What degree is needed to become a pediatric pulmonary specialist?

M.D.: 4 years of undergraduate, followed by 4 years of medical school, then a year of pediatric internship, 2 years of residency, and finally a pulmonology fellowship.

Fellowship: After high school, one needs usually 14 more years (college 4, medical school 4, pediatrics 3, pediatric pulmonology 3) in the us.

Pediatric pulmonolog: In the USA; pediatric pulmonologists would have spent 3 years in an accredited fellowship program followed by successfully passing the pediatric pulmonology board exam. To be eligible for a fellowship in pulmonology, the candidate physician should have completed a 3 year residency training in general pediatrics.