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. 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.