... extended period of time, and to serve as a role model and advisor. Pediatrics encourages optimism; although pediatricians care for a variety of significant illnesses and medical problems, the majority of their patients are generally healthy or, with their help, soon become so. Following graduation from medical school, primary care pediatricians complete 3 years of education in an accredited pediatric residency program. In 1995 ... required for comprehensive, longitudinal, and child-centered health care. Pediatric residents learn by lecture, reading, interacting with senior pediatricians...

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