Internal Medicine Jobs

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Internal Medicine Jobs
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Description
A person practicing internal medicine, is a
specialist that deals with diagnosing,
preventing, and treating diseases in adults.
Sometimes referred to as an internist or internal
medicine doctor.
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Description
A person practicing internal medicine, is a
specialist that deals with diagnosing,
preventing, and treating diseases in adults.
Sometimes referred to as an internist or internal
medicine doctor.
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Education Training
A candidate must complete a bachelor's degree
program before applying to medical school. After
graduating from medical school, a prospective
internist must complete a three-year residency
training program in internal medicine.
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Requirements
An internist must be experienced in conducting
physical examinations, taking patient medical
histories and understanding the results of
diagnostic tests. They must also coordinate
patient care with psychiatrists, obstetricians
and other specialists. Compassion, integrity and
respect are some traits required to be a
successful internist.
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Subspecialties
An internist has the chance to pursue one of 13
subspecialties cardiology, allergy and
immunology, adolescent medicine, oncology,
gastroenterology, endocrinology, hematology,
geriatrics, sports medicine, etc. which requires
one to three years of additional training in
addition to the 3-year internal medicine
residency.
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Job Outlook
As with most other medical professionals, the
outlook for internists is fairly stable and looks
to be growing in the next 10-15 years. Projected
percentage growth in jobs per year from 2012-2022
is very moderate up to 1.41.
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To begin a career in this field, one should
contact a job placement agency or a job recruiter
such as,http//doctorschoiceplacement.com/intern
al-medicine-jobs-florida