Allopathic Physician (M.D.)

Duties and responsibilities: Physicians examine patients, obtain medical history, order, perform and interpret diagnostic test. For example, an allopathic physician will prescribe antibiotic to treat a bacterial disease. They prescribe and administer treatment for people suffering from injury or disease. They counsel patients about illness, injuries, health conditions, and preventive healthcare. They can also conduct medical research, teach and run medical centers. Allopathic physicians rely on patented pharmaceutical drugs, radiation and surgery to treat their patients. This type of doctor will only use allopath’s and will tend to avoid the use of non-allopathic or alternative medicine.

Salary: $101,000

Education: It takes four years to obtain a degree in allopathic medicine. In a typical allopathic medical school, the first two years are spent on basic science - gross anatomy, neuroscience, histology, biochemistry, etc. In the third and fourth years, students complete clinical rotations in a hospital or family practice setting to get supervised hands-on work with patients. After graduation from medical school, residency begins and varies from 3-7 years depending on the specialty field chosen.

Reflection: I would not like to be a allopathic Physician because I would be uncomfortable looking at a broken leg or arm