Being A Neonatologist Essay

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Hello I am Marcus Mims and I am biology here at Marygrove college. To a Biology I must complete Calculus 2 or statistic. I will also need math, in order to be successful on my Medical School Admission Test. The Medical School Admission Test is important because it determines admission into medical schools. In order to become a Doctor, I must first earn Doctor of Medicine degree which also takes four years to earn . I want to become a doctor because I believe that I can make an impact in people’s lives. The kind of Doctor I want to be is called a Neonatologist or Neurosurgeon. Neonatologist are doctors that are specifically trained to handle babies born under high risk situations. Neurosurgeons are doctors that are specifically trained …show more content…

There is a lot of important math as a Neonatologist, which as calculating premature babies weight, and taking a babies vital signs, and determining medicine dosage. It is important to accurately calculate a premature baby’s birth rate, so you can notice if a baby is making progress in their weight. It is important to accurately taking babies vital signs, because vital signs can show signs that a baby could be sick. It is important to accurately give the right of dosage of medicine because you are dealing with high-risk babies. The salary for a Neonatologist is between $150,000-$280,000 a year , but the median is $200,000 a year. There are a few medical schools I want to attend such as Duke University School of Medicine, or Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine . In order to get accepted into either on this medical schools I must do well on the math portion of Medical School Admission Test. I must also earn a good GPA in order to get into either of these schools, so in order to earn a good GPA I must do well in all my math courses . I believe math is an important subject in science, because it is needed to be successful in my future science courses such as physics and chemistry. I am trying really hard to be successful in math, so I will have a easier time in my chemistry and math

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