Summary: A Career As A Neonatologist

Saving the life's of premature and ill infants would be extremely rewarding, that is what a Neonatologist does. A neonatologist is a type of doctor that specializes in the care of infants who are not stable enough to survive on their own. Being a neonatologist is no easy job, there is a lot of emotion involved with this career, some doctors may become emotionally attached to a certain patient or infant, which makes it difficult for the doctor when that patient or infant dies. Neonatologist also have to be very intelligent, they are in charge of the care that a certain infant receives, and if that infant does not receive exceptional care is it could result in a major consequence. Being a Neonatologist requires graduating from an accredited …show more content…
These 11-16 years of schooling includes: four years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school, and a 3-8 year internship or residency. As well as completing this amount of schooling, Neonatologist must pass a standardized national license exam. Being a Neonatologist requires having several skills in order to succeed in the career. Communication skills are vital, Neonatologist talk to concerned parents of many of their patients and they also talk to the nurses and give them orders about how to start or proceed with treatment. Leadership and Organizational skills are also very important skills to posses when being a Neonatologist. Neonatologist need to have suburb leadership skills because they control what goes on in their specialty, they have to step up and know what to do and when to do it. They should have organizational skills because they keep the records of their patients and it is crucial that those records are well organized, in a safe place, and will not be easily lost (“Physicians and Surgeons: Occupational Outlook Handbook:: U.S. Bureau of Labor …show more content…
A Neonatologist needs to acquire 11-16 years of schooling, including regular undergraduate school, medical school and a residency or internship. Having communication, organizational, and leadership skills are vital for being a Neonatologist. A normal day for a Neonatologists includes but is not limited to, taking a patients medical history, ordering tests for other staff members to perform, recommending and designing treatment plans, and answering questions patients may have. Neonatologists must complete/do/have all of these things in order to be successful. This career may seem challenging and scary, but it's definitely worth it to know that you would save the lives of hundreds of hopeless babies, being a Neonatologist would be an extremely rewarding career (“Physicians and Surgeons: Occupational Outlook Handbook:: U.S. Bureau of Labor