Surgeon

Jazmine Garcia

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4/8/2016

Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: A surgeon is a specialist in surgery.  Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, either that of a human or another animal.

Salary:This wage is equal to or greater than $187,200 per year or $90.00 per hour.

Education:Complete at least 4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and, depending on their specialty, 3 to 7 years in internship and residency programs.

Demand for this particular career:Employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 14 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? I don’t think i could ever become a surgeon even though i do admire them. I don’t have steady hands, i hate seeing blood and i can’t have the thought of cutting someone open in my mind haunt me at night.

Oncologist

Duties and Responsibilities; Oncology specialists are physicians trained in a variety of cancer diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Salary:   217,856

Education:  Typical oncology specialists may have as much as 15 years of advanced education and training, which includes undergraduate studies, medical school, and one or more residency training programs. Additionally, license is required to practice as a physician. The American Board of Medical Specialties certifies oncology physicians in five different specialized areas, including radiation, medical, surgical and pediatric oncology.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

 I would consider being an oncologist because not only will I be able to work in the hospital but I might even cure a cancer patient. The down side to being a oncologist is that you will have to deliver the bad news and if treatments don’t work, sometimes you must send them home.