1-2-3 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 [font="Century Gothic"]Just a few questions: What higher studies would one have to pursue in order to become a pediatrician in Canada? How many years would that take? (Residency?) How are the employment prospects in Canada? In Ontario? What is the average salary range? Any help would be greatly appreciated [/font] Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkSpider Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 [url="http://pediatrics.about.com/od/becomingapediatrician/Becoming_a_Pediatrician.htm"]http://pediatrics.about.com/od/becomingape...ediatrician.htm[/url] Well... google helps, and make sure you don't do it just cause you like feet! Not all your patients will have nice ones! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__inthemaking Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 [quote name='1-2-3' post='42917' date='Apr 10 2009, 10:37 PM'][font="Century Gothic"]Just a few questions: What higher studies would one have to pursue in order to become a pediatrician in Canada? How many years would that take? (Residency?) How are the employment prospects in Canada? In Ontario? What is the average salary range? Any help would be greatly appreciated [/font][/quote] You would need an undergraduate degree (in any field) and then apply to med school, which is 4 years + 1-2 years of residency, usually. That's 10 years in total, except some people choose to complete their undergrad degree in 2-3 years if you're extremely smart and can get into med school then, which potentially cuts school time down to 8-9 years. Doctors are always needed . Salaries won't be spectacular in Canada since you're employed by the government and not running a private practice, but hey, at least you're all set for recessions and when the economy isn't doing so hot. And SharkSpider, pediatricians are children's doctors, haha. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkSpider Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Oh... well I'll be damned, I always thought they were feet doctors... probably 'cause I had to go and learn french and all. Sorry 'bout that =P Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Haha that made me crack up. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-2-3 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 [quote name='SharkSpider' post='42918' date='Apr 10 2009, 10:52 PM'][url="http://pediatrics.about.com/od/becomingapediatrician/Becoming_a_Pediatrician.htm"]http://pediatrics.about.com/od/becomingape...ediatrician.htm[/url] Well... google helps, and make sure you don't do it just cause you like feet! Not all your patients will have nice ones![/quote] I tried 'googling' it as well But, I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for and maybe I gave up too soon So, thanks : ) "make sure you don't do it just cause you like feet! Not all your patients will have nice ones!" That kept me thinking for a while Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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