WHY DID YOU CHOOSE PEDIATRICS ?

Here are some extracts from the World Wide Web :-)


- "Being a pediatrician isn't just taking care of a child—it's taking care of a whole family. And often times the most important part of therapy or treating a pediatric illness is addressing the illness within the family. And that can bring families together, it makes me feel great as a physician, and it makes me feel like I can contribute"

Source : Dr. Christina Johns




- "I love working with children and I naturally feel a need to care for them, they always seem so vulnerable"

[As if you did not think of this one...but still I had put up this cliche ;-) ]


-"I thought the attitude of pediatrics most fit my personality. Many people seem to think that those of us who go into pediatrics do so because "we love kids" and we like to be cute and play around. It is so much more than that-caring for a pediatric population is a whole different spectrum of diseases, equally complex as that of adults, and it involves a real need to always address social/familial aspects of illness. Finally, I like that pediatrics is a discipline where I will be able to intervene and change behavior patterns and health outcomes in a very preventative and pro-active way, as opposed to trying to change someone's ingrained life patterns"

Source: Dr. Megan Lavoie


- "I've always liked children. I started baby-sitting when I was 11. When I was 16 I worked as a camp counselor at a camp for handicapped children. I became very interested in working with those children and decided to become a pediatrician. Once I started my residency I decided to do general pediatrics"
Source: Dr. Warren


"I chose pediatrics as a specialty since I enjoy their unique developmental and health care challenges"

Source: Dr. Michael Dudas



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