The first tought

When you finally get your Doctoral degree, the first thing that comes to many people's mind is "What am I going to speciallize?"

For some, the idea of becoming a pediatrician has been there since little, and for others the love arise after hard years of study in the carrier.

No matter when you decided it, if you haven't put your ideas together on what you want, here's a little help with that...

PROS:

High Pay

Pediatricians are very well paid, which is important since they often have high amounts of college debt to pay off. The average pediatrician earned an annual salary of $168,650 as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those who worked in private practice offices earned a slightly higher average of $173,900.

Help Kids

Since many medical professionals earn high income, a primary motive to become a pediatrician is the opportunity to prevent and treat illnesses in children in particular. If you have a fondness for children, you can play a major role in helping them live long, healthy loves. Pediatricians in office settings usually get a chance to build bonds with kids and their parents through routine wellness visits during the first few years of life. Seeing a child recover from an illness based on your treatment plan is rewarding

Nights and Weekends

Some office-based pediatricians are able to maintain relatively normal 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or similar, working hours. However, small-town pediatricians are typically on call for emergencies that occur in the evening or on weekends. In larger clinics and hospitals, pediatricians work in rotations that include night, evening, weekend and holiday shifts. This makes it difficult to balance work and family life effectively.