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What Pediatricians Do
Paediatrics and Child Care are fields of medicine that relate to disease, injury and illness affecting babies, toddlers, children and adolescents.
Paediatrics- In the field of medicine, Paediatricians specialize in diagnosing, treating and managing diseases and illnesses affecting children.
Child Health – In the field of medicine, Child Health Professionals are concerned with the interaction between social, environmental and physical factors that affect the health of children.
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Community Child Health Professionals are concerned with understanding the interaction between physical, social and environmental factors affecting the development of youth. They typically are concerned with human biological aspects, and how they are affected by the community the child is raised in.
Registration Steps to become a Community Child Health Practitioner
- Accredited Undergraduate Medicine Degree or Postgraduate Medicine Degree
- General Medical Registration
- Completion of RACP Basic Physician Training, including the RACP Written and Clinical Examinations
- Six Years of full-time training, including three years of basic or paediatric training, and three years of Community Child Health training.
General Paediatrics Professionals are concerned with diagnosing, treating and caring for infants, toddlers, children and youth up to 18 years old.
Registration Steps to become a General Paediatrics Practitioner
- Accredited Undergraduate Medicine Degree or Postgraduate Medicine Degree
- General Medical Registration
- Completion of RACP Basic Physician Training, including the RACP Written and Clinical Examinations
- Six Years of full-time training, including three years of basic or paediatric training, and three years of Advanced General Paediatrics training.
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Professionals are concerned with diagnosing, treating and managing disorders and diseases related to newborn infants. This includes all infants ranging from healthy newborns to those requiring intensive care.
Registration Steps to become a Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Professionals
- Accredited Undergraduate Medicine Degree or Postgraduate Medicine Degree
- General Medical Registration
- Completion of RACP Basic Physician Training, including the RACP Written and Clinical Examinations
- Six Years of full-time training, including three years of paediatrics and three years of Advanced Neonatal/Perinatal Training.
Almost all medical professionals can specialise in paediatrics in their field of expertise.
Some examples include: Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Immunology, Neurology, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Haematology, Anesthesiology, Endocrinology, Surgery, and many more fields.