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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence: Pediatrician (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | When the pediatrician passes the certification exam, he or she receives a certificate--which most will frame and display on the wall of their office--and earns the right to use the initials FAAP (Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics) after his or her name. |
 | | Pediatricians are called on to provide a variety of services to families, including diagnosing illness, prescribing treatment, counseling families, monitoring the growing child's physical, mental, and social development, and advising adolescents on a range of emotional and social issues. |
 | | Pediatricians may also participate in research, advocacy for social and legislative changes to benefit all children, and in public education on issues like nutrition, injury and disease prevention, and in providing guidelines for safe participation in athletics. |
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