2. What is a pediatrician?
โข Diction: a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
โข Pediatrics: the branch of medicine concerned with
the development, care, and diseases of babies and
children.
โข Well basically a pediatrician is a form of doctor that
works with children
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3. Pediatriciansโ Duty
โข Pediatricians focus on the physical, emotional, and
social health of infants, children, adolescents, and
young adults from birth to 21 years
โข They diagnose diseases, infections and injuries.
โข Pediatricians provide preventative health
maintenance for children that are healthy
โข They also provide medical care and treat children
who are already ill.
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4. How long is the process?
โข It takes about twelve whole years to become a
registered pediatrician
โข 4 years of undergraduate
โข 4 years of medical school
โข And then you will chose what type of pediatric you
want to accomplish and do residency for 3 years
โข 1 year of internship
โข In addition the student is required to take the MCAT
in order to get admitted into medical school
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5. How to prepare for medical
school in high school
โข In order to prepare for medical school it is
suggested for you to take advantage of the
rigorous courses during high school.
โข For example take Honor and AP classes.
โข Preferably Calculus, Biology, and Chemistry
โข 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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6. MCAT Overview
โข This graph displays what is in the MCAT.
โข Which is a test approximately 5 hours and 10
minutes long.
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7. Average Salary
โข Pediatric physicians earn about $174,804 annually
โข Which is a $40.75 hourly wage
โข Highest paid pediatrician is around more than
$200,000 per year
โข lowest paid pediatrician receives a much lesser
salary of about $85,000 per year
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8. Salary Data Graph
โข This graph demonstrates a Pediatricianโs salary in
comparison to other medical careers.
โข Such asโฆ
โข Medical assistant
โข registered Nurses
โข And Anesthetist
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10. Pediatrician Jobs
โข This graph displays the percentage of jobs with your search terms
anywhere in the job listing. Since October 2011, the following has
occurred:
โข Pediatrician jobs have increased 8,856%
โข This is a Career with several job opportunities.
โข CTR!!!!!!!!!
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12. Medical Universities in
California
โข StateSchool City Est. First Class Degree Notes
โข California Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California Los
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]
โข California Loma Linda University School of Medicine Loma Linda 1909
1914 MD 1909 College of Medical Evangelists[3]
โข 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]
โข California Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Vallejo 1997 2001 DO
โข California UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego 1968
MD
โข California UC Davis School of Medicine Sacramento 1966
MD
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13. Other Universities
โข 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]
โข California David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles
1951 MD
โข 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
โข California University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine San
Francisco 1873 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]
โข California Western University of Health Sciences
โข College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
โข Pomona 1977 1982[8] DO [9]
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