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Persons who are interested in becoming a neurologist must first attend medical school.

Good grades in high school and university are generally required, as well as taking the Medical College Admission Test ( MCAT ) if one is to pursue a Doctor of Medicine degree or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.

Undergraduate and Medical school students are required to take classes such as anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, microbiology, pathology, medical ethics, and laws governing medicine.

Matriculants generally hold at minimum a bachelor's degree.

Medical school provides a general medical education and grants students a Doctor of Medicine ( MD ), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine ( DO ), or Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery ( MBBS, MBChB ) upon successful completion.

Graduating medical students then elect a post-graduate or residency program in neurology or pediatrics or one year of internal medicine.

Residents in either pediatrics or internal medicine must then enroll into neurology fellowships such as pediatric neurology, or general neurology.

Neurologists may choose from a variety of subspecialties.