PEDIATRICS

HISTORY OF PEDIATRICS

• 400 BC: Hippocrates wrote pieces concerning pediatric health, such as mumps and hydrocephalus.
• 100 AD: Soranus was the first to use finger nail test to check the quality of breast milk.
• 990 AD: Avicenna wrote about health issues such as worms and umbilical abscess.
• 1802: the first pediatric hospital was opened in Paris.
• 1855: the first pediatric hospital opened in the United States in Philadelphia.

HISTORY CONTINUED

• 1964: the first hospice house for children was established in Paris.
• 1930's: The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Pediatric Society was founded.

EDUCATION

• In high school, an aspiring Pediatrician should take basic sciences and math classes.
• A high school diploma is required
• 4 years of college
• 4 years of medical school
• 3+ years of general pediatric training.

LICENSING Requirements

• Medical Board Certification and Valid Practice License

COLLEGES SPECIALIZING IN PEDIATRICS

• West Virginia University
• University of Pittsburgh
• UCLA

OUTLOOK

• An expected 10% increase from 2014-2024 of job openings in West Virginia
• About 34,800 pediatric jobs open a year nationwide.

SALARY

• Beginning salary: $140,000
• Median Salary: $160,000-$180,000
• Exceptional salary: $200,000+

DUTIES OF CAREER