1. Physicians and Surgeons
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 Diagnose illnesses and prescribe and administer treatment for people suffering from injury or
disease
 There are two types of physicians: Medical Doctor (M.D.) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
(D.O.)
 Work long and irregular hours
 Education and training requirements are among the hardest of any occupation, but the earnings
are among the highest!
Requirements Undergraduate School
 4 years of undergraduate school  Bachelors degree (Minimum 3 years)
 4 years of medical school  Must complete work in physics, biology,
 3 to 8 years of internship and residency mathematics, English, organic and
depending on specialty inorganic chemistry
 Volunteer work
 Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
Medical Schools Medical Schools
 129 medical schools accredited by the  There are 25 schools in 31 locations
Liaison Committee on Medical Education accredited by The American Osteopathic
(LCME) Association
 The LCME is the national accrediting body  The American Osteopathic Association is the
for M.D. national accrediting body for D.O.
Job Outlook
 Projected to grow 22 percent from 2008 to 2018
 Due to continued expansion of health
care related industries
 High number of physicians and surgeons
are expected to retire over the
2008-2018 decade
 Many job opportunities in rural and
low-income areas
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2. References
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition,
`Physicians and Surgeons, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm (visited June 30, 2010).
Becoming a physician: Graduate medical education and residency program - AMA. Re-
trieved 6/30/2010, 2010, from http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/
becoming-physician.shtml
Additional Information
 http://www.aamc.org/students
 http://www.ama-assn.org/go/becominganmd
 http://www.osteopathic.org/
 http://fmignet.aafp.org/
 http://www.abms.org/
 http://www.facs.org/