First of all, you really don’t have to worry about any courses you’re taking in high school as medical schools will not be looking that far back. In college you just need to make sure that you take the right prerequisites, which usually consist of Anatomy and Physiology I & II (8 credits) , Inorganic Chemistry (8 credits), Organic Chemistry (8 credits), Physics (8 credits), and a Microbiology course of some kind. Calculus and Stats are not always required, but will be beneficial to take. Make sure you take most of your prerequisites by your Junior year of college as you will be needing to take your MCAT in the spring of your junior year or summer after at the very latest. Get a review book to study for your MCATs, they are very helpful. Also you can take courses to help you review and prepare. It’s important to get a good score on the MCAT as well as maintaining a high GPA in college. You will apply to med schools probably the summer after your Junior year and do interviews the fall of your Senior year.

But, you have a few years. For now, just enjoy high school, get good grades so that you can get into a good college and maybe start volunteering at a hospital to make sure medicine is what you want to go into…it is a huge commitment.

Good luck!

Once you’re done with high school it’s a long road ahead. -Undergraduate school. Where you can major in anything you want. But a smart choice would be Biology, or something else that’s science based. And you’re going to need to build a pretty good transcript. In other words, make good choices. Study hard and make sure you’re one of the best. This can take 4+ years. -Graduate school. This is where you’re going to apply to a medical school. It can be hard to get into med school. They are extremely competitive. Here you’ll actually be able to get on track to becoming a doctor. This can take 4+ years -Residency which is where you’ll be working with patients etc. This can take 3+ years. -Then you’ll take I believe a couple of more years to actually specialize and become a pediatrician. You’re not just a pediatrician off the bat. It’s a long road ahead like I said. And hundreds of thousands of dollars. But if you love it, go for it! Best of luck. If you need anything else, feel free to contact me.

I have the same ambition…….anywayz in high school u should take a lot of science courses for medicine background, and to become a pediatricine u need ur bachelors, so 4 years of that, then 4 years of medical school, then 3 years of residensy then ur done.. quite a process but worth

4 YRS COLLEGE 4YRS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THEN TO SPECIALIZE I THINK ANOTHER 2 TO 4 YEARS