Steven Abrams lists many reasons pediatricians like him choose their occupation.

“We’ve gone to medical school and found that we like to be around kids,” he says. ”

The diseases children have are usually not self-inflicted, so you have the chance to do more preventative care.”

One of Abrams’ reasons particularly stood out:

“It’s one of the few jobs where a doctor gets to hug his patients,” explains the director of the Dell Pediatric

Research Institute and professor of pediatrics at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

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For most kids, interaction with a primary care pediatrician starts in infancy, far before they’ve developed communication skills.

“We don’t always have the ability, especially with babies, to ask them to describe their pain,.

We use a pain scale that’s based on heart rate and movement.

And also a lot of visual experience.

You become an expert at looking at children to determine if they’re sick.”

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The profession is also unique because it includes a touch of advocacy.

There’s no AARP for children.

So often, pediatricians are the public voice.

When I was in medical school I had no idea how much of the job involves advocacy and standing up for children.

You’re considered the expert on children’s issues, and that wasn’t a part of the job that I’d naturally known.”

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These doctors exercise their voice on a smaller scale, too.

Our assumption is that the parents always know best for their children.

But there are standards of behavior we expect as well.

And we have to make sure the parents are acting in their children’s best interests.

You spend a lot of time talking to the parents about the care you’re giving their child.

But you have to explain it to your patient, the child, as well.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 15.4 percent employment growth for pediatricians between 2016 and 2026.

In that period, an estimated 4,600 jobs should open up.

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