Western Medicine Doctor

Duties and responsibilities: Typical job duties include taking patient histories, performing or requesting diagnostic tests, making diagnoses, prescribing treatment, administering vaccinations and performing follow-up examinations, as well as educating patients in disease prevention and health maintenance. Additional duties include preparing medical records, clinical reports and correspondences. Family practice doctors also supervise allied health professionals, such as nurses, physician assistants and medical assistants.

Salary: $183,940

Education: All premedical students must take courses in physics, chemistry, organic chemistry and biology as undergraduates. While a bachelor's degree is not an absolute requirement to gain admission to medical school, it is highly recommended. Premedical students should also participate in extracurricular activities, take on leadership roles and gain clinical experience by volunteering in a hospital or shadowing a physician in order to be more competitive for medical school. Typically, students must also take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and submit their scores with their medical school application.

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