Description: qualified practitioner of medicine.
Average Salary: $223,000
Required Education: Bachelor's, Medical School, Residency.
Cost of Education: Medical school costs, on average, $150,000.
Specialities: Surgery, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, etc.
PHYSICIAN (DOCTOR)
PHYSICIAN
(DOCTOR)
Description: trained medical worker who works with doctors as part of a team, and can give a range of treatments and health care services.
Average Salary: $111,000
Required Education: Bachelor's and Master's
Cost of Education: $50,289 (public resident)
Specialities: Family/Internal Medicine, surgery, dermatology, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, etc.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Description: a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.
Average Salary: $72,000
Required Education: Bachelor's or Associate in Nursing.
Cost of Education: $20,000-$80,000.
Specialities: Registered Nurse, Cardiac Nurse, Clinic Nurse Specialist, ER Nurse, etc.
PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE
Description: trained medical worker who works with doctors as part of a team, and can give a range of treatments and health care services.
Average Salary: $111,000
Required Education: Bachelor's and Master's
Cost of Education: $50,289 (public resident)
Specialities: Family/Internal Medicine, surgery, dermatology, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, etc.