EQ : What is the best way to become a successful pediatrician?
Answer 2: A best way to to become a successful pediatrician is by understanding what preventative medicine is and using it as a main goal when treating patients.
Evidence and Sources:
1) Science Fair Project: "The Poor Man's Diet: A Statistical Correlation Between A Person's Income and BMI"
I realized while doing my experiment the importance of practicing preventative medicine to prevent disease. I did my science experiment on obesity and I did a lot of research on the effects of obesity on youth and adults. The outcomes are devastating because they lead to life long chronic illnesses that are very threatening and can lead to a person's death. I found that if pediatricians don't have this mindset, then studies like the ones I conducted would not be important because the data acquired wouldn't be used to help patients.
2) Service Learning/Interview with Dr. Mahfoud
My service learning mentor gave me insight as to what preventative medicine is. A definition that was quite similar to what he gave me was found on the American Board of Preventative Medicine: "Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice that focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death." While shadowing, I saw preventative medicine being applied in the treatment of his patients. His questions about their diet, exercise and overall lifestyle was an example of how it was applied because it went above and beyond what is required for a standard physical. This knowledge will help him determine if there are further actions that need to be taken in order to keep the child healthy and safe.
My service learning mentor gave me insight as to what preventative medicine is. A definition that was quite similar to what he gave me was found on the American Board of Preventative Medicine: "Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice that focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death." While shadowing, I saw preventative medicine being applied in the treatment of his patients. His questions about their diet, exercise and overall lifestyle was an example of how it was applied because it went above and beyond what is required for a standard physical. This knowledge will help him determine if there are further actions that need to be taken in order to keep the child healthy and safe.
3) American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Preventative Medicine
The American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Preventative Medicine are two sites that showed me about the importance and specifics of of preventative medicine.
The American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Preventative Medicine are two sites that showed me about the importance and specifics of of preventative medicine.
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