Are they usually pediatric specialists (ie: pediatric cardiologist, pediatric critical care, etc.)?  What is the route to take to become a pediatric specialist, and will it be in demand in the future?
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There are many different specialist in the pediatric field. If there is a adult specialist 9 times out of 10 there is a pediatric specialist. If you live in a rural area you might want to move to the city near a pediatric hospital then you can be on staff there and not have to do a private practice, or you might be able to do both. I just know there are just about every kind of specialist there is for pediatric patients.
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Are you looking for a pediatrician? A pediatric dentist? A pediatric psychologist? A pediatric occupational therapist?\n\nYou should call a hospital near you and ask them HOW to get the referral that you need.  They should be able to direct you.
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research cardiology or a Doctor or Surgeon in Cardiology? In both areas you can work with varying education. Both fields are wide open in that you could study for a lifetime and still not be finished.\n\nHowever, you can decide how long you want to be in school ( for either) and go from there
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Becoming a doctor will be extremely time consuming.  Your wife will have to understand up front that she will carry most of the burden of watching and caring for the children for the next 3 to 5 years, depending on where you are education wise, until you start your internship and rotation.  You will be away from them for days at a time.  Then there is the financial burden.  As you know it's not cheap.  Take all of that into consideration.  If your kids are at an age that is formative, (2 to 5) it does become a critical issue.  Yes it can be done, but the little ones will probably suffer the most.  On the other hand, down the road an M.D.'s wages can provide nicely for wife and teens. Just make sure the family knows what YOU'RE getting into.  Especially give your wife a full option of say in the matter.  Best of luck to you.
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Yes but not to practice their speciality, anesthesiology needs of the surgeons, they can't offer private practice because, what are they going to practice?. Are you in Med School?. I am, almost there 1 more year to go.☺
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You have to become a medical doctor first then specialize in anesthesiology.  So it takes a long time!
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Most places you don't need a special education. The ability to multi task and good personal skills are a big plus. I have been a dispatcher for 18mo now. I would recommened that you look on the internet to find out how your area is serviced. Mine is a consolidated agency meaning that we dispatch for all police, fire and medical for the entire county, basically we do everything for around 17 agencies. You can ask at you local police department but if you are in a large urban area chances area the dispatchers are at another location.
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To work as a pediatrician, you must:\n\n\ncomplete a bachelor's degree\ngraduate from medical school\ncomplete an internship\npass a state licensing exam\ncomplete a residency program in pediatrics\npass additional exams to become board certified\nhave strong interpersonal skills; and\nbe self-motivated.\nFormal Education\nTo become a doctor, you must complete medical school. Medical schools grant a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.M.) degree. You spend the first two years of medical school in classrooms and labs. You study anatomy, biochemistry, and medicines. You also learn how to take a medical history, examine patients, and make a diagnosis. During the next two years, you work in hospitals and clinics under the supervision of physicians.\n\nYou usually need a bachelor's degree to get into medical school. While you do not need to be a pre-medicine or science major, these programs are good preparation. If you earn a liberal arts degree, be sure to take courses in physics, biology, and chemistry.\n\nOn-the-job Training\nWhile in medical school, you spend two years working as an intern in a hospital or clinic. As an intern, you rotate through internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics, oncology, and other hospital departments.\n\nAfter medical school, you complete a residency program in pediatrics. Residency usually lasts four years. Residents usually work in hospitals. After your residency, you take additional exams to become board certified.\n\nMilitary Training\nThe military offers advanced courses and programs in medical specialties. Scholarships are also available for advanced medical training in return for military service.\n\nAreas of Study (What to study to prepare for this career)\nClick on any of the Area of Studies listed below to find out more about preparing for this career.\n\nEmergency Medical Care\nMedicine\nOsteopathic Medicine\nPre-Medicine\n\n\nHelpful High School Courses\nIf you are interested in this occupation, you should take courses in high school that prepare you to enter college.This typically includes four years of English, three years of math, three years of social studies, and two years of science. Some colleges also require two years of a second language.\n\nYou should also take all the appropriate advanced courses you can in high school. This includes Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses if they are available in your school\n\nWhile you do not have to take all of them, you should consider them in course planning. Some of these courses are also available at the technical or college level.The following list of occupational tasks is specific to this career.\n\nTreat children who have illnesses, health problems, and other medical concerns. \nExamine children to chart growth and development or diagnose conditions. \nOrder or perform tests to find out about patients' health. \nCollect, record, and maintain patient medical history and exam results. \nProvide consultation services to other doctors. Refer patients to specialists when necessary. \nPrescribe or give medication, therapy, or vaccinations to children. \nOperate on patients to improve their health. \nSupervise nurses and other medical staff. \nPlan and operate medical care programs that benefit children. \nResearch and study new ways to prevent or control diseases. \nPrepare medical reports on birth, death, and disease statistics. \nAttend conferences to stay current on medical information.
