pediatrician
What majors should I focus on to be a pediatrician? #pediatrician
4 answers
Jared Chung
CareerVillage.org TeamJared’s Answer, CareerVillage.org Team
If you are referring to college majors, then you should focus your efforts on the "Pre-Med" major option at your school.
Usually your university will provide a pre-med set of courses which will get you ready for most medical schools. Toward the end of college you will have to take your MCATs and apply to Medical Schools. Then you'll go to Med school, get your M.D. degree, and then do a residency (for example at a local hospital). After that's done, you'll be ready to be a practicing Pediatrician.
Ramya’s Answer
One of the main reasons why anyone would want to become a paediatrician is that this is a very satisfying profession. Not only is working with kids very interesting but you also get to see your patients grow up, which can be a huge reward in itself. However, interesting as it may sound, being a paediatrician is not for everybody.A paediatrician is a medical specialist who is responsible for the overall healthcare of children across all ages.Also now a days paediatician has a lot of sub categories just like any stream in medicine. these are some of them Adolescent medicine, Child abuse pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatric allergy and immunology, Pediatric cardiology, Pediatric dermatology, Pediatric pulmonology.
Celin’s Answer
Pediatric medicine focuses on preventing, treating, and diagnosing childhood illnesses and diseases, as well as monitoring a child's growth and development from infancy to young adulthood. To become a pediatrician, you'll need training in general medicine throughout most of your undergraduate and graduate education. Specialization in pediatric healthcare begins during your residency.
Veena’s Answer
A career as a doctor is a long and sometimes grueling path. But it can also be quite challenging and a heck of a lot of fun if you take the right approach. The process of becoming a doctor to appreciate the effort and focus it takes to be given the responsibility of caring for people. Although I'm not a pediatrician, the path to become one is almost identical.
Becoming a doctor is not a short or quick journey. You can expect to spend years of your life studying, working, and struggling to get that "MD" added to the end of your name. There will be days and weeks that are not fun and exciting. There will be nights when you question your ability. There will be many days when you question your sanity. But in the end, if it's truly what you want to do, it's all worth it.