As a Pediatrician, your job is to provide care for infants, children, teenagers, and young adults. You specialize in diagnosing and treating problems specific to younger people. Most pediatricians treat common illnesses, minor injuries, and infectious diseases, and administer vaccinations.

As a Pediatrician, you should expect to: 

• Work long, irregular, and overnight hours
• Cope with heavy patient load of crying babies and coughing children 

As a Pediatrician, you will get to:

• Help children lead healthy lives
• Develop close connections with patients from birth to early adulthood
• Enjoy a good and stable income

• To become a Pediatrician, you should: 

  1. Complete a Pre-Med Program: Although pre-med is not a requirement for entry into medical school, it will give you a big advantage over the competition. Pre-med entails coursework in fields such as biology, organic chemistry, and statistics. These courses will satisfy medical school prerequisites, and help you prepare for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

  2. Take the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)

  3. Complete your Medical Doctorate. In general, a medical doctorate takes four years to complete. The first two years entails coursework on a range of medical issues. In the final two years of the degree, you will complete a series of medical rotations, working with patients under the direction of licensed physicians in many fields. 

  4. Complete a residency program. You will spend between three to seven years completing your Residency. 

  5. Get licensed.