Primary Care Physician
Primary Care Physician: who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or diagnosis.
Education/Training Required:
Responsibilities and Daily Activities:
A Primary Care Physician makes: $183,940
Self Reflection: Although this is good paying job i have myself set for something else.
Resources:
Education/Training Required:
- Doctoral Degree in Medicine
- four-year pre-medical degree at an accredited college
- Qualifying scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) test
- 4-year baccalaureate degree (does not have to be a science degree)
- Premed science coursework
Responsibilities and Daily Activities:
- The first person whom a patient sees when seeking healthcare services
- Examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist
- Making patient histories
- Performing or requesting diagnostic tests
- Making diagnoses
- Prescribing treatment,
- Administering vaccinations
- Performing follow-up examinations
- educating patients in disease prevention and health maintenance.
A Primary Care Physician makes: $183,940
Self Reflection: Although this is good paying job i have myself set for something else.
Resources:
- http://www.collegesanddegrees.com/programs/sports-medicine/physician
- http://www.gken.org/Docs/Workforce/Physician%20Educ%20Reqs_FINAL%20102609.pdf