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A Career Overview Of Pediatrics

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Pediatrics consists of many subdivisions, but all of the subdivisions have one thing in common, which would be infants, children, and adolescents. The subdivisions consist of Pediatric Cardiology, Neonatology, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric oncology, and many more. The end of pediatric care is around the age of twenty-one. The doctor that specializes in the area is a pediatrician. Pediatrics can be practiced in many different health settings, such as hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices, surgical centers, and other places. Pediatrics can get a patient coming in for a little cut, or there can be patients come in with life-threatening diseases. Pediatrics evaluate the physical, mental, and emotional health of a child.
Hôpital des Enfants Malades is the name of the first pediatric hospital, which was located in Paris in 1802. The hospital would not care for anybody over the age of fifteen. As the pediatric hospital idea started in France, many places in Europe built …show more content…

After doing four years of school from getting the bachelor’s degree, four more years of school at a medical school are required to get a Medical Doctor, MD, degree. After the eight years of schooling, three years are needed in residency. In total, eleven years of school, after high school, are needed to become a pediatrician. Because of the extra years of training and the more advanced things pediatricians do, they get paid more than pediatric nurses.
There are many differences between a pediatric nurse and a pediatrician. One of the differences, besides the education, is the pay. On average, a pediatric nurse makes $72,180 a year. Pediatricians make about $184,240, which is over double than a pediatric nurse makes. These salaries are just the starting salaries for these careers. Another difference between the two is pediatricians perform surgeries on their patients, while pediatric nurses take vitals and provide nursing

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