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Should medical school take 3 years instead of 4?
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Jul 29, 2014
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Should medical school take 3 years instead of 4?
A small crop of students at University of California Davis are on a fast-track to shave off an entire year of med school.
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Professors and staff at UC Davis medical hope that their new accelerated medical school program will see more doctors in the field
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A small crop of students at University of California Davis are on a fast-track to shave off an entire year of med school.

Becoming a doctor is no small feat. Traditionally, physicians-to-be spend four years in medical school followed by three years of residency training. 

But this year, a small crop of students at University of California Davis are on a fast-track to shave off an entire year of med school. We'll speak to one of the doctors behind the program, UC Davis' Dr. Tonya Fancher.