Orthopedic Surgeon
Duties and Responsibilities: Orthopedic Surgeons are physicians. They treat patients of all ages suffering from broken arms to artificial hips. They specialize in diagnosing, treating and repairing injuries, disorders and diseases affecting the musculature system. Orthopedic surgeons diagnose and assess patients’ injuries and diseases through diagnostic testing, such as x-rays to look for broken bones or blood test to check for rheumatoid arthritis. If surgery is demanded, they repair the injury, disease or damage.
Salary: $355,927 -$585,605
Education:Their education starts in a bachelor’s degree program in pre-medical studies, biology or something similar. After receiving an undergraduate degree, they attend an additional four years of medical school taking advanced courses in anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry. They also participate in clinical rotations that introduce them to specialties in medicine, including surgery. After medical school, orthopedic surgeons continue their training through five years of residency education. They usually spend one year if residency training in general surgery and four years in orthopedic surgery.
Demand or Need: The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment for all physicians and surgeons will grow 24 percent from 2010 to 2020. The growth rate is faster than average when compared to all the professions. When the population continues to grow and age, the demand for orthopedic surgeons will grow too.
Reflection: No I would not like to become a orthopedic surgeon because I would not be able to handle all the blood that is seen during the surgery. Also I don't think I can handle a big responsibility because you will always need to be doing surgery on patients older and younger.