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Leah Marie Sieren, M.D., Pediatrics at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

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"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity" -Hippocrates

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"Pediatric Surgeon: Job Description & Career Info." Study.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.

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-Own a personal practice
-Complete an internship, fellowship, and residency to become an attending surgeon
-Become a professor

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-Palmetto Health Children's Hospital
-Pediatric Surgeons of SC
-Any hospital or practice with a pediatric floor or department

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Pediatric surgeons primarily deal with the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of surgical problems in children, and they operate on children whose development ranges from the newborn stage through the teenage years.

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APSA- American Pediatric Surgical Association
AAP- American Academy of Pediatrics

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Schools in South Carolina that a Pediatric Surgeon could attend after having received their undergraduate degree include USC School of Medicine and The Medical University of South Carolina.

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Qualities of a successful surgeon include a warm personality, humility, curiosity, realism, courage, intelligence, manual dexterity, good judgement, self analysis, and a somewhat ethical approach.

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The median salary in 2015 was $262,674 per year. The job outlook (2014-2024) is 14 percent growth.

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Future doctors must meet their state's licensing requirements to practice medicine; requirements typically include a minimum of education and training, and a passing score on an exam. After completing five years of postgraduate general surgical residency training, surgeons must pass an examination to become board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Medical Specialists. Surgeons who wish to specialize in pediatrics may then enter a two-year pediatric surgery residency and a written examination. A passing score will earn the surgeon a certificate in pediatric surgery from the American Board of Pediatrics; pediatric surgeons must re-certified every ten years.

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Aspiring surgeons begin with a four-year bachelor's degree in pre-medicine or a related scientific field. They then complete and pass the MCAT, four years of medical school, receive a medical degree, followed by several years of residency training and specialized fellowship programs.

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Surgeons usually work in well-lighted, sterile environments while performing surgery and often stand for extended periods. Most work in hospitals or in surgical outpatient centers. Many work long, irregular hours.

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A trained surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and operative care of surgical issues in children.