Puzzling Over Pediatric Specialties? Try A Locum Tenens
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Puzzling Over Pediatric Specialties? Try A Locum Tenens
A medical career in general pediatrics includes the physical, social and emotional aspects of children's health. Many pediatricians enjoy the variety that comes with caring for children's everyday ailments. But if you are interested in a specific area of children's health, consider a pediatric locum tenens job to explore a subspecialty before committing to it long-term. You will have the chance to develop professional contacts in a specialty that will be useful whether you pursue that specialty full-time or elsewhere.
The many options for pediatric subspecialties include: neonatal medicine, cardiology, critical care, gastroenterology, adolescent health, development and behavior, endocrinology, hematology/oncology, infectious disease, dermatology and sports medicine.
General pediatrics is not the highest-paid physician specialty. According to the 2008 Physician Compensation Survey, the average annual salary for a pediatrician ranges from $140,000 to $200,000. The salary for pediatric subspecialties is usually higher, although salaries vary by location.
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