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Career Goals Of An Internist Essay

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Introduce Yourself:
Virginia Ellis
Career Goal:
Internist (A doctor who finds and treats diseases within adults)
3 different job postings:
Internist Physician
Raleigh N.C.
Salary: $560 dollars per day
Must have residency within last 4 yrs.
15-18 patients per day
Requires doctorate degree

Physician at the curare group
Durham N.C.
Salary: $185,000-$225,000
Requires doctorate degree
25 patients per day

Internal Physician at Born & Bicknell Inc.
Southern North Carolina requires Bachelors degree of engineering
Competitive salary

Courses needed for degree:
Gastroenterology Endocrinology Oncology Rheumatology Nephrology Hematology Geriatrics Infectiology Interventional cardiology Sports medicine

Pathway List

Most Difficult/Why?:
Interventional Cardiology: I’ve never known anyone or had heart problems …show more content…

My aunt works in the medical field and knows many doctors, and I grew up around a lot of it. I consider this to be an advantage for me in the career of an internist because I have some insight into it already, and I would have people to go to and ask for help or tips for when the time comes to become an internist.

Other long term goals
Get a specialty in dermatology
It will require more education later
It will pay more money to be an internist with a specialty in

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