Cardiologist

                                            Cardiologist

Duties and Responsibilities: A cardiologist is a physician who treats and diagnoses disease/injury of the heart and cardiovascular system.

Their duties include:

·       Discuss symptoms, treatments, and diagnoses with patients

·       Install pacemakers, prescribe medications, and monitor their effectiveness

·       Perform medical imaging studies and other diagnostic procedures

·       Document all patient data and interactions

·       Obtain continuing education by attending conferences and reading medical publications

·       Educate patients about how to lead a healthier lives

Average Salary: $62,000 - $413,000 per year

Education: Complete a Doctor of Medicine program, at least 3 years of college to enter the program, passing scores on the Medical College-Admission Test, Doctoral Degree in medicine, completion of residency program in internal medicine and cardiology, state license, and cardiologist certification

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be one because this job has to do with medicine and I’m not interested in any medical-related jobs although they do earn really good money.