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PHARMACIST

A pharmacist is a professional with education and training in the preparation of medications used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). They help prepare things such as antibiotics, immunizations, and intravenous (IV) solutions, such as total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

RESIDENTS

There are different types of residents.

• A chief resident is a doctor who has completed training in general pediatrics and now supervises other residents.
• A senior resident is a doctor who is in the third year of training in general pediatrics. This doctor generally supervises the junior resident and intern.
• A junior resident is a doctor in the second of three years of training in general pediatrics.
• A first-year resident is a doctor in the first year of training in general pediatrics. This type of doctor is also called an intern.

SURGEON

A surgeon is a doctor with special training in diagnosis and care of conditions that require surgery. They might be asked to see babies in the NICU with birth defects or a condition that occurs after birth, such as necrotizing enterocolitis. Surgeons might also be asked to place central catheters in babies that require long-term intravenous fluids.

Review Date: 12/18/2006
Reviewed By: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.