What do you have to study to become this?

Question

What type of scince do you have to take to become a pediatric doctor?

I meant science not scince

I meant science not scince

Answer 1

You don't have to study science at all to become a pediatric physician. It is a common misconception to think that you must have an undergraduate degree in a science to be considered for medical school. The fact is, medical schools do not care what your degree is in as long as you meet their minimum admission requirements.

These requirements are different for every school but generally speaking 1 year of general chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry, 1 year of Biology, and 1 year of Physics should cover the majority of your science requirements. All of these classes include a lab component. Beyond the required science courses, a broad humanities and liberal arts background is encouraged and expected. In addition, many medical schools require English and math.

So to answer your question, study whatever subjects interest you most because you will most likely do better in those classes and get more out of them if you enjoy it. Of course you can study a science if that's what you like, but if not, you will get more than enough science in medical school if you choose to pursue that route.

On a side note, most medical school programs are four years long. The first two years are generally spent in a classroom environment. The last two years mainly focuses on gaining clinical experience. After medical school, you will choose your specialty and spend several more years (depends on the specialty but an average of about 3-4 years) training as a resident. It is a long process but definitely worth it if this is what you really want to do.

Answer 2

Depending on the Medical School you plan to go to...the basic curriculum for medical school is:

1) 1 year in Bio w/ lab
2) 1 year in Chem w/ lab
3) 1 year in Physics w/ lab
4) 1 year of Organic Chem w/ lab
5) 1 year of Calculus
6) 1 year of English/Writing

These are all univeristy courses.

You can major in anything you want and make sure its a major that sticks out.

Make sure you do research, volunteer, and extracurricular activities at your university and your community.
And by joining extracurriculars..try to be on the board of the committee or be a real active member.

Get to know your professors by going to their office hours because you will need good recommendations and it is hard for professors to get to know the students especially at the university

Have a good GPA-3.5/ 4.00 is a real competitve gpa.

Do well on your MCATS-which you take during your junior year of University-after you complete your science courses.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

First four years of undergraduate schooling that has at least 1 year of genearl physics, 1 year of general chemistry, 1 year of General biology, and 1 year of organic chemistry. Then, take the MCAT, and apply to get into medical school. if you get in, medical school is another four years. After, there is 3+ years of residency training in the pediatric specialty.

Answer 4

If you are just starting out in college or university, you must have a good background in the basic sciences like, biochemistry, physics, human anatomy and physiology of course, statistics, biostatistics specifically, pharmacology, and a lot of child psychology and psychiatry.

These are core subjects. You may take a lot of social science or liberal arts subjects, but I for one, will not see a pediatrician who does not even know his/her human anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.

I personally think that the championing of "you do not have to take a lot of natural sciences" is just a basic cop out of students who cannot hack it in the rigors of the scientific method which you fundamentally need in the practice of medicine.

Answer 5

Pediatricians are Medical Doctors that specialize in children. So they go to school 4 more years I think.