That could mean another three years (or more) of pediatric fellowship training. Some further subspecialties are in adolescent medicine, pediatric cardiology, pediatric emergency medicine, and neonatal-perinatal medicine. As you can see, it takes many years of dedicated schooling and training to become a pediatrician. read more
Becoming a pediatrician could take from ten years or longer. First, you must complete four years at a university. Once you complete that, you have to move on to four years of medical school. read more