What classes should I take in high school to become a pediatrician and in college?
In high school, you want to take a lot of the hard sciences: chemistry, physics, biology, anatomy and physiology. Continue this course of study in college. Focus on volunteer work and extra-curricular activities (in college) that demonstrate your desire to work with people. Work in a medical office in the summer to show that you understand the demands of the profession. Late in your junior year, take the MCATs and apply to medical school. After four years of medical school, you will apply for a residency in pediatric medicine and continue your studies in that field for 5 to 7 years. Pediatrics have many, many subspecialities and through the course of medical school, you will likely narrow your interests. Salaries vary and depend on the subspeciality, the location and affiliation, etc. It’s a good living but it is demanding, rigorous and demands lifelong study. Don’t worry about the salary. Focus on the matter at hand and then move to the next. The potential earning power is no reason t
