To become a pediatric oncologist, you typically need to excel in your undergraduate studies, often achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher. After earning a Bachelor’s degree, you must perform well on the MCAT to gain admission to medical school, where grades in coursework related to pathology, pharmacology, and pediatrics are crucial. Following medical school, you must complete a residency in pediatrics, followed by a fellowship in pediatric oncology, where strong performance is essential for specialization. Overall, a strong academic record throughout your education is vital.
Pediatric Oncologist
A pediatric oncologist treats cancer in children.
If you are interested in working as a pediatric oncologist, or any kind of physician, you should major in biology in college. If your college has a pre-med major, you should choose that major.
you need to be smart and take the right courses in high school and in college
To become a pediatric oncologist it will take about 16 years 4 for pre-med 4 for med school 2 for oncology specialization 1 for pediatric specializaton and about 5 for residency
pediatric oncologist
A pediatric oncologist.
A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of cancer is called an Oncologist.
experienced oncologist earn 15-20000 USD -/pm, avg earn 10-17k USD-/pm
2 yrs general pediatric, 2 yrs pedi neurology, 2-3 yrs pedi neuro-oncology fellowship. it estimates a total of 6-7 yrs to become a pedi-neuro-oncologist. There are about a total of 60 -70 (or less) pedi neuro-oncologists in the world.
A doctor who specializes in the treatement of cancer is called an oncologist. Oncologists may specialize in administering a particular form of treatement, such as a radiation oncologist, or they may specialize in treating a specific part of the body, such as a prostate oncologist. They may also specialize in treating a certain group of patients such as a pediatric oncologist.
You certainly need an education/degree seeing how an oncologist is a doctor.