What the difference between medical research schools and primary care?

I'm currentely a sophorome in HS and I aspire to become a pediatritian, but when I look for the best medical schools there is research medical schools and primary care.


* And can you please tell me what I should be doing in HS to have a good record for medical schools? And what major pediatritian would be on? Thanks!

What the difference between medical research schools and primary care?
Research is lab and theoretical work. Developing vaccines, etc.





Primary care work it clinical practise, treating patients.





Some schools are rated better for research like Harvard, some better for clinical like UCSF or Stanford.





In clinical practise you still have to do research work, just not as much. More than half your work is clincial and the rest research.





In research one would imagine it's just the opposite.





Pediatrican is 4 years extra schooling after you finsihed medical school and internship. So it's a 12-13 year invesntment in college time.





You need to take lab biology, chemistry, math through trig, statistics if it is offered.





If you're going to a private universith 2 years foreign language is usually required.