Cardiologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Prevent, diagnose, and treat conditions of the cardiovascular system

·         Examine patients

·         Order tests to make a diagnostic

·         Interpret results of test

·         Once a cardiologist knows what is wrong with the patient, he must decide on the best treatment option

·         Refer patients to a cardiovascular surgeon for an operation

·         Collaborating with other physicians and health care professionals to optimize the patient’s health

·         Advise patients about treatments and healthcare

·         Promote hearth health and provide rehabilitation to those who’ve undergone surgery

·         Perform cardiovascular procedures to treat or cure diseases

Salary: $461,000 - $512,000

Education: Doctoral degree in medicine and completion of a residency program in internal medicine and cardiology

 

Reflection: I would like to become a cardiologist because they make a lot of money. Another reason why I would become is that they are doctors and I would like to become one.