1844 Marriage. In 1844 at the age of 25, she married John Tubman, a free African American who did not share her dream. Since she was a slave, she knew there could be a chance that she could be sold and her marriage would be split apart. Harriet dreamed of traveling north.
To become a pediatrician you need: 4 year college degree. 4 year medical school degree. 3-4 years of an accredited residency program. For a combined total of 11-12 years of training after the completion of high school.
That is, a sort of combined college/medical school curriculum that takes six years vs. the traditional eight years (four years of college plus four years of medical school). To become a pediatrician, one does a residency in pediatric medicine after graduating from medical school. Most pediatrics residencies are three years long. Some pediatricians will choose to subspecialize in a more specific area, for example pediatric cardiology or pediatric emergency medicine.