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1- //Physicians and surgeons// diagnose illnesses and prescribe and administer treatment for people suffering from injury or disease.

2-Physicians examine patients

3- They counsel patients on diet, hygiene, and preventive healthcare.

4- The common path to practicing as a physician requires 8 years of education beyond high school and 3 to 8 additional years of internship and residency.

5- Physicians and surgeons held about 661,400 jobs in 2008

6-Approximately 12 percent were self-employ.

7- About 53 percent of wage–and-salary physicians and surgeons worked in offices of physicians

8-A growing number of physicians are partners or wage-and-salary employees of group practices

9-Employment is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations.

10-Job opportunities should be very good, particularly in rural and low-income areas.

11- Employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 22 percent from 2008 to 2018

12-physicians practicing in medical specialties earned total median annual compensation of $339,738.

13- Self-employed physicians—those who own or are part owners of their medical practice—generally have higher median incomes than salaried physicians

14- Formal education and training requirements—typically 4 years of undergraduate schoo

15-4 years of medical school

16- earnings are among the highest.

17-here are two types of physicians: //M.D.// (//Medical Doctor//)

18-and //D.O.// (//Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine//).

19-M.D.s also are known as //allopathic physicians

20-// Physicians work in one or more of several specialties

21- including, but not limited to, anesthesiology, family and general medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and surgery.

22- //General pediatricians// care for the health of infants, children, teenagers, and young adults.

23- They specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of ailments specific to young people and track patients' growth to adulthood.

24- Like most physicians, pediatricians work with different healthcare workers

25- Most of the work of pediatricians involves treating day-to-day illnesses—minor injuries, infectious diseases, and immunizations

26- Some pediatricians specialize in pediatric surgery or serious medical conditions, such as autoimmune disorders or serious chronic ailments.

27- //Obstetricians and gynecologists// (OB/GYNs) specialize in women's health.

28- They are responsible for women's general medical care

29- . Many physicians—primarily general and family practitioners, general internists, pediatricians, OB/GYNs, and psychiatrists

30- Increasingly, physicians are practicing in groups or healthcare organizations that provide backup coverage and allow for more time off.