inorganic and organic chemistry.
Competition for entry into medical schools is very keen. Residency follows
the completion of med school.
Physicians in the U.S. need to be licensed by the state in which they intend
to work.
Also, you should carefully plan how you will finance your training as a
surgeon. Medical education can be quite expensive.