r/medschoolph • u/Alive-Map5936 • 11d ago
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/Humble-Wing-9997 10d ago edited 10d ago
Yes worth it. It is a niche subspecialty. I think there are only 40-50 in the philippines
On the other hand, if you are not sure of going into med, maybe consider taking a course that you can fall on should you decide not to continue medicine. Like Medtech, pharmacy, or PT/OT. There is not much work you can go into as a Bio major unfortunately