starting early

[snacks]

ok im set on becoming a doctor.. pediatrician to be exact im 16 years old and was wondering what can i do now to help me prepare fir becoming a dictor. thanks

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[HumidBeing]

Hey, snacks. We have a forum called hSDN here just for high schoolers. I'm moving your post there because that is a more appropriate place. Check out the stickies, especially the one about what you can do to prepare while in high school.

 

[xnfs93hy]

ok im set on becoming a doctor.. pediatrician to be exact im 16 years old and was wondering what can i do now to help me prepare fir becoming a dictor. thanks

-Check your spelling and grammar.

-Shadow a pediatrician.

-Volunteer at your local medical center.

Not much else you can do...

 

[phorun]

Learn how to learn now (ie. what study strategies work for you) so you don't have to mess around with that in University... when it matters.

 

[bailey42]

Take challenging courses, get involved in activities relating to the medical field (e.g. shadowing, volunteering, etc.), do the best you can academically.

 

[tennisball80]

Take as many AP courses as you can.

 

[Local]

Jef, seriously?? lol. You don't have to make fun of his grammar skills.
Pediatrician eh? I wanted to be one of those ever since i was a little kid. I think it was my 2nd day interning in the E.R. when i had my first sick kid. After hearing the kid's mother scream at me for a good 5 minutes. I decided being a pediatrician wasnt for me. Kids i can deal with- now their mothers is a different story. lol....anyways
Welcome to SDN

 

[bailey42]

After hearing the kid's mother scream at me for a good 5 minutes. I decided being a pediatrician wasnt for me.

Lol! I saw an overreactive mother freak out at a doctor the other day while volunteering in a pediatric clinic, too...I don't think I could handle screaming moms either!

 

[Terpskins99]

-Check your spelling and grammar.

ouch!

I got one to add too... make sure you're going into peds for the right reasons.

*pow*

 

[Forthegood]

The best thing you can do is go to a college that you LIKE... and take interesting classes to you, and become educated.

Don't mess around freshmen year and pull Cs.

Aside from that, have a good time in your last few years of life...

 

[shishka32]

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