What education do you need to be a pediatrician?

Answer 1

To become a pediatrician you need:

4 year college degree

4 year medical school degree

3-4 years of an accredited residency program

For a combined total of 11-12 years of training after the completion of high school.

Answer 2

you need to finish high school and pass it first. Then you go to college and after college go to a medical college for 4 to 6 years. That is a lot of education and still not the end.

Answer 3

A pediatrician is a physician (medical doctor). As such the degree is a doctor of medicine (MD). This would take eight years of schooling beyond high school graduation, and in addition, three to eight years of internship and residency depending on the specialty. The student should make sure the necessary prerequisites needed to apply to medical school have been completed. These would include the following.

* Biology (cell biology, biology of the organism) * Chemistry (inorganic, organic) * Physics * Communication (written and oral) * Higher level math's * Computer literacy * Development of good critical thinking skills.

Answer 4

graduate high school, college, medical school and then complete an intaernship. The same as any other doctor. You have to complete medical school and serve a residency.