A Career As A Pediatrician

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Name? Date? Period? Pediatrician There are many reasons I want to study to become a pediatrician. Some of the biggest ones are the fact that I have always had an interest in medicine, and I am the type of person that adores babies and children. Also, watching out for the wellbeing of children is something I’ve always done. I also think that the job in itself would be very rewarding. There are several steps to be taken and to consider before fully committing to this field of work. These include things like: preparation, the time spent in school, the wages, requirements, etc. Insert a thesis statement here about the direction of your paper. A pediatrician is a medical doctor that manages a child’s physical, behavioral, and mental health from …show more content…

After completing a pediatric residency and passing the board and state certifications, the application process will start with things like a background check and an evaluation. Your potential employer will look at your past work history, interview you, and look to see if you are compatible at the clinic/hospital. The interview will most likely include several board members and even a few doctors. Kristy at Mercy Medical Center said that the hiring crew at the hospital really looks to see if the person applying is genuinely interested by the job. They look for staff that love meeting new people, and are “bubbly”. The hospital never wants to hire someone that is just there to make money, they want people who are there to help others heal. William Osler once said, “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” Osler also said, “It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has.” William Osler was a physician in Canada and one of the four founding fathers of Johns Hopkins Hospital. What I get from his words is that it is important for you to be a good doctor, but it is also important that you can evaluate what kind of person …show more content…

Approximately 10% of all pediatricians are self employment. There are substantial benefits and drawbacks when deciding whether to join a private practice or a hospital. Working in a hospital gives you other people and doctors to rely or fall back on. You will typically have a wide variety of specialists working around and with you, which would be nice if you are needing to refer a patient to someone. Hospitals give a physician a guaranteed salary, while a private practice offers a salary based on the money left over after receipts have been paid. Hospitals will also generally pay a doctor more if the are upping their patient intake. However, working in a private practice gives a person the opportunity to be more “choosy” with the patients they are willing to care for. Hospital workers have a set guideline of rules that it is very important for them to follow, but working in a private practice gives a person the opportunity to set up their own system of guidelines. Owning a private practice would be nice because you would have more pull over who you work with. You would have the say in who is, and isn’t, hired. This could make for a more relaxed working environment with less tension. Being employed at a hospital means that you aren’t going to have a say in who you are working with. There is a chance that you will work with someone whose personality

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