How do medical students that want to be plastic surgeons get to practice?

Keep studying!: First of all, you have to finish medical school. Then you have to do prerequisite training. Options include a minimum of three years of general surgery training, completing a residency in ENT surgery, or completing training in orthopedics. Then you have to accepted in a plastic surgery program and complete that, pass your boards and you're good to go! take a look at this http://ocps.Com/about/.

Lots of training!: After medical school, i completed 5 years of general surgery residency and became certified by the american board of surgery (written and oral tests), then 2 more years of plastic surgery fellowship training and certification by the american board of plastic surgery (written and oral tests). It helps to excel at each step so that you qualify for the next step and are chosen for those slots!

Rotate on plastics: They generally choose rotations on the plastic surgery service in school to start. :).

Progressive exposure: You follow a long path that begins with progressive exposure, experience, and eventually to supervised training where a skilled plastic surgeon oversees the medical student on their way to a resident and eventually on to completion and initiation of pracrice

Plastic surgery: After medical school there is a rigorous training program for those entering plastic surgery. There is a minimum 6 years after medical school. 3 years of general surgery and 3 years of plastic surgery training. Some continue on afterwards to do fellowships in craniofacial, hand or aesthetic surgery.