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Researching a Career of Interest. By: Kevine Inventions and Innovations/5 th. Neurologists. A neurologist is someone who studies the features, diseases, and disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
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Researching a Career of Interest By: Kevine Inventions and Innovations/5th
Neurologists • A neurologist is someone who studies the features, diseases, and disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. • The word neurologist comes from the Latin root words “neuro,” which means “brain,” and “ology,” which means “study of.”
School + Neurology • In order to become a neurologist , I’d have to go to school for about 5-8 years. I’d also have to take the Medical College Admission Test. He first 4 years I’ll have to go to a 4 year college or university and work on undergraduate work.I’d probably choose a major in pre-medicine or biology to have a better chance of getting in medical school. • During the next 4 years, I’d have to get accepted and go to medical school. • I could spend my ninth year in a hospital to apply the skills I used in Medical School and then move up to Neurology.
Three Colleges That Provide the Right Education/Average Salary • Arizona State University • Stanford University • Baylor College of Medicine • New York University • The University of Texas (Austin, TX) • Yale University • Very successful neurologists can earn up to $400,000 or more a year. • The upper 10% earn more than $208,000 per year • And the lower 10% earn less than $150,000 per year. Universities that Provide the Right Education: Average Salary
Companies That Would Hire Kaiser Permanente National Institutes of Health Harvard Medical School Three Companies that would hire neurologists:
Typical Duties for a Neurologist Neurologists have to: Provide their patients with information on their medical and surgical risk, if there is one. Examine the patients medical history and results to see if an operation is need. Plan what procedure, medicines, and therapy will be best for the patient and will heal the best. Neurologists will have to communicate and work with others. Using a computer for files on a patients history would happen often.
Percentage of Growth • The estimated growth of the employment of a neurologist between 2010-2020 is estimated to be between 20-28%, which is faster than average. 2010-2020
PROS & CONS Pros: • I would love this job because I love helping people. • Also, I like the idea of studying the Nervous System and finding cures to different types of diseases. Cons: • I wouldn’t like the fact that I would have to see people who have traumas because I hate seeing people who are suffering • Using computers to access patients’ files would be a con for me.
