What does a pediatrician do?

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A pediatrician is a doctor who treats newborns, children, adolescents and young adults. Pediatric care starts at birth and lasts through a child's 21st birthday or longer.

They have a wide range of responsbilities from conducting regular well-child checkups to diagnosing and treating injuries, illnesses or other health conditions. Pediatricians prevent, detect and manage physical, psychological and developmental issues that affect children.

Pediatricians undergo extensive education and training:

1. Four-year undergraduate degree (with premedical courses).

2. Four years of medical school with courses like anatomy and they do rotations about the areas of the medicine.

Some schools combine those in a 6 years of initial formation.

3. A three years long pediatric residency program.

4. (optional) Training in pediatric subspecialties.

The average salary of a pediatrician in U.S. was $177,130 in 2020.

Pediatricians perform checkups, conduct physical exams, track your child's development, give vaccines, prescribe medication, listen to parents' concerns and answers their questions, offer health advice to parents, refer parents to specialties as needed.


DIFFERENCE WITH A FAMILY PHYSICIAN

Practitioners of family medicine treat people of all ages, pediatricians have specialized training in ministering to the emotional and behavioral needs of children, in addition to their medical needs.

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