Allopathic Physician (M.D.)

Duties and Responsibilities: Physicians examine patients and obtain medical histories. They also perform and interpret diagnostic tests; and prescribe and administer treatment for people suffering from injury or disease.  They counsel patients about illness, injuries, health conditions and preventive healthcare. They can also conduct medical research, teach and run medical centers. Often additional medical tests are required, including blood work, to assess biochemical indicators of general health or specific diseases.  A physician often writes an order for a pharmaceutical for the patient to take to either alleviate symptoms or to treat the disorder.

Salary: $86,600- $750,000.

Education: Most MD programs require 4 years of study, including emphasis on basic science, clinical work, and social science. The first two years of most programs are generally aimed at classroom learning of basic science as it relates to medicine.  Subsequent years of most programs then focus on clinical training.

Reflection: Being Allopathic Physician (M.D.) sounds like the regular doctor that will usually be in your clinic trying to figure out what is wrong with you. I’ve seen how hard that is because you have so many patients waiting on you, you must have a lot of passions in order to deal with a job like that. With that being said I wouldn't like to be a Allopathic Physician.