Cardiologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Cardiologist responsibilities are many but one of the most important one is providing the best possible care to the patients. To hold this position the cardiologist must be dedicated and willing to continue his education so he can stay current with new technologies and medicines in order to provide patients with the best options for them individually. They need to have extensive knowledge of modern equipment and medications used to treat heart diseases. Cardiologist responsibilities begin with examining the patient and running the test needed to determine the exact cause of the problems the patient is experiencing. Some of the test the cardiologist will be responsible for running and knowing how to read accurately include the ECG or EKG, chest X-rays, ultrasound imaging and magnetic resonance imaging. They will also need to know which blood test to order to check for certain types of heart diseases.

Salary: $512,000- $461,000,

Education: According to the BLS, to practice medicine in any U.S. state or territory, you must be licensed. You must pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), which tests your medical and science knowledge and assesses whether you can apply unsupervised treatment. The American Board of Internal Medicine offers certification in three cardiology areas: heart failure and transplants, interventional cardiology, and cardiovascular disease

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