I'm going into my sophmore year of High School and I've decided to become a pediatrician... What is the best way to do that? I'm a very serious student and I was thinking of attending NYU and making my way through school on loans.. Do you think this is a good idea?
2006-07-23 09:17:55 · 11 answers · asked by mk 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Becoming a physician takes a lot of time and effort and money for school.
You would need a Pre-Med undergraduate program, and then you need to get into medical school with your grades and an entrance exam. It's a lot of school and the loans can take a while to pay off. Some people work through school, but that can be stressful and exhausting. During school there are internships, and then you have your residency.
Here's a guide for Physicians/Pediatricians:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm
And here's a list of some other professions that deal with pediatrics:
http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?qu=pediatrics&ct=OOH
2006-07-23 09:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by HearKat 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
There are grants, like Pell grants, and many small, local foundations set up to help young, local students don't even get an application for available money, and have to look for applicants. Write to NYU Admissions and the Pre Med dept., you have a great advantage in starting early. Consider that the military needs doctors, pediatricians too, and go to a recruiter and see what your options are to get them to pay or help. Go to local clinics and volunteer and ask if you do pro bono (free) work at clinics after you graduate is there help to pay for medical school. If at all possible, and it is, don't start your career several hundred thousand dollars in debt, when you do not have to. Get the help of an experienced reference librarian with your plans, too. Get a local pediatrician to mentor you. How? Ask.
2006-07-23 09:30:14 · answer #2 · answered by helixburger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After graduating from high school, a student that wants to become a Pediatrician must finish:
four years of college
four years of medical school
one year of a Pediatrics internship
two years of a Pediatrics residency
So that adds up to about 11 years of school and training to become a Pediatrician.
It is important to note that during your internship and residency years, while you are still learning, you are not really in school and are getting paid for your work.
As an alternative, you could apply for an accelerated college/medical school program, which can compress those eight years of school into just six or seven years.
2006-07-23 09:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by Dan G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you would have to go to medical school. So the education sequence would be: 1. College with major in pre-med, or some science area (4-5 years) 2. Medical school (3 years?) 3. Pediatric specialty (another 2-3 years?) It would be a long education with a lot of science and math. It would require an extended period of time and lots of money for school. Not an undertaking to be taken lightly. Check out the link below.
2016-03-27 04:14:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way you can prepare for medical school while you are in high school is to take all the college prep courses and try to excell in them, especially the science courses. Ditto when you get to college, emphasis on the sciences.The most important thing to remember is that doing just good in the MCAT (medical college admissions test) ISN"T good enough. Whether you get admitted, or not to medical school may depend on a few measly points. It will be a tough road ahead, and you can't take anything for granted. Worry about finance after you finish college, because that is in the too distant future.
2006-07-23 09:25:33 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you would be better off going pre-med at a state school. You will be paying loans for the rest of your life. You will also be paying for medical school at some point. NYU is too expensive and not worth it down the line, in my opinion. I would start doing some volunteering and interning in hospitals now.
2006-07-23 09:23:01 · answer #6 · answered by meg d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brown's got one of the premiere pediatric programs in the country. My former pediatrician was head of the department.
You have a good plan! Check out other schools too. See if you can talk to people majoring in pediatrics.
2006-07-23 09:21:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try for grants and schoalrships. Loans have to be paid back. Check out the Financial Peace University program. See below.
2006-07-23 09:21:58 · answer #8 · answered by Wise ol' owl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not...discuss your decision with school counselor, make sure your classes indicate aptitude in this area...and then have at it...the world needs better, dedicated doctors!
2006-07-23 09:21:06 · answer #9 · answered by every woman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very good idea..
Texas has great medical schools,
maybe you can study here
2006-07-23 09:21:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