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1. Pediatrician- a child's physician who provides preventive health maintenance for healthy children, and medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill. Generally, pediatricians focus on babies, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to age 21 years to reduce infant and child mortality,control infectious disease,foster healthy lifestyles, and ease the difficulties of children and adolescents with chronic conditions.Pediatricians diagnose and treat infections,injuries,genetic defects,malignancies, organic diseases, and dysfunctions. They also are involved with the prevention, early detection, and management of other problems that affect children and adolescents, including behavioral difficulties,developmental disorders,functional problems, and social stresses
 * Welcome to Eric Miranda's page on Pediatrics **

2. Annual Salary Maximum salary for specialists in pediatrics as follows:
 * 1-2 Years - $ 135,000
 * 3 or More - $ 175,000
 * Maximum - $ 271,000
 * Cardiology: $607,000
 * Critical Care: $398,000
 * Oncology: $251,000
 * Neurology: $362,000

3. College Only three years of undergraduate work are required for medical school admission, but most applicants have a bachelor's degree. Most prospective pediatricians consider premedical majors, though they can also consider natural science majors such as biology and biochemistry. Some schools do not offer premedical majors and instead offer a major in a natural science for those interested in applying to medical school. Medical School Acceptance into medical school is difficult and competitive. Medical schools require transcripts from all college attended, the Medical College Admission Test and a prescribed number of letters of recommendation. For some schools, an applicant may only need to submit an application to the medical school itself, while other schools require admission to the university itself and the medical school. You may also need to go to an interview at the school. Internship and Residence After graduation from medical school, pediatricians take part in an internship for at least a year, then go into a residency for at least three years. If the pediatrician is interested in certification in a subspecialty, another three years of residency are required. A residency is another form of training, though the resident pediatrician is paid (at a low salary, however). Licensing All states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories require a practicing pediatrician to be licensed. Licenses are given to pediatricians who have graduated from an accredited medical school, completed their residencies and passed an examination. Pediatricians who move to from one state to another can usually get a new license without taking another examination, but some states do not allow this. Certification Pediatricians can receive a voluntary certification from the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Certification is given to pediatricians who have graduated from an accredited medical school, completed a three-year pediatrics residency, have a state license and passed a written examination. The ABP also offers certifications in subspecialties such as neonatal-perinatal medicine.

4. This is a career that you can be sure to find almost anywhere in the world seeing as how the medical field is always growing, or in other terms people are always getting sick.

5. Top 3 Schools for Pediatrics
 * Harvard University- $ 42,500
 * University of Pennsylvania- $ 42,472
 * University of Cincinnati-$ 43,947



6.I have actually been interested in this career since i was in the 9th grade. My mother actually works for a Doctor which kinda sparked my interest. I actually started working at the same facility since the age of 16. I Still work there to this day, and have learned many things that will help me better myself in my career in the future.

= INTERVIEW =

Name: Bernie Profession: Pediatrician

1.Do you like your job? To be completely honest, i love my job

2.Positives? There are many, but i would have to say watching a patient grow up is the best thing about my job. I have had many patients that i have been taking care of since they were babies.I have a really good relationship with most of the patients because im also a family doctor if i have to be but for the most part i see children from newborns to 17 years of age.

3. Negatives? There arent to many negatives about the job once you really start your own work. The first few years are difficult because of training, licensing, and registration etc.It takes a little while before you really get to do the job on your own, and make your own decisions as a doctor.

4.Job roles and titles? I am a Pediatrician. My job is to basically help prevent and cure illnesses in children, and teenagers.

5. Useful Skill/Class/ Useless Skill/Class? The most useful skill i learned in training was how to determine a type of sickness from the different noises the body makes when a patient is sick. Just from listening to the sound the body makes someone can indicate where the infection is, and what type of infection it could be before running tests. The most useless class i took was in my last year of medical school. It was another anatomy class that simply reviewed a class that i had taken my first year of medical school. It was a good review but not a much needed course because we focus so much on the body throughout it was common sense by this time. It was more of a class to teach what body parts are called and where they are.

6. Salary a week? A Year? I make about $2,654 a week and close to 139,000 a year

7. Do you find it easy or hard to live off of your salary? It is pretty easy to live off this salary. The salary is really good, but it doesnt get any higher unless you prove yourself as a doctor. The more patient, the more money. Some doctors get stuck a little below 100,000 for their whole life.

8. Are you required to continue training/progressing in your education to remain competitive and capable to do your job? We do take a class or visit a demonstration from time to time just to certify training. We don't need to take more classes, but some doctors decide to do so just to have thelittle extra experience behind their belt.

9.High demand? Competitive? There is always a high demand for doctors in general. People are constantly getting sick,and a doctor can only see so many a day. It makes things less competitive if the doctors in your area are good doctors.

10. Re-do Career Choice? Why? No, i sure wouldn't. The schooling is long, the hours are long, and the job can be stressful. At the end of the day it is worth it all. I love my job, and everyday is a new learning experience.

11. What turned you on to this profession? My father wanted to be a pediatrician,but never had the money to go to school for it. His interest is what really sparked my interest. I decided that it was right for me in my last year of high school, and went ahead and started pre medical in college next fall.

12. Was medical school really hard or was it really easy or just somewhwere in between? Medical school for me came pretty easy but i also studied, and practiced techiniques for hours on end. I would say that if you are really dedicated, and medicated then you will do well. Otherwise you will sink due to the rigorousness of the courses work.

13. When do you plan on retiring? Whenever i can't do my job anymore is when ill retire. The job is really good for me. it keeps me up, moving, and busy. I like the people most, and i want to be here for them until i can't anymore.

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