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
physicians, 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 van infection. Allopathic physicians often work in public or
private hospitals or clinics and many have private practices. Their work hours
can be long and irregular. Although many allopathic physicians become
internist, generalists, or family practitioners, most specialize in other
medical fields.
Specialties
include:
· Anesthesiologist- administers anesthesia
· Cardiologist- treats heart disease
· Dermatologist- treats skin conditions
· Gastroenterologist- treats digestive
problems
· Gerontologist- provides care for
elderly
· Gynecologist- treats female
reproductive system problems
· Neurologist-treats brain and nervous system
problems
· Obstetrician- provides pregnancy care
and delivers babies
· Oncologist- treats cancer
· Orthopedist- treats skeletal problems
· Pathologist- interprets disease in
tissue
· Pediatrician- provides care for children
· Pulmonologist- treats respiratory
problems
· Surgeon-performs operations
· Urologist- treats urinary problems
Average Salary: $100,000-$275,000
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