Who became the youngest medical specialist in history: he received a higher medical education at the age of 17
It is generally accepted that a doctor cannot be too young.
After all, first you need to finish school, and then study at a medical university for 5-6 years.
Typically, people who receive a higher medical education diploma are at least 22-23 years old.
But there are exceptions to this rule. For example, Indian-American Balamurali Ambati.
Biography of Balamurali Ambati
The future doctor was born in the summer of 1977 in India. Soon the family in which the baby was born moved to the United States.
When the boy was 4 years old, he was badly burned. Doctors saved the child.
Having seen the work of specialists, the child became interested in medicine and decided to connect his life with this field.
Ambati was a gifted student, finishing high school at the age of 11.
When the boy was 13 years old, he graduated from the New York University School of Medicine.
Ambati received his full higher medical education diploma in May 1995. At that time, the young man was 17 years old.
This achievement allowed the graduate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine to receive the status of the youngest medical specialist. The corresponding mention is in the Guinness Book of Records.
Ambati also completed additional medical training (internship, clinical residency). Balamurali Ambati is an ophthalmologist.
Earlier we told you about the oldest operating higher education institution in the world.
