Pediatrics :)

A great article and video I saw on Medscape mentioned the uniqueness of working in pediatrics and also tips for advising parents regarding vaccines.

Pediatrics can be seen as "every specialty in a tiny body", as Cristina Yang of Grey’s Anatomy fame once said, but yet in many ways it is not at all comparable to any other medical specialty. We cannot treat sick children the same way we would treat adults with the same illness. It’s not that their actual medical treatments will necessarily differ, but that they require special care and attention that adults don't. They have parents who must be informed, curious siblings, and their own need to understand what’s going on, which can be difficult to explain to the four-year-old child with leukemia. I can't wait to spend time in pediatrics since I think that's the field I want to work in as a Physician Assistant. I love children and helping to treat children everyday is my dream job.