Medical scientists usually need a doctorate degree in biological science. Some medical scientists have medical degrees. Medical scientists typically complete courses in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.
Status: Medical Student (Accepted) AMCAS states that it usually takes ~4-6 weeks for verification to go through, but looking at the verification trend right now here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2014-2015-verification-thread.1076112/ I would say you're looking at 3-4 weeks from the time of submission.
Here is how Dr. Ruth Winecker, chief toxicologist for the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, responded to this question: âEssentially the answer is, it depends. For cases in which we only test for ethanol (drinking alcohol) the reports are certified within 72 hours of the receipt of the specimens.