Education Requirements

• Complete a Bachelor’s of science degree(4yrs).

• Have a passing score in the medical college admission test (MCAT).
• Doctorate of medicine (4yrs).
• Complete a medical residency (4yrs).
• Pass state medical licensing exam
• Become board certified by the ABA or ABPS

Benefits

(Benefits that come with this job include:

• Most medical insurance is provided and paid for.
• Educational benefits are provided.
• Payment and publications are provided
• Travel and meetings are paid for and worked around.

Challenges

(Challenges that come with this job include:

• Long Hours
• Stressful work environment
• Difficult Procedures
• Risk for Depression and anxiety
• Overwhelming Responsibilities

Job Task

• Collect the patient’s Medical history.

• Keep the chart and patient information up to date with current test results and treatment.
• Order new tests to be performed by healthcare staff.
• Review test results to identify and diagnose medical conditions
• Developed treatment plans for patient care.
• Address any of the questions or concerns of the patient or their family.
• Assist patients through the healing process by providing post-surgical care and follow up.
• Collaborate with a team of other medical professionals.

Salary

Local National Global

Year 251,360 380,199 451,246

Month 30,000 32,000 38,000
Week 7,500 8,000 9,500

Skills/Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills

• Detail-Oriented
• Leadership skills
• Compassion
• Patience
• Problem solving skills
• Organization skills

Job Responsibilities

A surgeon, or General surgeon is responsible for performing surgeries on patients with injuries
on illnesses. Their duties include patient’s chart, and communicating with patients about
procedures, preparing for surgery and completing surgeries with assistance of other surgeons,
nurses, and surgical professionals also speaking with patient’s after the surgery to discuss its
success and the recovery process.
 Career Information

• Work environment includes hospital and medical facilities.

• Time management is divided into going to patient rooms, operating rooms, and postoperative
recovery rooms.
• Hours being (on call) during which they must be able to show up at all hours of the day and
night.
• Work schedule can be over 40hrs a week.
• Technological needs include being able to work all machinery and computers in the operation.