Internal Systems Career; Cardiologist
Job Description
May perform:
"A cardiologist is a doctor with specific training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessel." (Careercruising.com, 2014)
Education Requirements
Salary
Also, the cardiologist's salary depends on where they work because self-employed cardiologist's salary may differ and have different benefits.
Work Environment
- specializes only in the heart
- to find cures for heart diseases
- to help patients learn about their heart, so they can control try to prevent heart diseases
- to prevent diseases of the heart
- to counsel patients concerning their heart
- their training and skills are needed whenever decisions are needed in regards of the heart; heart surgery
May perform:
- an echocardiogram; an image of the sound wave of the heart, which can help whether the heart has a normal wave
- An exercise test; measure heart's performance
- An cardiac catheterization; "a test in which a small tube is placed in or near the heart to take pictures, look at how the heart is working, check the electrical system, or help relieve blockage." (Cardiosmart.org, 2014)
- An ambulatory test; a sound recording activity to see whether a person's heart has an unusual heart beat.
- A stress test of the heart
- To interpret specialist reports of the heart
- perform blood pressures
"A cardiologist is a doctor with specific training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessel." (Careercruising.com, 2014)
Education Requirements
- This career needs extensive learning since , the study of the heart is vast and significant to a human body.
- The education level required is university.
- Medical school is also, a must to become a cardiologist. In order to go to med school a bachelors degree is needed, since competition is competitive a four year bachelor is good for admissions.
- Completing medical school takes another 3-4 years
- Following after, the completion of medical school, residency of 3-4 years need to be completed
- To be specialized in pediatrics cardiology is another special program of residency and also, needs another 3-4 years.
- The total is about 11 years
Salary
- The earning salary is around $100,000 to $400,000 a year
- Residents earn around is $44,000 to $85,000
Also, the cardiologist's salary depends on where they work because self-employed cardiologist's salary may differ and have different benefits.
Work Environment
- The work environment includes working in hospitals, research facilities, some cardiologist teach at universities and at private practices.
- Cardiologist also, will have to consult with other doctors regarding a patient's health issues.