Alan Cepeda S P O R T D

Alan Cepeda, S P O R T D PHYSICIAN O C T O R

S p o r t d o c t o r Physician Task’s ~prevention ~diagnosis ~treatment ~focus on joint ~focus on bones ~focus on muscle health ~Sports doctors are medical professionals whose specialty is the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries from athletic activities. These doctors generally focus on joint, bone and muscle health.

W o r k e n v i r o n m e n t Many physicians work in private offices or clinics, often with administrative and healthcare personnel. In addition to working with athletic teams and in private physicians’ offices, sports medicine doctors sometimes work in fitness centers, hospitals and clinics. Some doctors further focus on specific groups such as geriatric populations or schoolage children.

Significant points Take a patients medical history Update charts and patient information to show current finding and treatment Order tests for nurses or other healthcare staff to preform Review test results to identify any abnormal finding Recommend and design a plan of treatment Help patients take care of their health

Training and certification and other qualifications needed for this job Physicians need education and training requirements. Completion of 4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school and depends what they do need 3 to 8 years internship and residency programs.

Employment The employment change from the year 2012 to the year 2022 is 123, 300

Job outlook Employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 18 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. Job growth will occur because of the continued expansion of healthcare-related i n d u s t r i e s .

Earning or wages Wages for physicians are consider the highest of all occupations according to the medical group management association. In 2012, physicians practicing primary care received total median annual compensation of $220, 942 and physicians practicing medical specialty received total median annual of $396, 233.

summary After searching everything about this job, I still want to take this as my career.

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