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Physicians who diagnose and provide non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults who have a wide range of problems associated with the internal organs.

Currently Employed: 184

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $80+

Typical Annual Salary: $166,400+

• Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and problems of the lung, brain, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract.
• Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
• Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza and pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
• Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
• Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results.
• Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure.
• Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.

• Glucose monitors or meters
• Microscope slides
• Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets
• Specimen collectors
• Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories

• Accounting software
• Electronic mail software
• Internet browser software
• Medical software
• Office suite software