Many high school and college students think they may be interested in becoming a pediatrician.  One of the absolute best ways to "test the waters" of your interest is to participate in a volunteer Medical Mission trip with a group that I've worked with and can whole-heartedly endorse - Orphanage Outreach (www.Orphanage-Outreach.org).

By participating in this program, you will be allowed hands-on experience in working with children, seeing patients in clinical situations, helping out with dispensing medications in the central pharmacy, and having yourself challenged to see if you are really cut out for the medical field.  I guarantee that you will find it a most-uplifting and rewarding experience. 

Please read our article "Eyes Opened Again"  which discusses a recent visit I made to Orphanage Outreach's Medical Corp program in the poorest sections of the Dominican Republic along the Haiti border.  This article will give you a good idea of what you would be exposed to on such a trip. 

If you remain interested, I encourage you to arrange a trip with Orphanage Outreach.  Find out more by visiting their web site at
 www.Orphanage-Outreach.org.  

Also - be sure to read our other articles on

"A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PEDIATRICIAN!"

and

"BECOMING A PEDIATRICIAN: THE BOTTOM LINE"

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