Questions for a Neonatologist

[Courtny]

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1. What is your chosen profession?
2. How long have you been in this profession?
3. What age were when you started training for this profession?
4. How long did the training take for this profession?
5. What was the approximate cost of the training?
6. What is the most challenging part of this profession?
7. What are some of the benefits of the profession?
8. What are the requirements for continuing education?
9. What is an approximate starting salary range for this profession?
10. What is the approximate salary as a veteran in your profession?
11. Is this a “second” career for you?
12. What is the job availability for this profession in your area?
13. What type of working schedule do you have for this profession? (shift work, weekends, holidays, nights…etc)
14. If you were training for a new profession would you select this one? Why or why not?

 

[emeddo]

Courtny, almost all of these questions are answered in the sticky "How do I become a neonatologist" It is the very first post in this topic.

 

[oldbearprofessor]

1. What is your chosen profession?
2. How long have you been in this profession?
3. What age were when you started training for this profession?
4. How long did the training take for this profession?
5. What was the approximate cost of the training?
6. What is the most challenging part of this profession?
7. What are some of the benefits of the profession?
8. What are the requirements for continuing education?
9. What is an approximate starting salary range for this profession?
10. What is the approximate salary as a veteran in your profession?
11. Is this a “second” career for you?
12. What is the job availability for this profession in your area?
13. What type of working schedule do you have for this profession? (shift work, weekends, holidays, nights…etc)
14. If you were training for a new profession would you select this one? Why or why not?

1. Neonatology
2. Since Ronald Reagan was the prez.
3. 20 something
4. 4 yrs college, 4 yrs med school (I did a 3 yr school which was possible then), 3 yrs residency, 3 yrs fellowship, 3 yrs research fellowship at the NIH after that.
5. Priceless!
6. Diaphragmatic hernias
7. Cute, healthy 30 week premies where the fathers cry when they touch their baby for the first time.
8. Depends on your state. Not an issue.
9. I don't discuss salary issues on this site.
10. See #9 above.
11. Not really, although I switched as an undergrad from engineering.
12. I'm not looking so I don't know.
13. Discussed endlessly in other threads including the stickied one above.
14. Yes, see # 7 above.

Regards

OBP

 

[Courtny]

I need a certified neonatologist to answer these questions because they are going on my report.
Courtny

 

[Courtny]

Thank you very much OBP for answering my questions.
Courtny

 

[oldbearprofessor]

I need a certified neonatologist to answer these questions because they are going on my report.
Courtny

Your school teacher really said they had to be board-CERTIFIED to be valid???

Some doctors in specialties are board-eligible but simply haven't taken the boards yet - they are only offered every two years in neonatology. Others may have completed all training and not be board eligible due to issues of foreign residency training. Also, the pass rate for neo boards used to be 50% for first time takers so a few folks had to take them more than once. The pass rate is higher now (?80% I think), but it's still possible to need to take them more than once.

They are all still neonatologists.

 

[Courtny]

Yea it can be just a neonatologist they dont have to be certified. Do you know where I can find some of this information? I have been to one good site http://neonatology.org/. I need to find this information:
Educational Requirments
What unique skills does this profession learn?
Explain the state board exam application process, cost of the exam and sucess rate in North Dakota.
Explain continuing education requirments for thr profession in North Dakota.
What is the job outlook for this profession locally, reionally, and nationally during the next year, five and ten years?
Thanx Courtny

 

[Courtny]

Do you know of any sites were I can find salarys?
Thanx Courtny