Emergency Medical Doctor

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Save lives by making critical medical decisions in high-pressure situations.
Provide immediate care to stabilize patients and prevent further harm.
Lead emergency teams in fast-paced environments for optimal patient outcomes.

💰 Earn $158K-$225K

📚 Doctoral or Professional Degree

⏱️ 48 MONTH TRAINING

📈 3.5% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.

Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records.
Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.
Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.

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Minimum Education

Doctoral or Professional Degree

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

Over 4 years

Job Openings

1,000 Annually

Median Earnings

$224,540 in California

$239,200 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Relating with or serving others
Thinking and problem solving
Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Active Learning
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension

You value 🙏

Accomplishing things
Having freedom
Receiving recognition

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Emergency Medical Doctor

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Bachelor's Degree

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