Cardiologist
A cardiologist is a doctor who has received specialized training in finding, treating and if possible, preventing diseases which affect the heart and blood vessels inside the human body.
Training to become a cardiologist is long and rigorous:
A cardiologist’s job consists of checking a patient’s medical history and examining the patient’s blood pressure, weight, heart, lungs and blood vessels. After analyzing the results, he will diagnose any problems. Cardiologists are often consultants to other doctors; giving advice on cardiovascular diseases/problems.
They can work in public hospitals, or in private practices. However, they can also be found in universities; where they are able to conduct research alongside taking care of patients.
A cardiologist that performs open-heart surgery, etc. earns from $550,000 to $800,000 (in the United States), while a cardiologist who works in an office and does not perform surgery can start off with a salary of around $220,000, and achieve a salary of $500,000.
Source - MLA Format
Santiago, Andrea. "Cardiologist Physician Career Profile - Overview of Cardiologists' Careers." Health Careers. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 June 2012. <http://healthcareers.about.com/od/physic
Training to become a cardiologist is long and rigorous:
- First, a bachelor’s degree is required (preferably from a reputable college), which takes about 4 years
- A bachelor’s degree in the sciences is strongly suggested, however, there are various cardiologists who have non-science degrees; it is essential to take additional subjects in the sciences during university in order to fulfill the requirements of the medical school you are applying to
- After that, 4 years of medical school are required. The first two years are spent inside the classroom, and then the next two years are spent inside the clinic
- Then, 3 years of internal medicine residency must be completed. At this point, you are now a doctor, who is learning while also helping senior doctors treat patients
- Next, the cardiologist-in-training must undertake three years of cardiology fellowship. This is similar to the residency, but focuses on learning specifically about the heart
- After that, doctors might spend one more year on a sub-sub-specialization (which is optional)
A cardiologist’s job consists of checking a patient’s medical history and examining the patient’s blood pressure, weight, heart, lungs and blood vessels. After analyzing the results, he will diagnose any problems. Cardiologists are often consultants to other doctors; giving advice on cardiovascular diseases/problems.
They can work in public hospitals, or in private practices. However, they can also be found in universities; where they are able to conduct research alongside taking care of patients.
A cardiologist that performs open-heart surgery, etc. earns from $550,000 to $800,000 (in the United States), while a cardiologist who works in an office and does not perform surgery can start off with a salary of around $220,000, and achieve a salary of $500,000.
Source - MLA Format
Santiago, Andrea. "Cardiologist Physician Career Profile - Overview of Cardiologists' Careers." Health Careers. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 June 2012. <http://healthcareers.about.com/od/physic