#17: Pediatrician Interview - Lifestyle, Secret Techniques, and The Meaning of Life

Dr. Harkness is a Pediatrician at Nemours in Paoli. Originally from Philadelphia, and has been a hospital pediatrician in the past. He went to medical school at University of Pittsburgh and trained in Pediatric at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has been with my his practice for the last 31 years treating pediatric patients in the outpatient setting. Dr. Harkness was actually my pediatrician as well, and, amazingly, I had the opportunity to work under him in a 3rd year rotation last year. I’ve had experiences with many Pediatrician’s in the past and he is easily one of the best. Dr. Harkness has an amazing way of making the children and parents feel comfortable, while, of course, being an amazingly skilled diagnostician. Welcome Dr. Harkness.
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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Statistics About Pediatrics
3:33 - Pediatricians and Stickers
5:16 - What Is Pediatrics?
6:01 - Why Pediatrics?
9:52 - What Was Pediatrics Residency Like?
16:02 - Practicing After Residency
21:26 - Being Happy as an Outpatient Pediatrician
28:51 - Average Day of a Pediatrician
29:35 - How Did COVID Change Your Practice?
32:57 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
36:50 - Best Thing About Being a Pediatrician
38:14 - Worst Thing About Being a Pediatrician
41:15 - Things You Wish You Knew Before Coming Into Pediatrics
44:50 - Sneaky Tips and Tricks With Kids
51:26 - Characteristics of a Student for Pediatrics
54:13 - General Advice for People Picking Careers in Medicine
58:31 - Any Mistakes That You Made Throughout Your Career/Life?
58:59 - Common Mistakes
59:53 - Positive Qualities & Characteristics
1:03:04 - Advice for Students Looking Into Pediatrics
1:04:24 - Very Important Question!
1:06:39 - Closing Message
1:09:30 - Outro
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Resources
Co-parenting Through Separation and Divorce: Putting Your Children First by David L. Hill and Jann Blackstone - https://a.co/d/5skU6ZV
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