Internal Medicine Physician

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Ideal for those passionate about diagnosing and treating complex internal conditions.
Make a significant impact by improving adult and adolescent health in outpatient settings.
Unique opportunity to specialize in diverse internal systems like heart, lungs, and kidneys.

💰 Earn $117K-$239K

📚 Doctoral or Professional Degree

⏱️ 48 MONTH TRAINING

📈 3.4% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.

Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.

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Minimum Education

Doctoral or Professional Degree

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

Over 4 years

Job Openings

2,000 Annually

Median Earnings

$223,310 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Relating with or serving others
Thinking and problem solving
Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Writing

You value 🙏

Accomplishing things
Having freedom
Receiving recognition

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Internal Medicine Physician

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Bachelor's Degree

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