Doctors and physicians work hard and dedicate the lives to helping sick and injured people. They spend many years in school working to gain medical knowledge and acquiring a board certification. When we take a close look at what it takes to become a doctor or other health-care professional we see that medical school is not very cheap, especially for a bachelor’s degree or science courses. While men out number woman as doctors we have seen in recent years a dramatic increase in females that are choosing careers in the healthcare industry. Here are a few interesting facts about doctors and medical careers.