Pediatrics

Buying Infant Car Seats For Your Newborn, What You Need To Know You will buy a lot of things for your baby, endless amounts of toys, baby food, clothing, cribs, the list is endless. But one item you will want to pay special attention to is the car seat you buy for your baby. Your infant will use a car seat until around age 8, when they can move onto a regular seat belt. So picking a good car seat is crucial, but it is also not easy. There are lot of different types of car seats, different brands…

With a mission devoted to providing an unparalleled medical education, focused upon the improvement of community health, service to underserved populations, and promotion of diversity, I believe Morehouse School of Medicine can provide me with a rich medical experience that will lend itself well to my development as a medical student and aspiring physician. An emphasis on serving underserved groups, such as minorities, and addressing current health disparities were my primary motivations for…

I found my seat on flight 424, which will take me to Korea, waiting for the plane to take off, I was staring out the window and thinking about my past. What all I had to endure and accomplished that had led me to this exact moment. My name is Vanessa James, I was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1989. I lived in Oxford up until I turned 11, and I am the youngest of four children. I have two older brothers and a twin brother, who is thirty minutes older than me, which he likes to remind…

Have you ever had a child and the nurses or doctor perform a health check on the baby? That health check is called the Apgar Score. The Apgar Score was created by Virginia Apgar, who lived 1909 to 1974. The Apgar Score has saved countless lives. The Virginia Apgar created a quick health check that happens the first minute after birth and the fifth minute after birth. It allows the doctor know if the newborn needs medical attention. Apgar was also the first female professor. Virginia Apgar…

I am formulating this statement to apply for the admission to a professional school of optometry. My educational background is in Biology from California Lutheran University. My strong work ethic and intrapersonal communication skills have laid the groundwork for me to become successful in my goals. The decision to become an optometrist came to me during my junior year of college. With that being said though, I have always desired to have a career in the medical field. A lot of the women in…

Pediatric radiography has a completely different kind of skill set compared to adult radiography. Specialized knowledge of pediatric pathology is needed. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the radiographer and pediatric patient. The study indicates that the interaction between the patient and radiographer is of great importance because it will make the patient more relaxed and less anxious. It has been found that less anxious children cooperate more easily with the…

your family, you only want the best for them—especially in regard to healthcare and the pediatric physician you choose for your children. At Headland Family Medicine in Headland, AL, the compassionate staff fosters a warm relationship with all their patients and knows how to make both parents and children feel at ease during every appointment. Here are three important qualities to look for in your pediatric physician: Personable: Some people are just better at interacting with children than…

Everyone has a dream or an idea of what a future career will entail for them. Some people may want to be a professional dancer, an astronaut or become a doctor. My dream is to change the lives of newborn babies every day. On a national average 3.6 million babies are lost every year. For me, becoming a neonatal nurse, I can help decrease this number every year and improve the lives of others. When you are a neonatal nurse you are able to experience things that normal jobs don’t see on a daily…

I am researching neurosurgery and everything that it takes to become a neurosurgeon. . It takes extreme amounts of hard work and dedication to become a neurosurgeon. Many hours will be spent studying to complete a degree in this medical field. Competition is tough to get into medical school these days. I am interested in researching neurosurgery because I am fascinated by the brain. It is truly incredible how the brain functions and controls everything that goes on in your body. There is still…

I remember doing an interview with the yearbook coordinators in grade 8 and her asking what do you want to do? My answer, a paediatrician. Even with my limited knowledge of medicine, I knew medicine was my ultimate career choice. Following this interaction, I did as most kids do and binge searched the topic. I googled, ‘how to become a paediatrician?’ Mind you, my grasp of the English language was very rudimentary at the time since I had just immigrated to Canada two years prior. The google…