Visiting the hospital with your child usually means meeting multiple members of a care team. Each one has a different role, and it can be difficult to keep track of who does what. To help you, we have compiled a list of people you may meet and what they do.

Did you know that many children’s hospitals conduct clinical trials to find treatments and cures for diseases? These studies investigate new drugs, vaccines, devices or procedures, and your child can help by being a healthy volunteer in a clinical trial.