PEDIATRICIAN

DESCRIPTION

A pediatrician's job description entails treating the physical

ailments children encounter or might likely encounter. Providing

preventative care, monitoring growth and development, and

providing advocacy for children may all be included in a

pediatrician's job description.

Skills Needed • First you need to get your undergrad degree-

• Then your masters in premed• Then you need to go to school with training in all areas

of medicine• Then you need to specialize in pediatric medicine

• You need compassion, empathy, and the ability to listen. you need to understand that the parent and even the

child are part of tech medical team-you need to understand that even they can teach you something you don't learn in medical school-you need to learn how to diagnose developmental delays instead of telling tech parent of a 2 year old that isn't talking that he's fine. You need to understand that medicine is about the

patient-not the doctor.

Educational Requirements

Prospective pediatricians need to meet extensive educational

requirements, often beginning with a bachelor's degree in a science-related

area, such as biology or chemistry. After finishing their undergraduate

programs, they must complete medical school and a pediatric

residency before seeking licensure and specialty certification.

Colleges

Private

• Tufts University

• Baylor College of Medicine

Regular

• UTPB

• TEXAS TECH

• ASU

SALARYHourly• The average Pediatrician salary is $77.60 per hour. The

lowest 10% earn $40.79 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $80.00 per hour.

Annually.• On an annual basis the average wage is $161,410. The

lowest 10% earn $84,840 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $160,000 per year. These salaries are calculated as a mean or median wage.

Lowest and Highest Pediatrician Salary• The lowest paid Pediatricians earn less than $85,000

annually while the highest paid Pediatricians earn more than $200,000 per year.

Jobs you can do while in high school and college

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caffeine boost for sleep-deprived college workers. Part-timers (part-time usually comes near 20 hours per week at the shops) receive a variety of benefits. Depending on workers' personal situations and specific job descriptions, these bonuses include perks such as medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision coverage. Starbucks baristas make between $6 and $13 per hour, depending on location and experience.

• University of Washington in Seattle, Washington

• University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• University of Iowa

• Harvard University

• University of Pennsylvania

• University of Vermont

Best Schools

• I learned how the salary works.• The max that I could earn.• The min that I could earn.

What I learned

WORK SITED•http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/the-short-list-grad-school/articles/2012/04/03/10-priciest-private-medical-schools• http://www.healthcare-trainingcenter.com/jobs-pediatrics.asp

• http://education-portal.com/pediatric_colleges.html

• http://education-portal.com/articles/Pediatrician_Occupational_Outlook_and_Educational_Requirements_for_a_Career_in_Pediatrics.html

• http://www.healthcaresalaryonline.com/pediatrician-salary.html

• http://www.stormfront.org/forum/t877602/

• http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2010/08/24/best-time-jobs-college-students/

• http://education-portal.com/schools_for_pediatrics.html

• http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=cqn,rate_low%3D0.025,rate_high%3D0.025,min_length%3D2,cconf%3D1.0,second_pass%3Dfalse,num_suggestions%3D1&cp=9&gs_id=s&xhr=t&q=pediatricians+in+odessa+tx&aq=0s&aqi=g-s4&bav=on.2,or.r_g