Pediatrics

Pediatrics is one of the fundamental specialties in medical education, focusing on the promotion of health, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of diseases in children and adolescents.

Graduates of this specialty are qualified to:

• perform clinical examinations of pediatric patients;
• diagnose childhood diseases;
• prescribe and manage appropriate treatments for children and adolescents;
• carry out preventive healthcare and child health promotion activities;
• work as pediatricians in hospitals, clinics, and primary healthcare centers.

In simple terms, Pediatrics is the branch of medicine concerned with the health, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in children and adolescents.