Do I have to be smart to be a surgeon?

You don’t have to be smart to become a doctor. You can still get into (some) med schools with average grades. If you have a desire to learn and a commitment to the task then you can make big strides.

Can you be a doctor if you’re not smart?

You don’t have to be smart to become a doctor but you can’t be dumb. Just because you want to become a doctor does not mean you are capable of becoming one. To succeed in medical school, you have to have to possess a few qualities so that you can pass medical school and licensing exams.

Are doctors really that smart?

Doctors are smart. The IQ of the average American physician falls somewhere between 120-130, putting most doctors in the Very Superior Intelligence category on a standard IQ test.

Do you have to be really smart to become a doctor?

Everyone in medical school is smart—so yes, you need to be really smart to become a doctor. there’s no way to predict from high school. I’m the only kid from my class that’s becoming a doctor. However, I wasn’t interested in medicine in high school.

Is becoming a surgeon a good choice?

Becoming a surgeon might be a good choice if …. 1 1. You have great hand-eye coordination. To be a successful surgeon, your fine motor skills need to be impeccable. Dr. Inna Husain, laryngologist and 2 2. You can adapt at a moment’s notice. 3 3. You have stamina. 4 4. You enjoy working with others. 5 5. You’re a natural leader.

Is med school more about being smart than being hard work?

My opinion is that med school is more about hard work than about being smart. Sure, there are plenty of smart people in med school, but in order to succeed and become a doc, you have to be a hard worker, self-disciplined and able to sit down and study on Friday nights than the budding genius who self-taught calculus at the age of 5. #19

How hard is it to become a physician?

You do need to know what you are getting into. It is true that as a physician you will most likely work very hard during your training as well as during practice, but the same can be said about many other professions that offer less job satisfaction and pay much less.