Personal Narrative: My First Pediatric Clinical Site

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On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 I eagerly went to my first Pediatric clinical site. I was nervous as always, but once I entered the Meyer site I realize I was more so in a delightful heaven. I always had a special place in my heart for children with special needs or any congenital anomalies. So to see the kids and how they interact with one another as well as how "normal" they were with their learning abilities. No children received medication during my clinical visit, although a few was said to receive medication by their parents in the morning or before bedtime. This clinical site make me feel like this may be a specialty that I would like enough to consider after graduation. It makes me feel like I would do a big difference to the world and

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