Cardiologist is a doctor treating condition related to function and structure of heart. To become a cardiologist you have to undergo training for 14 years. Cardiologists are among highest paid medical practitioners or doctors.

For becoming cardiologists, one should possess a bachelor’s degree of some accredited university for applying into medical school. Contradictory to the popular belief, for getting admission in medical schools you don’t require having some science subjects related major. Aspiring cardiologists should take perquisites for such medical schools in their undergraduate years.

Those perquisites for such medical schools are one year must study of general chemistry and one year organic chemistry plus one year biology and one year physics and one year math.

Secondly students willing to apply for medical schools should take Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). This MCAT is the standardized test for comparing medical school aspirants with one another. The test is taken on verbal reasoning, physical sciences, biological sciences and writing.

The Princeton Review quotes that the MCAT physical sciences’ section consist of 52 multiple choice questions plus the time given for this section is around 72 minutes. Topics under this section of physical sciences comprises of math, physics, general chemistry. MCAT’S section for verbal reasoning consist of 40 multiple-choice questions, the time allotted for this section is 60 minutes.

Biological sciences’  section comprises of basic biology, organic chemistry over duration of 70 minutes. The maximum possible marks which an individual can score in MCAT is 45, but generally any marks above 30 is definitely good score. Applying for medical schools is quite competitive plus these medical schools need students to present transcripts, MCAT score cum letter of recommendation of any professor and some non-science related person, as stated by United Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Budding cardiologists should complete their four years in such medical schools after finishing their under graduation. After graduation from medical schools, one must finish 3 year residency training in some internal medicine then again 3 year of cardiology fellowship for becoming a cardiologist. Residents earn about $50,000 per year during residency period, and the income dramatically increases after completing this residency.