Surgeon Career Cluster Healthcare Nicole Di Cristo February

Surgeon Career Cluster: Healthcare Nicole Di. Cristo February 7, 2014 4 hour

Introduction “The greatest wealth is health” ~Virgil. The fact that my mom is in the medical field influenced me in wanting to be to. In order to get a better understanding of my chosen career field of a surgeon, I will be researching: Nature of Work, Working Conditions, Education, Job Outlook, Earnings, and a Back up career.

Nature of Work Take a patient’s medical history, Recommend and design a plan of treatment, Review test results to identify any abnormal findings, Help patients take care of their health by discussing topics such as proper nutrition and hygiene, operate on patients to treat injuries, diseases, or deformities.

Work Conditions ü Physical: performing surgeries on different people. ü Mental: you have to know what you are doing. ü Indoor: you wouldn’t perform a surgery outside

Training, Qualifications, Advancement. v You need a doctoral or professional degree. The University of Massachusetts, future classes I can take are medical.

Job Outlook Employment rate: 18 percent. Find a job: In Massachusetts Any hospital around Vineyard Haven

Earnings $ The median salary is $220, 942 a year. $ Lifestyle goal #1: owning a yacht; about 15, 000(+) $ Lifestyle goal #2: living in Vineyard Haven; about 3 m(-) $ Lifestyle goal #3: drive a f-150 Ford; about 26, 000(+)

Lawyer ⇧ Responsibilities: Advise and represent clients in courts, before government agencies, and in private legal matters & Communicate with their clients and others ⇧ You need your doctoral or professional degree ⇧ Median Salary: $113, 530 a year ⇧ The job outlook is growing by 10%

Summary After finding out all of this I would still like to be a surgeon. I’m looking forward to becoming close with patients and performing surgeries. Overall I enjoyed learning about this career and I am excited to learn more about it.

Citations http: //www. bls. gov/ooh/legal/lawyers. htm http: //www. bls. gov/ooh/healthcare/physicians-and-surgeons. htm