PEDIATRICIAN

By: Chandni Patel

OVERVIEW

Provides health care to infants, young

children, and adolescents.

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent children’s

diseases and injuries

Treat children who have minor illnesses and

growth and development concerns.

OVERVIEW

Focuses on the health care of children from

the moment of conception to the age of 21

Acute and chronic health problem of children

“Whoever wants to meet a distant

goal must take many small steps.”

(Helmut

Schmidt)

EDUCATION

High school

3 to 4 years Premedical Program at a college

Four years of medical school

Fours years of undergraduate school

3 to 8 years of internship and residency

TRAINING

A bachelor’s degree needed in this career.

Majored in…

Physics

Biology

Inorganic and organic chemistry

SALARY

Beginning salary

is $132,800

Average salary is

$153,370

Potential salary is

$161,410

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Job outlook is

stable

Growth potential

is growing at 22%

per year

Growth Potential and Job Outlook

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