Dermatologist

Duties and Responsibilities: A dermatologist diagnoses, treats, and helps prevent diseases or other conditions of the skin. They treat and diagnose conditions such as acne, dandruff, athlete’s foot, moles, psoriasis, and skin cancer. Their duties include:

·       Conduct skin examinations

·       Perform skin surgery

·       Conduct clinical or basic research

·       Record patients’ health stories

·       Provide dermatologist consultation

·       Conduct or order diagnostic tests

·       Provide therapies

·       Counsel patients on topics

·       Instruct interns or residents in diagnosis and treatment of dermatological diseases

·       Refer patients to other specialists

Salary: $130,000 - $300,000 per year

Education: Earn a bachelor’s degree, become a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine, 1 year of internship, at least 3 years of a dermatology residency program

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

 I wouldn’t like to be one because this job relates to doctors and medicines and those jobs don’t interest me. They do earn a pretty good amount of money though.