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My husband is a third year med student in the US.  He'll go through a total of four years as a student.  (Split in half, two years in classroom, two years doing clinical rotations with preceptors.)  Then he'll do an intern year followed by a 3 year long residency.  He's going into IM and Peds.  Other specialities have differing residency lengths.  A board certified residency is required for licensing in the US, along with passing the USMLE exams along the way.  \n\nIs this similar to the education for docs in the UK?\n\nIf it's similar, I wouldn't have a problem with it.  In all, it's at least 8 years worth of post-graduate schooling/training.  That's adequate for a family care doc.  Surgeons in the US have longer residencies.  I'd imagine it would be the same in the UK, too. \n\nBut please, correct me if I'm wrong.  It's certainly happened before!
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That seems kinda silly if you have a bachelors degree to have to go back to get a associates in child development. Is there any way you could just take a couple child dev. courses to substitute?? Have you spoke with any child care licensing specialists (from the state) about your situation? Or how about a R&R (resource and referral agency) most states have them? Google "your state name" Child Care Resource and Referall Agency
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Try http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm for information about becoming a physician.  After one becomes a physician, the person can specialize in a particular area after getting additional training.
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You will probably need to specialize on something. Ethics seems to be a field that is getting a lot of attention lately and lots of corporations, hospitals and organizations are hiring Ethics officers to oversee their policies.
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Medicine: An M.B.B.S. doctor who specializes in medicine and acquires an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) degree becomes physician. A physician job is to understand patient’s problems, study the results of clinical tests, diagnosing the illness and then prescribing the course of treatment.\n\nPediatrics: A medical doctor who specializes in Pediatrics is called Pediatrician. A pediatrician deals with the children’s health from newborn to adolescents. A pediatrician diagnoses and conducts treatment of the disease peculiar to children.\n\nCardiology: Cardiology deals with disorders of the heart. A Cardiologist performs specialized work like bypass surgery, angiography, angioplasty etc.\n\nObstetrics AND Gynecology: Obstetricians and Gynecologists diagnose and treat the disorders in female reproductive organs. Obstetricians and Gynecologists also conduct operations like caesarian, laparoscopies and hysteroscopies. These specialists also deal with ovarian cancer and other illnesses related to reproductive systems.\n\nNeurosurgery: Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating the central and peripheral nervous system. Neurosurgical conditions include primarily brain and spinal cord disorders. The medical doctors specialized in this field are called Neurosurgeons.\n\nOrthopedics: Orthopedic surgeons deal with illness of the skeletal structure. They diagnose and treat fractures and disorders of the skeletal frame. An orthopedic suggests therapies and exercise for patients which are conducted by Physiotherapists.\n\nOphthalmologists: Ophthalmologists diagnose and conduct treatment for the diseased human eye. Ophthalmologists are trained to conduct surgeries of the eye, operations for the removal of cataract, treatment of glaucoma and other such diseases and infections of the eye.\n\nPsychiatry: A medical doctor who has specialized in Psychiatry is called Psychiatrist. A psychiatrist treats mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
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Any accredited school where the nursing graduate acquires an Associates of Science degree in Nursing.  A degree that upon completion, entitles you to test for your RN license in the state in which you live.  Some licenses will work in multiple states and some states would require you to retest if you ever moved, so you should check on the RN license requirements for your state if you are considering going out of state to attend school, and move back home upon completion or vice versa.  If the school you find that best suits your personal needs and will allow you to become a registered nurse is located in the state you plan on residing in once you graduate, then you should be fine.  Keep in mind that this only licenses you as an RN.  I guess circumstance would allow you to work in Pediatrics or not.  If you want to become a Pediatric nurse, meaning a person that not only has an RN license, but further education to allow them to specialize in children's health, you would more than likely be looking at a bachelor's degree in nursing.  It should be relatively easy finding a school that offers an RN program, but depending on where you live, finding a school that would allow you to get a bachelors degree in nursing with a focus in Pediatrics may be a little more difficult.  Again, that all depends on where you live and how easy it would be for you to make that decision to attend.
