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

• Provide medical care to children newborn to 21 years of age.
• Examine, Diagnose, and treat children.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• No specific gender is preferred, but the field is predominantly female.
• There are many varying ages at which one can start the career, you are eligible if you have finished all education requirements.
• You must be healthy physically and mentally
• You must be able to work with children and their guardian
• You must have 3+ years of general pediatric medicine residency.

BENEFITS

• Dependable salary
• Career flexibility
• Allotted times for vacations, sick days, and PTO.
• Health and life insurance
• Maternity leave provided
• Paid holidays

ADVANCING

• Specialization
• 3+ years of medical school for specialization of choice

MY EXPERIENCE

• Dr. Johnson was my mentor
• Shadowed at Beckley Pediatric Associates
• Dr. Johnson and I set up a toys for tots drive at his office.

WORK CITED

• Kelchner, Luanne. "Licensing & Certification Needed to Become a Pediatrician." Chron, 2016. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.
• Learn.org, 2016. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.
• Malone, Maureen. "What Are the Qualifications of Becoming a Pediatrician?" the nest, 1997-2016. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.
• Salary.com, 30 Nov. 2016. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.
• Smith, Yolanda. "A Brief History of Pediatrics." News Medical Life Sciences, 10 Oct. 2016. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.