Pediatrician
Madisyn Jorgensen - 4th Hr. Science
Career Overview
In my career I will work about 40 hours or more a week. I can work in hospitals, offices, clinics, etc. Some of my duties will be preventing disease, advising people on yearly test to prevent certain diseases or cancers that may run in their family. I will also advise people on living a healthy life style.
Succeed in this Career
Helpful High School Classes- Advanced classes like math, science, English, social studies. I will also need anatomy, psychology, foreign language, chemistry, statistics, and probability.
Classes or degrees-
Pre-medicine and sciences
Cost of Education Learning
Grand total= $ 237,440
- 4 years tuition at university of Oshkosh= $ 29,952
- 4 years food= $ 17,500
- 4 years gas= $ 4,000
- 4 years clothes= $ 1,000
I will need to get a part time job to help me with the cost. I might also need to apply for scholarships, Financial aid, and or loans. Also I think this would be a good career for me in the future.
Associations/Professional Organizations for this Career
- American academy of Family Physicians
- Associations of family practice physician assistant
Pros and Cons
Pros-
- Challenging
- Satisfying
- Get to work with people of all ages.
- Long hours
- Hard to have family life
Job advertisement
Have you ever thought to yourself that your bored of working alone and not being challenged? Then you should consider being a primary care physician. Its a challenging opportunity to work with many people of all ages. You get to work in a hospital setting, start out making $90,000 a year, and only need a five year degree to do so.