Want to become an Obstetrician...Have some Q's?

It is possible, but is going to be EXTREMELY difficult for you. If you have a very strong support system that you can let manage your children 24/7, you will be able to get it done. Your other poster is correct as far as education, you go to college get a bachelors in whatever you want and also fulfill the prerequisites. You need an excellent GPA in college to be competitive, you want to be well above 3.5 if you can. During your college years, you will take the MCATs and need to do well to get into med school. Med school is another 4 years followed by Ob/Gyn residency which is another 4 yrs. You are looking at 12 years at a minimum after high school. You may not get into local med schools or residency programs so you may need to move the family around and find new child care including nights and weekends.

the real test is going to be your ability to manage your time and find dependable child care if you need to move. Med school is not that bad actually, but there will be times where you may be required to take overnight call - you will not be going home. Residency will be the real killer, though it is not as bad as it used to be. I think they are restricted to something like an 80 hour work week now. For sure you will be spending nights in the hospital taking overnight call. You need to have someone available for your kids because you will not be able to. Your days will start early and end late, some days you wont come home at all. someone needs to take the kids to school, pick them up, transport them to whatever activities they have cause you will be working. Weekends too alot of the time. You will not be able to just call in sick every time one of your kids gets a cold or needs to go to the dentist. someone else needs to do it for you. Residency will be the worst part of it but it is only 4 yrs long and at least they are paying you.

I'm not in your situation but here's how the process goes. You have finish high school, get into college, get your undergrad degree (usually 4 yrs) in any major. While in college, you have to take, at minimum, the classes that med schools require (2 semesters bio with lab, 2 semesters physics with lab, 2 semesters general chem with lab, 2 semesters organic chem with lab, 1 yr of math, some english/writing courses). Also while in college, you have to take the MCAT exam and do well. Generally, you would need higher than a 3.5 gpa and 30 on your mcat to make sure you get into a med school. About 50% of the people who apply to med school don't get in anywhere. So the process is really tough and you have to be super dedicated. Then med school is 4 years, then in your 4th year, you have to apply to residency programs. Once you match at a ob/gyn program, you have to do the residency (it takes 3 yrs, I think).

If you do well, you'll get a job somewhere, but you might have to move around quite a bit in this entire process. You don't have much control of the location for your college, med school, etc. About being smart, it would help. But being dedicated is most important. It's hard to complete this process anyway. But with three young kids, it will be really really tough. Some people do it, but keep in mind, there will be huge sacrifices. It's about 11 years after you graduate from high school. If you're ready, go for it. Good luck!

An obstetrician is a medical doctor. You're looking at a 4-year college degree (major in anything and take the premed courses in bio, chem, physics, math, and English, keep your GPA above 3.5 and do well on the MCATs), 4 years of medical school, and 3+ years of residency (further training). If you want to specialize further, your residency will be longer.

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