I want to be a pediatric sergeon and in the "doctor without borders" program...advice?

Question

Im 14 and have decided that I want to be a pediatric sergeon. as with that, I also want to be in the "Doctors without Borders" program". Do you have any advice? Like, what courses should I take in high school, what college should I plan to go to, what GPA/SAT score should I shoot for, etc. Also, do you need to kno a foreign language to be in the "doctors without borders" program b/c I am taking spanish in school.

PS: I wanna work in the US, Africa, Jamacia, and Latin America/South America. what tests do i need to take to be certified?

Answer 1

Congratulations, DWB is a great program. Many doctors do not do it full-time but spend a month or two a year traveling to other countries.

In HS, you should take lots of biology and chemistry as well as a physics course. You can "major in anything" in college, but a major in chemistry and/or biology will help you with the medical entrance test. So, four years of UG, then four years of medical school. To get into a good college and med school, take AP science courses, do well overall, and get good SAT scores (take early so you can retake if needed). Your PSAT is a good indicator of SAT ability. Start studying as a junior in college for the MCAT...plenty of time!

A foreign language would be great--Spanish covers a lot of countries--four years of college level Spanish should make you fluent and give you an edge for medical school.

You don't get certified for being a doctor--you take boards in med school and again your first year of residency (AKA intern year), then there are 4-5 more years of residency at a teaching hospital where you learn surgery and pediatrics.

Answer 2

Well you need all that math to Caculus, all the AP science including Biology, Chemistry and Physics. A strong GPA say 3.7 or better and a decent SAT test score, say 1950 - 2000

Then there is 4 years pre med Bio-Chemistry with more biology, microbiology, chemistry, orgnaic chemistry, physics 1, calculus 1 and the MSAT test

Then 4 year med school

1 year internship

1 year IM residence
5 years Surgery or Pediatrical Surgery residence

Without scholarships or rich family funding expect a student loan bill of $200,000 to $600,000

Doctors without boarders generally pays nothing but a stipend, it's usually done by established doctors who are rich enough to afford to do it locally on weekends or take six months off for a long distance hall.

So you might want to become an associate somewhere in the US and make $200,000 a year and stow some away and after a few years instead of going to Cancun for 3 weeks you voulenteer for a DWB junket for 3 weeks.

Answer 3

First you need to become a doctor. This means you will need to first get a Bachelor's degree (4 year college degree), probably in something like pre-med or biology, chemistry, genetics etc...
Just get good grades in high school and and you'll have no problems getting into a 4-yr program.
In high school, you may want to focus on science courses.

Then, you will need to get into medical school. This is not easy. Here is a general list of med school requirements:
http://www.studentdoc.com/medical-school-requirements.html

Medical school is not easy. it is HIGHLY competitive.
The standard U.S. medical school curriculum is four years long. The first two years are composed mainly of classroom education, while the last two years primarily include rotations in clinical settings where students learn patient care firsthand. Upon successful completion of medical school, students are granted the title of Doctor of Medicine . Upon graduation, physicians who plan to independently care for patients must complete a residency which is a supervised training period of three to seven years. Physicians who sub-specialize or who desire more supervised experience may complete a fellowship, which is an additional two to three years of supervised training in their area of expertise.

so, if you want to be a surgeon, you will need even more extensive training.

okay, so, this has all taken you about 15+ years. Now you are ready to join the doctors without borders program.

Yes, speaking a foreign language will be VERY helpful to you.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Wow gf am proud of you...
Not for certain but you take accelerated math, English so you can get college credit while in high school. Any medical directed courses as well.
As far as visit http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Learning another language is always a plus in any field.

They have a link working with MSF, click on internships ...hope this helps.

Way to go and good luck~