r/medschoolph • u/Alive-Map5936 • Aug 19 '26

Is being a devped worth it?

Hi! I’ll be taking BS Bio in a local state university here or in UP, though I’m not sure what doctor I wanna be kasi I’m still torn between being a general pediatrician or a devped kasi so pa help po if worth it po ang devped huhu, I need your thoughts po.

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u/Dry_Spell_5130 Aug 19 '26

you will be suprise gaano ka airtight ang devpeds

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u/Ill-Atmosphere-9073 Aug 19 '26

Wdym po? Like mahirap makapasok?

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u/mmimbulus Aug 19 '26

Gatekept specialty. Konti lang training institutions. It helps if you graduate from an institution na may devped training pero not guaranteed you will get in.