Cardiologists

High School

Because becoming a physician normally requires four years of undergraduate studies, four years of medical school, and completing three to eight years in an internship or residency program, while in high school take college preparatory courses that include mathematics; science, including biology and chemistry; and English.

Postsecondary Training

Premed students must complete undergraduate studies in physics, biology, mathematics, and organic and inorganic chemistry. Once you receive your M.D. degree and become licensed to practice medicine, you must take seven to eight more years of additional training. This includes an internship that may last from one to two years and a six-year residency program. Cardiologists spend three years in a residency program in internal medicine and another three years in a residency program in the subspecialty of cardiology.