Is it good for medical students to major in pediatrics? I've heard that it's not good, but I don't know what's bad about it?

It is better for medical students to major in pediatrics, because there is a shortage of pediatricians and it is easier to find a job; the disadvantages of pediatrics are: high occupational risks, low remuneration, many conflicts between doctors and patients, long working hours, and heavy workloads and other characteristics.

According to preliminary statistics, the number of pediatric practicing (assistant) physicians in medical institutions in my country is about 118,000, while the total number of children is 226 million. The number of pediatricians per 1,000 children is 0.53, which is low. In developed countries, there are 0.85 to 1.3 pediatricians per 1,000 children.

In order to cope with the shortage of pediatric medical resources, eight universities including China Medical University and Chongqing Medical University will offer undergraduate majors in pediatrics, with enrollment planned to begin in 2016. This means that my country has resumed the undergraduate major of pediatrics, and by 2020, at least one university in each province will offer an undergraduate major of pediatrics.

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The reason behind the "coldness" of pediatrics is that this subject has low benefits, high risks, many difficult and complicated diseases, and is thankless and laborious, which makes medical students intimidated. Restoring undergraduate enrollment in pediatrics is one of the solutions, but the fundamental solution lies in improving the treatment of doctors. Xia Huimin, director of the Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, also said: "The key to retaining people in the industry is to increase the salary level and at the same time increase the service price of pediatricians."

In order to cultivate pediatric talents, in February 2016, The Guangzhou region has entrusted colleges and universities to "order-based" targeted training of pediatricians, launched a special plan for the construction of urgently needed medical and health talents such as pediatrics, stabilized and enriched the team of maternal and child health care talents, and explored the establishment of a compensation mechanism for special subsidies for pediatrics based on bed space to establish a scientific The performance appraisal system guarantees personnel remuneration.

Reference materials: People's Daily Online - 8 colleges and universities resume offering pediatrics majors this year

Reference materials: People's Daily Online - What can I do to save you, pediatrics?