- A qualified practitioner of medicine.
- There are 30 different types of doctors all requiring different levels of school.
What it means to be in the field:
- Assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions, ranging from broken bones to more exotic illnesses
- Prescribe and administer treatment to injury victims
- Provide follow-up care of patients, referrals and laboratory results
- Provide supervision to physician assistants and nurse practitioners
- Sign prescriptions and documents that require a medical doctor's signature
Right now there are over 700,000 doctors with a projected growth in the profession in the next 10 years.
Attend accredited medical school for four years
Attend post-graduate medical education for 3-8 years (depending on specialty)
Skills: problem solving skills, communication skills, and be service minded