What Do Doctors Do

Doctors are people who help us feel better when we are sick. They study the human body for many years to learn how it works. Doctors check on our health, give us medicine, and sometimes do surgeries. They work in hospitals, clinics, and offices.

What Doctors Do Every Day

Doctors see many patients each day. They listen to your heart, look in your ears, and ask how you feel. They figure out what is making you sick and decide on the best treatment. Some doctors do operations to fix broken bones or remove things that shouldn't be in the body.

Different Kinds of Doctors

There are many types of doctors. Pediatricians take care of kids. Surgeons perform operations. Eye doctors help people see better. Heart doctors keep your heart healthy. It takes about 11 years of school after high school to become a doctor!

Fun Facts

• Doctors wash their hands up to 100 times a day to keep germs away.
• The stethoscope was invented in 1816 because a doctor felt awkward putting his ear on a patient's chest.
• Some doctors are also astronauts and take care of people in space.

Did You Know?

In ancient times, barbers were also doctors! They would cut your hair and pull out your bad teeth on the same visit.