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The Journey of Becoming a Pediatrician: Education, Duties, and Job Outlook

Pediatricians play a crucial role in child health, requiring extensive education and training. From college and medical school to residency, aspiring pediatricians spend about 11 years in schooling. They use specialized tools like baby scales and thermometers to assess children's physical, emotional, and social health from birth to 21 years. Skills such as observation, communication, and empathy are essential for success in this field. With a projected job growth of 24% by 2020, the demand for pediatricians continues to rise, making it a rewarding career path.

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The Journey of Becoming a Pediatrician: Education, Duties, and Job Outlook

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  1. Pediatrician Diamond Boyd

  2. Brief Description and Pictures • Most of them wear professional, clean and neat clothes. • The type of tools they use are; baby scales, child-size blood pressure cuffs, ophthalmoscope, and thermometer. • They work at hospitals and offices.

  3. Education and Training • 4 years of college/ university • Take the MCAT test [to get into medical school] • 4 years in medical school • 3 years in residency • And then you get a pediatric medical licensing • So a total of 11 years in school

  4. Salary

  5. Attributes and Abilities • If you want to be a pediatrician you have to have; observation, communication, decisiveness, and motivation. • College- $160,000 for 4 years • Medical School-$160,000 for 4 years • You will have to treat physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to 21 years old.

  6. Job Outlook • They say that the job will grow 24% from now to 2020.

  7. Duties of a pediatrician • Treating children who have illnesses, health problems, and other medical concerns • Examine children to chart growth and development or diagnose conditions

  8. Duties of a pediatrician • Order or perform tests to find out about patients health • Examining patients • You will have extended hours

  9. Duties of a pediatrician • Diagnosing patients • Patient tracing • Being nice and putting it into a kid’s understanding

  10. Bibliography • Occupational Outlook Handbook.13 April 2012. Bureau Of Labor Statistics 14 February 2013 • <http://www.bls.gov/ooh/>

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