They are assigned to different departments like pediatrics, obstetrics, surgery and internal medicine and will train under the hospital's specialists and consultants in these fields.
en.wikipedia.org A major difference between pediatrics and adult medicine is that children are minors and, in most jurisdictions, can not make decisions for themselves.
en.wikipedia.org But because her record was so strong the head of the pediatrics department saw no reason not to accept her.
en.wikipedia.org She chooses pediatrics so that she can work with kids to compensate for the loss of her daughter, whom she believes is still alive somewhere.
en.wikipedia.org Standards also require training in internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, family practice, surgery, psychiatry, emergency medicine, radiology, preventive medicine and public health.
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