Career Interview

Name of Person Interviewed: Dr. Elizabeth Demango

Job Title: Neonatologist
Company Name: Riverside Community Medical Group
Company Address: 26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA, 92555
Company Phone Number: 951-486-4957
1. Q: How did you become interested in this career?
A: Getting to physically change lives was my biggest interest and babies tend to be a lot nicer
than adults.
2. Q: What are the aspects of this career that you like?
A: Changing a child's life for the better every day.
3. Q: What are the aspects of this career that you dislike?
A: The hardest part of my job is dealing with parents, sometimes not letting you do anything
due to their nerves and fear of what will happen to their child.
4. Q: Which classes or training did you take in college?
A: I have taken about 80 plus classes since I graduated high school. I've taken classes from
advanced biology to psychology.
5. Q: Is there opportunity for advancement in this career field?
A: Once you become a neonatologist there is only one person higher than you and that is if
you do not own your own practice.
6. Q: Can you describe your daily work?

A: A typical day I'm working for 10-24 hours, I first make my rounds checking on all
patients and what is scheduled for them to do that day. A day without surgery is rare, but after
I finish my rounds there is no designated schedule for me I do as needed each day as every
day is different from the one before.
7. Q: Which skill do you think is the most important to perform for this job?
A: The most important skill is to have patiences due to dealing with critical conditions,
children who are too young to speak about what is hurting them, and eagerly worried parents.
8. Q: What do you do to keep your skills current?
A: Every day I am learning new skills and practicing old ones. With a job that requires such
focus and action you use every skill you learned plus a few picked up along the way.
9. Q: If you were hiring a person for this job, what would you look for?
A: When hiring for an important job such as this one I would look for a head strong,
determined person. People do not understand that working with children are so much harder
than adults and want to join the field or an easier higher paying job.
10. Q: What one thing would you do differently in regards to your career?
A: There aren't really any changes I would make within my job; I feel ever aspect is here for a
reason.

11. Q: What is your advice for someone who is interested in this field?
A: Stay positive and focused if you plan to join this career and yes the work load is a lot but
saving a life is a better outcome than anything.