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Experiencing the Life of Helping Others

Clocking In • Plan and carry out a medical care program for children from birth through adolescence to aid in mental and physical growth and development • Discuss a patient’s medical and developmental problems with the patient and often the parents or caregivers • Study a patient’s medical history

In Order to get the Brain u need to

Train Becoming a pediatrician requires a long educational road, so be prepared for a lifelong learning experience. Most start with a Bachelor of

While in high school, take math and science classes. Also, not all medical schools require a bachelor's degree and with good marks, some students can get

How Long will It Last? Yes, the career I am looking forward into is the medical field and their will forever be a job growing in this field because their will always be sick children along with adults, who are in the need for medical treatment. Basically the job will stay the same as it is now. So in other words their will be a opportunity for me when I am ready to work.

Salary Range Average Salary: $152,690

Depending on area and your specialty it may be anywhere from 60,000 to 400,000 a year or they may charge by the hour.

Skills & Inherent Traits

Pediatricians are compassionate people, with an abundance of patience, who love working with children. They need excellent communication skills, as they must be able to explain serious medical terminology to children in terms that they can understand. They also have to deal with worried parents; therefore they need to have a reassuring and sensitive nature.

Advancement Possibilities A pediatrician is a specialized physician and may apply to work at hospitals, clinics, or even start their own practice. There is not much advancement beyond this. Pediatricians may get seniority and pay raises the longer they are in practice but there usually is some sort of limit.

Stress Level There is stress in everything. Even not working and being on welfare has stress. If you were filthy rich you could sit around and worry about being poor someday. There are billionaires who worry about losing it all. So the stress level for being a pediatrician has no level but things can be stressful but it all depends on the person patients. But remember pediatricians are human just like any other human, we all go though tough situations.

Conclusion • The things I like most about this career is that you get the chance to save lives, also I love children! • The least thing I like about this career is that the requirements for becoming a pediatrician takes years but I know it is worth it. • This career will work for me because I love children.