Primary Care Physician

Education and Training: The professional must be able to meet the minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree, under graduate molecular genetics programs, and mandatory hospital hours. Responsibilities: A PCP is your main health care provider in non-emergency situations. Your PCP's role is to: Provide preventive care and teach healthy lifestyle choices. Identify and treat common medical conditions. Assess the urgency of your medical problems and direct you to the best place for that care. Make referrals to medical specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient setting. However, if you are admitted to the hospital, your PCP may assist in or direct your care, depending on the circumstances. A.D.A.M. Editorial Team. (December, 2013). Choosing a primary care provider. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001939.htm I would not mind doing this career occupation for the rest of my life because I would enjoy working in the health care field and helping and treating people throughout the day. I choose this career journal for my portfolio because it is one of my best career journal entries and it interests me very much for my future of exploring medical careers. The projected growth of this career has a chance of a majoring student is about a 25% increase in growth. In the PLTW Biomed class, students have the potential to learn and advance in the Primary Care Physician field because of the medical history reports studied by the students of Ms. Anna Garcia. Studying these documents can help students familiarize themselves with what is coming in the near future.