How I Became a Pediatric Surgeon

So you want to be a doctor? A surgeon? A pediatric surgeon?

You can do it!

Becoming a doctor or a surgeon is a long path and becoming a pediatric surgeon is an even longer path!

I've been a surgeon now for almost 6 years and it is certainly the greatest privilege to care for children and their families.


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No matter where you are at in your journey I hope you'll find inspiration in this video because today I'm going to tell you my story.

I'll give you a look into my personal journey and give you some tips on how to build your STORY and your FAN Club.

We're going to start at the beginning when I was a kid and had some exposure to medicine through my Dad who was an x-ray tech at our local hospital.

From there I made decisions, both good and bad, that led me through college, medical school, residency, research, fellowship and now I'm a pediatric surgeon.

Don't be intimated.

Don't be scared.

If you're interested in a career in surgery my story will show you that you can do it.

The two most important things we're going to talk about today are creating a STORY and a FAN CLUB.

It doesn't matter where you are in your journey, these two items are critical to success.


Check out these AMAZING timestamps and fast forward if you need to:

Start 00:00
High School Decisions 03:23
College - Is Medicine for Me? 03:49
Two MOST Important Things in Your Application 11:48
My First Why 12:59
Choosing an International Medical School 15:48
Medical School 17:00
Why Surgery and Pediatric Surgery? 21:08
Being a Pediatric Surgeon is Las Vegas 23:38

REFERENCES
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland https://www.rcsi.com
ACS on Becoming a Surgeon https://citizensurgeon.co/ACSsurgeon
Blog Post - So you want to be a surgeon? https://citizensurgeon.co/surgeon

SOME INSPIRING READS
The Making of a Surgeon - https://citizensurgeon.co/Nolen
Hot Lights Cold Steel - https://citizensurgeon.co/Griffin
Complications - https://citizensurgeon.co/Gwande

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WHO AM I?
I'm Dr. Erik Pearson, FACS and I am a board certified pediatric surgeon living in Las Vegas. I make surgical education videos on all topics in general surgery as well as talks on lifestyle design as a surgeon, book reviews, and studying effectively. I also write a weekly newsletter called the Saturday Six where I identify Six different discoveries of the week. You can get the weekly newsletter by signing up to the CITIZENSURGEON Community!

DISCLAIMER
While my aim is to help educate you for the ward, the surgical ICU, the operating room and your exams remember these videos are not a replacement for your reading, your medical school and residency preparation and most important your own decision making. If you have medical questions definitely consult a medical professional. Good luck and enjoy!

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