Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician

Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician

Duties and responsibilities: Sports medicine primary care physicians treat anyone who is physically active help them improve performance, enhance overall health, prevent injury and maintain their physical activity throughout their lives. Some work with professional and amateur sports teams.

Salary: $202,600

Education: While sports medicine is a recognized subspecialty, physicians can not obtain primary board certification in primary care sports medicine. You must first complete three years of residency training in a recognized specialty, such as family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine or pediatrics.

Demand: Employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 14 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. The growing and aging population is expected to drive overall growth in the demand for medical services as consumers continue to seek high levels of care using the latest technologies, diagnostic tests, and therapies.

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Ophthalmologist

Ophthalmologist

Duties and responsibilities: Ophthalmologists are physicians who choose to specialize in conditions, injuries and diseases affecting the eye and its related structures. Ophthalmologists are not identical to optometrists. Although ophthalmologists can provide the same services as optometrists, such as prescribing corrective lenses, ophthalmologists can perform surgery, an option not available for optometrists. Job duties for ophthalmologists vary by practice, setting and subspecialty, but they share certain basic functions.

Salary: $184,650 annually

Education: A bachelor's degree is required for acceptance into a master's program. Most Ph.D. (S), including previous coursework in math, science and anatomy.

Demand for this profession: Every medical practice, no matter what the specialty, sporadically wrestles with the theory of "supply and demand". Simply put, there are enough people to handle all the needs of the patient population. When that number falls short, the quality of patient care can suffer as a result.

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