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HPIAM

Huntington Park Institute of

Applied Medicine

Daily Enrichment for

2013-14

“Health –Related Careers and

Descriptions”

Allopathic Physician (M.D)

Part 1

Duties and Responsibilities:

  Allopathic physicans, M.D.s, are medical doctors

Who treat disease and injury using counteractive methods? For example, they will prescribe antibiotics to kill bacteria that have caused an infection. Allopathic physicans often work in public or private hospitals or clinics and have many private practices. Their works hours can be long and irregular. Although many allopathic physicians become internists, generalists, or family practitioners, most specialize in other medical fields.

Specialties include:

·       Anthesiocalogist-administers anesthesia

·       Cardiologist-treats hearts disease

·       Dermatologist-treats skin conditions

·       Gastroenterologist-treats digestive problems

·       Gerontologist-treats female reproductive system problems

·       Neurologist-treats brain and nervous system problems

·       Obstetrician-provides pregnancy are and delivers babies

·       Oncologist-treats cancers

·       Orthopedist-treats skeletal problems

·       Pathologist-interprets disease in tissues

·       Pediatrician-provides care for children

·       Pulmonologist –treats respiratory problems

·       Surgeon-performs operations

·       Urologist-treats urinary problems

Average Salary: $100,000-275000

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