Medical Education
医学教育
It is not easy to become a doctor in the United States.
在美国要成为一名医生可不容易。
Students must attend a college or university and do well in their studies.
学生必须接受大学教育并且成绩优秀。
Students who want to become doctors usually study large amounts of biology and chemistry in college.
想当医生的学生通常要在学习大量的生物和化学知识。
Some students work for a year or two in a medical or research job before they attempt to enter medical school.
一些学生在努力进入医学院之前,从事了医学研究或研究工作一两年。
Once in medical school, students spend their first two years mainly in classroom study.
学生一旦进了医学院,前两年主要接受课堂教育,
They learn about the body and all its systems.
学习人体构造及整个系统知识,
They also begin studying how to recognize and treat disease.
也开始学习如何诊断及治疗疾病。
By the third year, students begin working with patients in hospitals.
到第三年,他们开始在医院工作,
Experienced doctors who have treated many patients guide them as they work.
治疗过很多病人的有经验的医生会在他们工作的时候给予指导。
During the fourth year, students begin applying to programs in hospitals for the additional training they will need after medical school.
第4年,学生开始申请毕业后所需的额外培训,医院的实习计划。
Competition to work at a top hospital can be fierce.
一流医院的求职竞争是相当激烈的。