Health Occupation Project: Pediatricians

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Health Occupation ProjectPediatricians
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Job Description

• Pediatricians
• Advise parents on taking care of their 1st child
• Diagnose diseases and illnesses in children
• Care for children from birth to early adulthood

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High School Courses you should take to become a
pediatrician are

• Math Science courses
• example- biology, chemistry, physics
• Communications classes
• example-drama class, speech, English comp.
• Physiology
• You should also volunteer at a health facility
  like a health clinic, hospital, womens clinic,
  or nursing home.

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College courses you should take to become a
pediatrician are

• First you should meet the minimum requirements
  for medical school which might include
• 1-2 yr. of Biology, including labs
• 1 yr. of Physics, including labs
• 1 yr. of English
• 2 yr. of Chemistry, including 1 yr. of Organic
  Chemistry and labs
• 1 yr. of Calculus
• You could also take classes in biochemistry,
  zoology, anatomy, microbiology, statistics,
  immunology, and cell physiology

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Certificates and Licenses

• Bachelors Degree (pre-med)
• Medical School Degree
• 3-5 yr. of internships/residencies
• Medical License

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Employment Opportunities

• Pediatricians can work in these areas
• Pediatric Endocrinology
• Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Pediatric Nephrology
• Pediatric Pulmonology
• Pediatric Rheumatology
• Pediatric Sports Medic

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Employment Opportunities Cont.

• Adolescent Medicine
• Neonatal-Prenatal Medicine
• Pediatric Cardiology
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Endocrinology
• Pediatric Gastroenterology

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Starting Salary Potential Earnings

• starting salaries for full time pediatricians is
  about 100,000
• Potential earnings for full time pediatricians
  can be up to 160,000

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North Carolina Colleges Universities

• Duke University
• UNC at Chapel Hill
• Wake Forest University
• East Carolina University
• NC State
• Washington University

Duke University
Wake Forest University