Pediatrician

As a pediatrician you provide medical attention to the people from a certain age group. This age group is from the newborns to the young adults.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Must be able to diagnose a patient based on auditory and visual indicators. This is because some of the patients like babies and toddlers can't yet explain what hurts.
• They must be prepare to work around 60 hours a week.
• They must be able to track and indicate when a patient needs a immunization.
• Have good communication skills with both parent and patient.
• They must be able to explain treatment and treatment plan.
• They must help the patient if they have an assuage fear to help them get over it.
• Provide prescriptions to patients with the right amount and the right type.

Salary: Pediatrician earns about 173,000 a year.

Education :

• You must earn a bachelor’s degree.
• You must graduate from medical school.This takes four years.
• You must earn a license.
• You must also complete a pediatric residency.
• Last but not least this is optional, you must consider if you want to earn a board certification.

Demand for this profession: This job is said to grow 18 % from 2010 to 2022.

Reflection : I chose to research this medical profession for a reason. That reason is that i want to become a pediatrician when i grow up. This medical profession is going to be my main career because i want to help people. I like this job and i want to do this for a living. It has always been a part of my plan. My goal is to become one of the best pediatricians in the world.