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Biology the right major?
Ok. So if anyone could help me, that'd be great. I would like to work in a hospital for children. I'm not sure what I would like to do in the hospital though. I think maybe be a nurse or have something to do directly with the children. If anyone has any information whatsoever on any of these topics and ways i can contribute involving working in a children's hospital, please, do tell.
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If you're not sure about what you want to do in medicine yet then I personally think biology is a good choice of major. As the previous answer said, there is pre-med, but that's really if you know you're going to be a physician, and then there's nursing, but that's really if you know you're going to be a nurse. I'm pretty sure a lot of physicians and medical professionals major in these kinds of sciences, especially biology. you could also minor in some sort of sociology if you want to work with children, because social skills are more important than they seem to stress in medical classes, and more than likely even more important in children.
If you want some other things (besides your college major) that would contribute to this career choice, I would say definitely start volunteering at your local hospital, or at least somewhere with children. You may also want to take extra classes to become certified in CPR, or become an EMT or nurse's assistant while your deciding on the end result, because those only require a class or a few classes, as compared to your entire college career. You may also look into shadowing a pediatrician or nurse practitioner that works with children, and decide which career pathway is best for you from that experience.
Also, remember, when it comes to your major, you can always change it. The fact that you basically know what you want to do is a good thing, and, if you stick with that, you should be fine no matter the specifics. Hope that helps.:)
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I'm not like an EXPERT, but you could go for Pre-Med, even though that's usually for doctors, but I guess you could still do it.
I would talk to your high school or college counselor what the right major is, because they will probably know better than anyone on here.
--Jack
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