Becoming A Pediatrician

Have you ever thought about having a job where you are allowed to be around children all day? Sure you could be a teacher or a babysitter. Then again wouldn’t you enjoy helping children and possibly save them? This is what pediatricians do everyday. The road to becoming a pediatrician is long and demanding. The result, however, can be the best career you ever decided to do.
Pediatricians have various responsibilities in the hospital. Every physician must obtain patients medical history, order and review tests to inspect for abnormalities, aid patients in caring for their health, and more (U.S. Department of Labor). Pediatricians monitor a child’s development from infant to young adult. They will also provide advice to parents with reference …show more content…
A few schools offer a premed major, while others only offer a pre-med curriculum. However, taking a pre-med curriculum allows one to major in anything he or she wants. Medical schools will allow their students to have whichever major they want as long as they completed the basic science needs in college. Once again, participating in several extracurricular activities will present somebody an enormous advantage in getting accepted into medical school. During the junior and senior year of college, one should prepare to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). This test is not required, however it will be of assistance in getting accepted to medical school …show more content…
Typically, they can produce anywhere from $40,000 to $55,000 a year. This is since they are making minimum wage, however are working extremely long hours. As soon as a pediatrician is done with his or her residency, he or she can start making $125,000 to $150,000 a year. After he or she has received additional experience, their salary starts to increase. The average pediatrician makes roughly $185,000 a year (Halm).
There are benefits to becoming a pediatrician. One doctor I spoke to says that she has terrific benefits which included paid time off, healthcare, and a 401k (Hansen). There are, of course, other benefits that aren’t necessarily included in the average benefits package. Pediatricians assist children and their parents with health problems. They formulate decisions that can improve a child’s health and possibly save their life. Of course, they are allowed to be around children all day for their job (HealthCareers.org).
Becoming a pediatrician can be difficult and stressful. There are several years of schooling, and even when one is done, there is still additional training to complete. Spending the rest of your life helping children, however, can be an exceptionally rewarding

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