Pediatric surgeon
Libby Armstrong 4th hour science
Overview of career
Perform general surgery on children. To make them feel great.
What do you need to succeed
Helpful high school courses: human anatomy, psychology and psychology.
Bachelors degree in pre med (four years)
Med school (four years)
General surgery Residency (five years)
Pediatric surgery fellowship (two years)
Costs of education
Pre med: $9,430 per year
Med school: $23,807 per year
Total: $132,948
Cost of living In collage (estimated)
Housing: $28,000
Food: $6,000
Gas: $1,000
Clothing: $4,000
Total: $78,000 (all 8 years)
Paying
Student loans and scolarships for both pre- med and medical school.
Having part time job in high school and in the summers will help.
Associations and organizations
F.A.C.S
American medical association
PROS and CONS
PRO:
High wages
Help people
Meet people
CONS:
Long hours
Long weeks
Lots of schooling
Job advertisement
Pediatric surgeons help children and their surgical needs, in hospitals. Pediatric surgeons will need a bachelors degree in premedicine and will need to go to med school have residency in general surgery and do it two-year fellowship in pediatric surgery. The national average for salary will usually be around at $166,400
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