JOB DESCRIPTION

        There's a lot more to this job then you might think.  Like on my introductory page, Cardiologists deal with diseases and functions of the heart and Pediatricians deal with children from birth through adolescence.

    Cardiologists listen to patients hearts, study x-rays to help make a
diagnosis, prescribe medication and special diets and exercise regimens, make recordings of the hearts activity with an ekg, and refer the patient to a surgeon if further measures are needed to correct the problem.  Pediatricians provide preventative health care (such as vaccinations and inoculations) and treat illnesses and injuries which arise as the child develops.

    Cardiologists perform invasive, noninvasive, peripheral vascular, and echocardiography procedures.  Besides, being the child's specialist they also have a primary care physician as well which is an integral part of the child's overall care.

    The outlook for this job is faster than the average.   This means that there is a demand for more pediatric cardiologist specialists out of college and that graduates should not have trouble finding work.  Besides doing clinical work there is also a demand for more physicians to do research activities and help with studies.  Also, another option is to teach on a college level once a certain level of knowledge is attained.

    Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinics helped to provide care during over 3000 patient visits last year.  During the previous year 400 Holter monitoring procedures, 750 fetal echocardiograms, 2000 electrocardiograms, and 350 cardiac catherizations were performed in the Section of Pediatric Cardiology through Yale Medical School and the hospitals associated with it.