Pediatrician

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A pediatrician is a doctor who specializes in children, babies, teenagers, and sometimes even young adults.

**__To become a pediatrician you must: __**

Through a national matching program, newly graduated MDs enter into a residency program that is three to seven years or more of professional training under the supervision of senior physician educators. The length of residency training varies depending on the medical specialty chosen: family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics, for example, require 3 years of training; general surgery requires 5 years.
 * **__Attend an undergraduate school for four years  :__** Four years at a college or university to earn a BS or BA degree, usually with a strong emphasis on basic sciences, such as biology, chemistry, and physics.
 * **__Continue to Medical School for a minimum of four years:__** Four years of education at one of the U.S. medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), consisting of preclinical and clinical parts. After Medical School is completed, a MD is received. After a MD is received, there are still additional requirements before they can practice as their own physician.
 * **__ Following medical school a residency of three years must also be completed: __**

__***In high school, it would be a good idea to start preparing for college by taking courses such as: **__


 * biology,
 * chemistry,
 * physics,
 * algebra,
 * geometry,
 * and calculus.

**__During college, before attending Medical School, here are some classes that are required at most medical schools before you are allowed to attend: __**


 * one to two years of Biology, including labs (8 to 14 semester hours)
 * one year of Physics, including labs (8 semester hours)
 * one year of English (6 semester hours)
 * two years of Chemistry, including one year of Organic Chemistry, and labs (16 semester hours)
 * one year of Calculus (6 semester hours)

Through a three-year residency program its said to be the most emotionally and physically demanding. Seeing children hurt and experience things a child shouldn’t have to really bothers new residents. //**The cost of college averages from $20,000 to $100,000 for four years. **//   Some good schools to attend to achieve the required elements would be:

-[|Stanford University of Medicine]

-[|University of Minnesota]

-[|Michigan State University]

-[|University of Wisconsin]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-[|University of Michigan]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-[|University of Washington]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-[|University of California]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-[|University of Iowa]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-[|University of North Carolina]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-[|University of Pittsburgh]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-[|Harvard University]

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-University of Pennsylvania

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-University of Colorado

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-University of Rochester

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-University of Vermont

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-Dartmouth College

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-University of Nebraska (Medical Center)

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-Oregon Health and Science University

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-Baylor College of Medicine

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">-University of Massachusetts Medical School

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">*These are some of the highest rated schools to complete the requirements to receive a medical degree in pediatrics.

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<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">This is a website that would be very helpful for someone who is interested in the medical field. There are lists of colleges that have thoroughly explained programs, student counts, different kinds of degrees in different specialties, etc.

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">The [|University of Washington] in Seattle, Washington was ranked the NUMBER ONE medical school for primary care construction for 16 consecutive years.

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">5 Reasons to go to Medical School and become a pediatrician:

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">1.Moms and Dads are much easier to deal with as parents rather than as patients.

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">2. Pediatricians get to see their patients grow up: walking, talking, first day of school, playing sports, graduating, etc.

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">3. Pediatricians are the best paid doctors with an average annual salary of $135,000 putting them in the top 5th percentile of salaries in the United States.

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">4. Pediatricians work with kids, who more often than not, get better when they are sick.

5. Most patients that see a pediatrician are young children who tend to cry often. Since a regular appointment lasts 10-15 minutes long, you don't have to listen to them cry all day. You just move on to the next patient. :)