What are the salaries for pediatric doctors?

Question

Also,what are the high school requirements, gradute education, certifacation or regestration requirements, post-secondary requirements, and education requirements

Answer 1

Very good question since I'm a pediatrician- first have to graduate high school and get into a college that has a good premed program (I went to Brandeis in MA). then after 4 years - you apply to medical school. generally to get into an American MD school you probably need at leat a B+ average for all 4 years (esp the sciences)- at least in the 1980's that was the case- mine was 3.34 with B+,A(-) average in Organic chemistry, Physics ,and Biochemistry.
So then if you get accepted into medical school- its at least 4 more years- if you get rejected- you have some options- either take premedical graduate courses or apply to Foreign medical schools. You can also try to get into an osteopath school if you know a "D.O." (many pediatricians these days are D.O.'s)
So medical school is 4 years- 2 years preclincal and 2 years clinical.
Going through medical school you have to take National Exams 3 parts . When you graduate and pass these exams you are now an MD. Now you have to apply for a medical license-first one is in the state where you will do your residency in .
Now to become a pediatrician- First you have to match with a residency program- so after three years of on call every third night- -you can now take your Certification Boards -years-- (you finally get some salary since your a MD- about 50-60 thousand). then after 3 years you have a choice- either three more years of subspecialty such as neonatology, Endocrinology, cardiology (i took a post- graduate course in pediatric Kidney disease or Pediatric nephrology) or apply for a job in a practice (difficult to start your own practice these days so you probably have to join one (and if its in a different state than your residency-guess what- apply for another medical license)
Salaries vary by state and region- genrally $80-100,00 starting- then $150, 000. If very successful practise $180-200 thousand.
( my maximum was $180,000 but after I switched practises , I had to start over at $100,000 again)
So you really have to want to a Pediatrican to be a pediatrican- treating and curing children is extremely satisfying but medicine with all its politics, bureaucracy and lack of sleep (ruined marriages, never seeing your kids, etc. probably is not "worth the money".)

(However you can come up with great "best answers" for Yahoo)

Now to be slightly more optimistic- I have no clue how medicine and pediatric medicine will be managed in the USA 15 years from now when you leave your residency. Will there even be Dr.'s anymore or will we all be replaced by Nurses and Physician Assistants. Will anybody be able to afford healthcare? Will the bureaucracy be worse..Time will tell.

So if your truly motivated and love kids-- great field- but....I warned you....

Answer 2

It depends on many different things. Where they practice, if they have partners if they do intensive care etc. Average is about $125,000 to 250,000 per year. You have to have finished high school, med school and then do a residency in pediatrics. This is usually 4 years but if you specialize can be as much as 8 years. You would have to have an office as well as cover patients in the hospital if you have admitting privileges. Some hospitals also require that you cover the emergency room several days/night a month.

Answer 3

The median expected salary for a typical Physician - Pediatric Neonatology in the United States is $191,957. This basic market pricing report was prepared using our Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at employers of all sizes, industries and geographies.

Answer 4

The salary/remuneration for a particular job is the market value for a particular profession and designation at the city/town where the office is located. Job postings at websites like Monster, Yahoo HotJobs and Careerbuilder carry information about salaries. The Govt Dept of Labor, (www.bls.gov) Bureau of statistics has information about median salaries for different professions and details of additional compensation offered. Other online resources are salary.com and payscale. Your salary will also depend on your educational qualification and how you handle your career. More details and links to relevant websites available at http://tinyurl.com/rndxq

Answer 5

That depends on where they work and how much they work. You need to go to college, get a Bachelor of Science degree, then proceed onto Medical school. (during your junior or senior year of college you'll take the MCAt test to get in to med school) After med school you go to internship and residency. That's where you choose your specialty, if you can get it. Some specialties are highly sought after and only the top students can enter those programs.

Answer 6

well, you need lots and lots of requirements. go look up what you need. and they get payed around 300,000 a year if not more

Answer 7

In CAlifornia, it's about 120,000 a year average. i know cause my mom's a doctor

Answer 8

Go to this website www.drgreene.com/21_566.html - this will help answer your questions.

Answer 9

check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediatricians for more info on pediatricians.