I need some information on the educational needs for someone to go into the field of pediatrics.?

I have come to understand that college, medical school, intership, and pediatric residency are the steps to becoming a pediatrician. I was hoping that someone could explain to me what one must do during these four steps. I do not fully understand what a pediatric residency is. It would be very helpful if someone could explain these steps to me in more detail. If possible, I would also appreciate some colleges, medical schools, etc that train people for a career in pediatrics.

Answers:
you'll need to attend a 4 year college where you MUST take
1. 1 year of general chemistry
2. 1 year of organic chemistry
3. 1 year oh physics
4. 1 year of biology
depending on the medical school you choose, you may also need a semester of math, english, and a humanity (history, philosophy, ect.)

you also need to take the MCAT during your junior year of college. the mcat tests your ability to retain knowledge, and be able to apply it to an unfamiliar situation. which is essentially what doctors do.

the test is divided into 4 sections, physical science (half physics and half general chemistry), biological science (2/3 biology and 1/3 organic chemistry), verbal reasoning, and a writing section.
physical science, bio science, and verbal are each scored on a scale of 1-15 points. so a 45 is the maximum. to get into medical school, you need a 30, meaning at least a 10 from each section. writing is scored by a letter grade from J to T (j being the worst, t the best)
so your score looks like this: 32P
the MCAT is an 8 hour test, and by the time you take it, it will be on the computer.

during medical school you'll study your anatomy, biochemistry, virology, ect, mostly during your first two years, then your last two years you do rotations, meaning you get to try all the medical specialties like surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, ect.
you graduate medical school.
then you get to discover the circus that is the match.
you apply for a specialty, pediatrics, at a certain hospital where you will be taught the ins and outs of your specialty. you'll be an md, but you'll essentially be "in training" for a number of years.
oh yes, the USMLE (us medical licensing exam) which has 3 steps, which you need to take to be an official doctor. the first two steps are taken during med school, the last one is taken during your residency.
after you complete your residency you try to get a "real" doctor spot, which is called an attending position, where you treat your own patients and have your own group of doctor wannabees to train.

threr's a LOT that i haven't covered, but that's everything in a nutshell.

good luck.
Almost any university accross the country can feed you with that information. Even the colleges would be able to as well.

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