MyCoolJob: Pediatrician

Dr. Rohyans goes through a routine examination of a baby as part of her job. This examination was recorded by WOSU as part of mycooljob.org.

Mycooljob.org is designed for middle-schoolers and early high school students, to give them a taste of the real world after graduation, to show the pluses -- and minuses -- of real jobs. Interviews and photos of the professionals are paired with videos of them, as well as interactive blogs.

The project was funded by a grant through E-Tech, which specializes in using new technology so that Ohio learners will succeed in the world of tomorrow. The Columbus Dispatch also contributed to the site, offering free job-related content from its pages.

Four major career fields are highlighted:
Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Arts and Communication, and Health Sciences, all of which will be in demand in the next five to ten years, the same timeframe in which students looking at the site will graduate. In all, 15 full-time professionals offered to be part of the site. They share stories about their professional lives, which almost never follow a direct path, in an effort to demonstrate that career paths are never a straight line. Each voice allows students to meet and get honest advice from people who love what they do for a living, and find out why.

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• mycooljob
• pediatrician
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• community
• wisdom

[wcfriday8thgrader]

I want to become a pediatrician in the future.. I am just an 8th grader but I am really looking into college information to become a pediatrician... Do you have any advice for me? Thank you!

~Hannah~

[platinum243125]

@escape889 She's a child

[JustforYou8683]

@GeryBerry4141 Hy. I really want to be pediatrican to, im in 8th grade :) Can you give me any advice to which high school I should go ? thanks. :)

[MsGangstaification]

I use to have eczema . But it went away . (:

[GeryBerry4141]

@wcfriday8thgrader Hi hannah, two years ago you made a comment saying you wished to be a pediatrician. I was wondering if you were still thinking about it and if you learned anything that maybe helpful to know. I'm a freshman right now and Im thinking about becoming a pediatrician. Thank you and good luck in everything :D

[escape889]

@wcfriday8thgrader sex= better grade

[aerolove28]

same here im in 8th grade and i wanna be a pediatrician to im prolly go to medical school

[powerfulpowerzz]

DO WELL IN School. take as many advanced science and dual enrollment classes as u can. also, see if you can do something extracurricular related to being a doctor (ex., im in the american red cross club, also see if theres a program at ur local hospital that allows you to volunteer.) try ur best to get into a college with a highly ranked and/or well known med program. medical schools look at a number of things and are very competitive.