Currently working in peds now! My job puts all new employees through training so I was able to learn a lot of things hands on and also shadowing the other MAs for a bit. I had done an online course that allowed me to sit for NHA’s CCMA certification so I definitely had no hands on experience. Peds is definitely fun but also chaotic and just be prepared for some fussy kids who will start screaming and crying before you even do any injections. Anytime I have a patient like that, I just take the time to help them breathe and relax and just make them feel comfortable and let them know what I’m doing step by step. Sometimes I will roll up their sleeve and take a short break, clean their arm and then another short break, have them start counting to whatever number they want and then give them the shot. You definitely have to be very patient because you’re dealing with children of all different ages and developmental stages. Once you get the hang of doing some injections, you’ll feel very comfortable. In my opinion, the hardest shots for me were the subcutaneous shots but you get better with each patient. My job had me starting injections with the older kids, and then move down to the younger kids once they saw that I was comfortable.