Is the job of a pediatrician satisfying?

Additionally, pediatrics is one of the most satisfying medical specialties to its practitioners, according to various surveys from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicted that employment of all types of physicians would grow by 18% from 2012-2022. read more

Pediatric generalists and subspecialists: determinants of career satisfaction OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the work life and job satisfaction of pediatric generalists and subspecialists in comparison to each other and to a group of general internists and internal medicine subspecialists. read more

Working as a pediatrician gives you a way to help children (and their families) stay healthy and become well-adjusted adults, says Riley Minster, MD, who is a partner at Lake Shore Pediatrics and an instructor of clinical pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. read more