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Hannah Forbes
K. Shimabukuro
English 11
12 February 2016
Immunization
Pediatricians help children if they are sick. When I get out of school I want to be a
pediatrician because pediatricians help out little children. The reason I chose this topic is
because when I get out of school I want to be pediatrician because I love to work with
Children.
In Pediatricians by Rosemary Wallner, she states that pediatricians are doctors
who care for babies, children, and young adults. Pediatricians decide what medicines or
other treatments are best for treating illnesses or injuries. Pediatricians do more to prevent
illnesses. Pediatricians check babies about seven times in the first of life. Pediatricians
use special tools to examine patients. A Pediatrician uses a stethoscope to check a
patient’s heart and lungs. Abnormal sounds from the heart or lungs can suggest health
problems. A Pediatrician also uses an otoscope to look into a patient’s ear and also uses a
blood pressure cuff to check a patient’s blood pressure.
About one third of pediatricians work more than sixty hours in a week.
Pediatricians with private practices mainly have regular daytime office hours. My counter
– argument for the article is children need to be taken to the Pediatrician to get
immunized. Pediatricians work 60 hours each week. Pediatricians do not work in offices
or clinics they help patients during emergencies. Pediatricians must understand a child’s
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nutrition. A child should eat fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and other nutritious foods
to help them be healthy.
A sub specialist cares for special areas of the body for example a pediatric
neurologist studies and teats problems of the nervous system the body system includes
the following the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Pediatricians sometimes hospitalize patents because they get an injury or are sick.
You stop going to a Pediatrician when you are 18 years old. To help children be calm
most Pediatricians will talk slow to children so they will not be scared and often tell
jokes. Pediatricians should love working with children because that is why they have
chosen to work with children for their career.
People who want to be a pediatrician must have a high school education and take
science and math in high school, Sciences classes should include biology, chemistry,
anatomy, and physics. After high school to become a pediatrician students must earn a
bachelor’s degree this includes courses in physics, chemistry, and biology. You can earn
a bachelor’s degree in four years. Application must be completed before being admitted
into a medical school.
Acute care is for patients with sudden severe illnesses and chronic care is for
patients who have been in pain for a long time. Preventive care focuses on keeping a
patient healthy. Rehabilitation focuses on bringing a patient back to a condition or health
or useful activity. Students go on rotations during their last two years of medical school.
Students may try family practice, surgery, or pediatrics during there last two years of two
years of medical school. Pediatricians read to help them learn new information about
being a Pediatrician.
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The Career requirements to become a Pediatrician are you must have a High
School Diploma, bachelor’s degree, Medical School Degree, Residency Program a
Licensing/ certification and then finally retesting. Residency means you must complete a
residency program to be able to practice medicine. To be licensed, a doctor must
complete a residency program and pass a licensing exam. The exam is given by the Royal
College of Physicians and Surgeons. Doctors receive a certificate in pediatrics when they
pass their tests. In the United States, pediatric doctors must take a written exam given by
the American Board of Pediatrics. These doctors may spend as much as seven years in
residency training.
Some pediatricians owe more that $50,000 for medical training. In the United
States pediatricians earn between $115,000 and $238,000 each year. In Canada
pediatricians earn between $24,000 and $149,000.The Average Salary for Pediatricians in
Canada is $83, 5000. The number of specialists continues to grow. There is much
competition in large cities and it continues to grow. Pediatricians may try to discover
more time doing research. Some pediatricians are teachers for medical students and
residents.