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well, i might be too young but i'll try...i m a freshman in high school and i wanna go in the medicine field as well. u wanna consider what appeals to you...........surgery, pediatrician, dentistry....my dad says dentist is best bcaz u rarely face emergency but i live with stress so i wanna bcome a brain or heart surgeon or maybe an anastheseologist. if u like kids maybe think about being a  pediatrician. you really need to dig deep in your heart and see your utmost interest. hope i could help
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There is no "pre-med major" at either school but both have many opportunities for people interested in becoming doctors, especially since both have medical schools and hospitals that undergraduates can volunteer in.  There are also "career services" staff that can advise students about med school requirements and such.
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You have a long way to go before worrying too much. Get into college first, do well in undergrad. Get into med school. There is a long way ahead of you, and you have to make sure this is what you really want. Honestly, not having all A's in 10th grade won't bar you from med school. I know people that got B's in some Biology courses that got into med school just fine and are well on their way to being doctors. But Undergrad is generally a lot harder than High School, and Med School is infinitely harder than undergrad, so if you're struggling with straight A's right now, just think what it will be like to struggle for straight A's in college. I'm not trying to discourage you, but there is a lot to do before you're really ready to become a doctor. After high school the next 12 years of your life are devoted to becoming the best damn doctor you can be.\n\nThe 12 years after high school are generally, 4 years of undergrad (Pre-Med), 4 years of Med-School, and mostly 4 years of a residency, depends on the specialty. The undergrad years are generally your most fun, but are still crucial. Now I don't want you to be a naive little gunner and overwhelm yourself like most pre-meds, so watch out for scheduling yourself to do too much (volunteering at the hospital, trying to do some extra research, taking too many hard classes at once, doing shadowing rotations). And while you are doing extra curriculars, make sure you're making them worthwhile, like if you're shadowing a pediatrician, ask them as many questions as you can without coming off annoying. Just do your best in these years, and keep your GPA high and study as much as you can for the MC AT (Expect to study up to 6-8 hours a day). Then once you do get accepted into a med-school, prepare for the first stage of hell. It will involve constant studying, with maybe a few hours A WEEK for fun, and not much time for you to have a fun life. A residency is your next step, and once you're there, you will spend time running around the hospital picking up as much info as you can on how to become a pediatrician.\n\nJust don't buy into all the glam our of the life of a doctor, you might change your mind about becoming one, or might change your specialty, or who knows. There is a lot of work ahead of you kid, and I wish you the best of luck, but make sure you have your wits about you, and actually understand the profession inside and out. And understand that you'll end up in debt most likely, and that family life will be really hard while in med school. Realize that malpractice insurance comes with the job, and that not just bad doctors get sued. Becoming a pediatrician is one of the most prestigious careers you can choose, but it comes with so many hardships that anyone who is too weak will be sorted out very quickly, make sure you know what you're in for, and that you're strong enough to make it. Best of luck.