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Activities | Diagnose and provide non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults who have a wide range of problems associated with the internal organs. |
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Outlook | Average job growth |
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Median Income | $166,400+ per year in 2008 |
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Work Context & Conditions | Physicians work indoors, usually wearing a lab coat or hospital uniform, and many keep long, irregular hours. More than one-third of all full-time physicians work 60 hours or more a week. They must travel frequently between office and hospital to care for their patients. Their work requires a great deal of social interaction, and they must be accurate and thorough. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | M.D.
D.O.
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Skills | Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing, Mathematics, Systems Evaluation, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Science, Complex Problem Solving |
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Abilities | Oral Expression, Finger Dexterity, Manual Dexterity, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Written Comprehension, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Information Ordering, Inductive Reasoning, Written Expression, Oral Comprehension, Speed of Closure |
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Interviews | Elise Kohn |
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