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The Career Of A Pediatrician

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When you grow up, what do you want to do as a career? Do you want to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect, designer, or something else? I want to be a doctor, or a pediatrician to be more specific. A pediatrician helps children under the age of 18 with their health and body. That is why the career of pediatrician is in the health science cluster. Health science is where you help others with their health and body. I chose to be a pediatrician because I like to work with children, learn about the human body, and I like to help people recover from illnesses. It is so unfortunate that little children at the age of one can die because of fevers or other major health problems. I hope to help these unfortunate children live a normal life. In …show more content…

In the offices I will work in, it will be a pleasant environment, so that kids will feel comfortable. In the rooms, there will be chairs for their parents, a bed for them to lie on when I do their treatments, and there will be toys and books. When I work, I can wear a number of different things. I will wear scrubs in hospitals when I do surgical procedures. These are very sanitary, which is important for surgeries. Other times, I will wear skirts or dresses. These make me look professional, and I will be comfortable. Also, comfortable shoes, like sneakers, will help. Pediatricians walk a lot when working, so high heels won 't work. Being a pediatrician also requires certain character traits to help. You need to be patient and tolerant. Little kids at ages 1-4 can be noisy and restless. Without patience, you will not be able to operate on them. Also, you need to be outgoing. When you are outgoing, you will be able to openly describe health problems and openly suggest ways to change it. Furthermore, you need to be diligent. A pediatrician will face many obstacles where they don 't know what to do, or they think they can 't do it. When they have diligence, though, they will be able to overcome the challenge and cure the patient. Not only do you need the individual traits, you also need to use teamwork. Almost every time I perform an operation or checkup, there will be another nurse or doctor, sometimes even three others. For a

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