Rehabilitation Physician

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Help patients regain independence and improve quality of life through rehabilitation.
Make a meaningful impact by restoring physical and mental well-being.
Unique blend of medical expertise and personalized patient care.

💰 Earn $78K-$239K

📚 Doctoral or Professional Degree

⏱️ 48 MONTH TRAINING

📈 2.5% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.
Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
Assess characteristics of patients' pain, such as intensity, location, or duration, using standardized clinical measures.
Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions.
Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions, such as medication or spinal injections.

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Minimum Education

Doctoral or Professional Degree

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

Over 4 years

Job Openings

9,600 Annually

Median Earnings

$201,510 in California

$239,200 Nationally

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Best For You If...

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

You are skilled in 💫

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Writing

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Accomplishing things
Having freedom
Receiving recognition

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Rehabilitation Physician

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Bachelor's Degree

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⏱️ FINISH IN 4-5+ years

Hybrid College

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⏱️ FINISH IN 2-5 years

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Healthcare

The primary activities of this group involve delivering medical care and support to patients, including diagnosing illness, treating injuries, administering medication, assisting with daily living activities, and completing corresponding administrative tasks.