What does a doctor do?
Doctors help people get better when they are poorly, and help them stay healthy. Some doctors look after children, some work in hospitals and some do surgery.
What doctors do all day
Doctors ask questions and listen to find out what is wrong.
They use tests and clues to work out why someone feels ill.
They choose the right medicine or treatment for each patient.
Children’s doctors are called paediatricians.
Super skills doctors use
- ❤️ Being kind
- 👂 Listening
- 🧠 Thinking clearly
- 🧪 Loving science
How you grow as a doctor
- Medical StudentStart here
- Paediatric ResidentGetting good
- Consultant PaediatricianLeading others
- Chief of PaediatricsThe top job!
In the game you start at step 1. Do great work, collect stars and climb all the way to the top!
Places you can work in the game
- 🔪Operating theatre
- 🚑Emergency department
- 🧸Paediatric ward
- 💉Nursing station
- 🔬Research lab
- 🏥Consulting room
Fun fact!
Babies are born with about 300 bones. As they grow, some bones join together — grown-ups have 206.
Ready to try it?
Pick a name, choose your first job and make choices. Every game is different — then challenge a friend to beat your score!
▶ Play as a doctorQuestions kids ask about doctors
What does a doctor do?
Doctors help people get better when they are poorly, and help them stay healthy. Some doctors look after children, some work in hospitals and some do surgery.
What skills does a doctor need?
Doctors use skills like being kind, listening, thinking clearly and loving science.
How do you become a doctor?
Doctors go to university to study medicine, then train in hospitals for several more years before they work on their own. It takes a long time because people’s health is so important.
Can kids try being a doctor?
Yes. In careers.games, a free game for kids, kids play a doctor from the first step (Medical Student) all the way to the top job (Chief of Paediatrics).
Updated October 2026 · About careers.games for parents and teachers
For parents and teachers
careers.games is a free, story-based career game for children. Kids make simple choices, see what happens and learn that jobs have many steps. There are no accounts, no chat and no ads.
The doctor path follows medical training from student to senior consultant, including emergency departments, children’s wards and research labs.
Questions to talk about together:
- Can you remember a time a doctor or nurse helped you?
- Why do you think doctors ask so many questions?
- Which part of the hospital would you most like to work in?
Tip: turn on “Read to me” in the game and younger players can listen instead of reading.