

Human: How different is the education you get when trying to become a pediatrician as opposed to a regular doctor?

Assistant: You might be surprised by how different it is.  Pediatricians are trained to care for children from birth through their teenage years, as well as to care for pregnant women.  They also often specialize in a particular area of pediatrics, such as mental health or palliative care.


Human: How different is the education you get when trying to become a pediatrician as opposed to a regular doctor?

Assistant: The focus is on kids and their health, so it’s a bit different than a general practitioner program.  You also take courses in ethics and child psychology.  But the technical medical knowledge you acquire is largely the same.
How different is the education you get when trying to become a pediatrician as opposed to a regular doctor?
You might be surprised by how different it is.  Pediatricians are trained to care for children from birth through their teenage years, as well as to care for pregnant women.  They also often specialize in a particular area of pediatrics, such as mental health or palliative care.
The focus is on kids and their health, so it’s a bit different than a general practitioner program.  You also take courses in ethics and child psychology.  But the technical medical knowledge you acquire is largely the same.