PediatricianBY : Alex Patricio

Maritza Avila

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What is a pediatrician?• Diction: a physician who specializes in pediatrics.• Pediatrics: the branch of medicine concerned with

the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.

• Well basically a pediatrician is a form of doctor that works with children

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Pediatricians’ Duty• Pediatricians focus on the physical, emotional,

and social health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to 21 years

• They diagnose diseases, infections and injuries. • Pediatricians provide preventative health

maintenance for children that are healthy• They also provide medical care and treat children

who are already ill.

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How long is the process?

• It takes about twelve whole years to become a registered pediatrician

• 4 years of undergraduate• 4 years of medical school• And then you will chose what type of pediatric

you want to accomplish and do residency for 3 years

• 1 year of internship• In addition the student is required to take the

MCAT in order to get admitted into medical school

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How to prepare for medical school in high school

• In order to prepare for medical school it is suggested for you to take advantage of the rigorous courses during high school.

• For example take Honor and AP classes.• Preferably Calculus, Biology, and Chemistry• It is important to start early so you can be

informed on some background knowledge and so you can be prepared for what is expected

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MCAT Overview

• This graph displays what is in the MCAT. • Which is a test approximately 5 hours and 10

minutes long.

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Average Salary• Pediatric physicians earn about $174,804

annually • Which is a $40.75 hourly wage• Highest paid pediatrician is around more than

$200,000 per year• lowest paid pediatrician receives a much lesser

salary of about $85,000 per year

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Salary Data Graph• This graph demonstrates a Pediatrician’s salary in

comparison to other medical careers. • Such as…• Medical assistant• registered Nurses • And Anesthetist

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Pediatrician Jobs

• This graph displays the percentage of jobs with your search terms anywhere in the job listing. Since October 2011, the following has occurred:

• Pediatrician jobs have increased 8,856%• This is a Career with several job opportunities. • CTR!!!!!!!!!

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Pediatrician’s Job Overview

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=n2rFOkGJEh0

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Medical Universities in California

• State School City Est. First Class Degree Notes• California Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern CaliforniaLos

Angeles 1885 1888 MD 1885 University of Southern California College of Medicine, 1909 college separates and affiliates with University of California to become the Los Angeles Medical Department, new department formed by affiliation with College of Physicians and Surgeons to become College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Department of the University of Southern California, 1999 Keck School of Medicine[3]

• California Loma Linda University School of MedicineLoma Linda 19091914 MD 1909 College of Medical Evangelists[3]

• California Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto & San Francisco 1908 1913 MD Also known as Leland Stanford, Junior, University School of Medicine. 1908 took over Cooper Medical College[3]

• California Touro University California College of Osteopathic MedicineVallejo 1997 2001 DO

• California UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego 1968 MD• California UC Davis School of Medicine Sacramento 1966 MD 1

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Other Universities• California University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Irvine 1896 as a

private school MD 1896 Pacific Sanitarium and School of Osteopathic Medicine, 1903 Pacific College of Osteopathy, 1914 merged with Los Angeles College of Osteopathy to form the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, 1961 California College of Medicine, 1962 granted degrees switch from DO to MD, 1967 acquired by UC Irvine to become UC Irvine School of Medicine[7]

• California David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles1951 MD• California UC Riverside School of Medicine Riverside 2008 2017 MD The

University of California Board of Regents approved establishment of the UCR School of Medicine in 2008, and it is projected to enroll its first incoming class of 50 medical students in fall 2013

• California University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco1873 MD 1873 formed from Toland Medical College as the Medical

Department of the University of California, 1909 merged with University of Southern California College of Medicine as the Los Angeles Medical Department, which was changed to a graduate school in 1914, 1915 merged with Hahnemann Medical College of the Pacific[3]

• California Western University of Health Sciences• College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific• Pomona 1977 1982[8] DO [9]

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Podcast Links• http://www.pediacast.org/listen-now/

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Bibliography • http://

dictionary.reference.com/browse/pediatrician?s=t• www.google.com/search?

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• http://www.healthcarecareers.org/pediatrician/• http://www.practicelink.com/jobs/physician/pediatrics

/• http://health.usnews.com/doctors/pediatricians/los-an

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