In addition, careers as specialists in the community setting are becoming more common in pediatrics, as are hospitalist and emergency medicine positions in both the academic and community settings Pediatrics is characterized by multiple career options, attractin g people who like working with children
4 Boston Children’s (track of General Academic Pediatrics) 5 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory 6 Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles 7 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (track of General Academic Pediatrics) 8 Children’s Hospital of Richmond 9 Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas 10
From the *Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and the ‡American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Received for publication Nov 1, 2000; accepted Dec 27, 2000 Reprint requests to (H T A ) Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of
Pediatrics In this issue From the Chair 1-2 Interviews 2 Chief residents 2-3 Residency director 4 Clerkship director 5 Fourth-year student 6 Clinical faculty 3 Alumni 8 Pediatric research 6 Pediatrics Club 7 Career Services Committee Members Leann Poston, M D , Assistant Dean Career Advancement n 190 White Hall 937 775 2048 n leann poston
nonlinear, and creative careers in pediatrics that allow for other interests and priorities Integrating a career in pediatrics with a personal/ family life over the life cycle can be approached on individual, institutional, and societal levels On an indi-vidual basis, a number of major issues need to be con-sidered 26,27
careers Applicants to med-peds programs may be more like those applying to internal medicine and pediatrics programs than they are like those applying to family medicine programs A recent study of student decision making in primary care showed that med-peds residents were more like pediatric residents in their desire to care
viewed as a valuable resource to trainees, colleagues, and the field of pediatrics New models of integrating career and family/personal life may result in careers
Training in general pediatrics is the portal for careers in the Pediatric subspecialists of all kinds are physicians who like to “dig deep” in an area of focus while
The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Match; Your Medical Career Beyond ties like family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics are considered primary
students to obtain the skills necessary for a career in An educational specialist degree is required for work as a Pediatric Rehabilitation Counselor
Even before she started her pediatric residency, Lara Akinbami knew full-time clinical pediatrics wasn't for her “I'm an introvert and I don't like earwax,” she says