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diana
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Mableton, Georgia
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what does it take to be pediatric?
how much schooling what's the pay and expenses.
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Dina Siegel
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Hi Diana,
You are wise to consider the costs and schooling required for your future career.
If you want to be a pediatrician in the United Stares, be prepared to earn a bachelors degree (4 years), medial degree (4 years) and residency (3 years). The cost for training depends on which schools you choose. Medical school tends to be between $50,000-$65,000 per year on average depending on the school. Many people take out loans to afford medical school. Pediatricians get paid a salary during residency, but this salary is much lower than what they will make once they graduate. The average pediatrician (after residency) makes approximately 183,000 per year.
The route to becoming a pediatric nurse is shorter. In many states, nurse can work with an associates degree (2 year degree from community college). Others require a bachelors degree in nursing. This degree is typically four years. An average salary for a pediatric nurse is approximately 77,000.
Being in the pediatric field involves working with kids, but also lends itself to a lot of interaction with caregivers. Learning how to communicate with kids and adults is important in this line of work.
Good luck with your pursuits!
You are wise to consider the costs and schooling required for your future career.
If you want to be a pediatrician in the United Stares, be prepared to earn a bachelors degree (4 years), medial degree (4 years) and residency (3 years). The cost for training depends on which schools you choose. Medical school tends to be between $50,000-$65,000 per year on average depending on the school. Many people take out loans to afford medical school. Pediatricians get paid a salary during residency, but this salary is much lower than what they will make once they graduate. The average pediatrician (after residency) makes approximately 183,000 per year.
The route to becoming a pediatric nurse is shorter. In many states, nurse can work with an associates degree (2 year degree from community college). Others require a bachelors degree in nursing. This degree is typically four years. An average salary for a pediatric nurse is approximately 77,000.
Being in the pediatric field involves working with kids, but also lends itself to a lot of interaction with caregivers. Learning how to communicate with kids and adults is important in this line of work.
Good luck with your pursuits!
Scott Adler
Physician (recently retired)
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Langhorne, Pennsylvania
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Hi Diana! I am an internist (a general medical doctor for adults) so I know about the process. I don't know what grade you are in now but in general, after graduating HS it takes 4 years of college to get a bachelor's degree, followed by 4 years of medical school and then at least 3 years of post medical school training to become a pediatrician. Additional training would be necessary if you decide to specialize even further in which case it could involve 2-3 years or more of additional time. Just so you know, you do get a salary in each of the jobs after graduating from medical school.(known as internship, residency and fellowship).
I would say it is also very important to get many varied experiences as you work towards your goal of becoming a pediatrician ( in my opinion a very admirable and worthy goal) as you may be surprised to find yourself passionate about some other pursuits. College costs vary a lot averaging about $26,000/year for public colleges and $36,000/year for private colleges (although private schools can be $60,000/year or more). That cost can be lessened by going to a community college for the first 2 years of college and then transferring to a 4-year school to finish your degree. The average yearly cost of public medical schools is $53,420, and the average yearly cost of private medical schools is $65,575. Most pediatricians earn between $130,000-200,000/year with the average being about $170,000.
Good luck!
I would say it is also very important to get many varied experiences as you work towards your goal of becoming a pediatrician ( in my opinion a very admirable and worthy goal) as you may be surprised to find yourself passionate about some other pursuits. College costs vary a lot averaging about $26,000/year for public colleges and $36,000/year for private colleges (although private schools can be $60,000/year or more). That cost can be lessened by going to a community college for the first 2 years of college and then transferring to a 4-year school to finish your degree. The average yearly cost of public medical schools is $53,420, and the average yearly cost of private medical schools is $65,575. Most pediatricians earn between $130,000-200,000/year with the average being about $170,000.
Good luck!
jami adam
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jami’s Answer
You need a bachelors, then become an MD, then you do residencies for your field.