▁always ▁in ▁sciences . ▁Medical ▁gradu ates ▁hold ▁a ▁degree ▁specific ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁university ▁in ▁and ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁graduated . ▁This ▁degree ▁qual ifies ▁that ▁medical ▁pract ition er ▁to ▁become ▁lic ensed ▁or ▁registered ▁under ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁that ▁particular ▁country , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁of ▁several ▁countries , ▁subject ▁to ▁requirements ▁for ▁" intern ship " ▁or ▁" cond itional ▁registration ". ▁ ▁Ped iat r icians ▁must ▁undert ake ▁further ▁training ▁in ▁their ▁chosen ▁field . ▁This ▁may ▁take ▁from ▁four ▁to ▁eleven ▁or ▁more ▁years ▁depending ▁on ▁juris diction ▁and ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁special ization . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ ▁a ▁medical ▁school ▁gradu ate ▁wish ing ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁ped iat rics ▁must ▁under go ▁a ▁three - year ▁res iden cy ▁composed ▁of ▁out pat ient , ▁in pat ient , ▁and ▁critical ▁care ▁rot ations . ▁Special ties ▁within ▁ped iat rics ▁require ▁further ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ 3 - year ▁fellow ships . ▁Special ties ▁include ▁critical ▁care , ▁g astro enter ology , ▁ne uro log y , ▁inf ect ious ▁disease , ▁h emat ology / on col ogy , ▁r he um at ology , ▁pul mon ology , ▁child ▁ab use , ▁emer gency ▁medicine , ▁end ocr in ology , ▁ne on at ology , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁most ▁juris dict ions , ▁entry - level ▁degrees ▁are ▁common ▁to ▁all ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁profession , ▁but ▁in ▁some