Your graduation from medical school does not mark the end of your education. After earning an MD, you will spend several years as a resident in a teaching hospital. Residency can be a grueling experience. When it comes to the hospital environment, you're at the bottom. On the flip side, you will work directly with patients and gain mastery of a specific specialty.
The residency can last anywhere from three to eight years, depending on your specialty. You’ll learn almost everything you need to know about your area of specialty during this time. Expect exhaustion to be a constant factor. Typical work weeks range from 50 to 80 hours, and residents spend several nights a week on-call. The first three to five months of residency will be the hardest, as your body adjusts to the lack of sleep, surplus of work, and constant reprimanding that comes with the territory.
As the residency progresses, you will be given more responsibility and make more decisions independently of your attending physician. Once your residency is over, you’ll finally have the knowledge and experience to practice medicine on your own. Some doctors pursue a fellowship, Others join a hospital, clinic start their own private practice
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