3. What do they do every day at work ?
• what doctors do every day is take care of their patient that is
in need.
What are their responsibilities at work ?
• Prescribe only the drugs, treatments and appliances that will
serve the patient's needs.
• Make sure that your prescriptions are written correctly and
clearly
• Keep clear, accurate, medical records which report the
relevant clinical findings, the decisions made, and any drugs
or treatment given
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4. What type of equipment ,tools,or supplies do
physicians use ?
Commonly physicians use :
• Pressure cuff for taking blood
• Stethoscope
• Calculator for adjusting doses
• Otoscope to look in ears
• Ophthalmoscope to examine eyes
• Patella hammer for checking reflexes
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6. What hours/days do they usually work
• Many physicians and surgeons work long, irregular, and
overnight hours.
What's the work environment for physicians?
• A Physicians enviorment is crazy and stressful .Physicians may
travel between their offices and hospitals to care for their
patients. While on call, a physician may need to address a
patient’s concerns over the phone or make an emergency
visit to a hospital or nursing home.
Where do they work at?
• There are different places to work at as a physician you could
work at big hospitals, small local clinics well whatever you
desire to work at.
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7. Describe three good things about being a
physician ?
• You get paid a lot of money
• You make a difference to many people lives
• Respectable job
Describe three bad things about being a
physician ?
• Being a doctor is a very stressful job
• Takes to many years to be a doctor
• Education and training takes up a lot of money and time.
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9. What level of education, and training is needed in
this career?
• physicians MUST complete at least 4 years of undergraduate
school, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years in internship
and residency programs, depending on their specialty. All
students MUST complete undergraduate work in
biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and English.
How long would you expect the training and education to
take?
• I would think it would take me at least 13 to 14 years because i
want to be well known doctor and be the best doctor.
Additional qualities to be successful in being a physician
• Hardworking
• Dedication
• Patient
• Problem-solving skills.
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10. Examples for places to get your education
and training
Medical Schools :
• UC San Diego School of Medicine
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• UC Davis School of Medicine
• UC Riverside School of Medicine
• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ..ETC
Universities:
• UCLA
• SANTA BARBARA
• HARVARD
• SAN FRANCISACO …ETC
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12. How many people can get hired in being a physician ?
• In 2010 691,000 physicians were hired.
• In 2020 859,300 physician are expected to get hired.
It is easy to get hired as a physician?
• No, it is very difficult get hired to be a physician because by the
time your in medical school you have to get those grades up
and if their down then why would they hire a low graded
student so once your studying everything counts.
Is job availability expected to grow , stay the
same, or decline?
• It is expected to grow because of all the new medical job
industries But because of the new technologies that are
developing physicians job availability may decline.
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13. What can you do to get hired as a
physician when your older ?
• You can start by getting good
grades, studying, choosing the right,..etc right now
so that it can be a good habit to have and can
be useful in your medical career
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15. How much money can you make as a physician ?
• In 2010 physicians earned a median 202,392 a year.
What type of payment model is used?
• many physicians use salary as their payment model
What are the highest, average, and entry level
earning in this career?
• Highest : 202,392
• Average : 186,991
What are additional benefits for being a physician?
• Job security
• income
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