WHAT IS A DOCTOR?

What do you think a doctor does?

Medical Practitioners (or Doctors) diagnose, treat and assist in the prevention of human physical and mental illness, disease and injury and promote good human health.

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus/careers/medical.pdf

Medical practitioners are involved in a wide range of activities including: consultations attending emergencies performing operations arranging medical investigations

In caring for patients, medical practitioners work with many other health professionals.

What else do you call them?

Doctors Medical Practitioner General Practitioner - GPs Specialist (LOTS of subtypes including GPs)

Where can doctors work?

Hospitals Private practice Universities Other various health initiatives and other

organisations Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Remote indigenous communities Defence force Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without boarders) World Health Organisation (WHO)

Good things about being a doctor...

Ability to save lives Ability to provide service and support to others Continuous learning Rewarding High status occupation Challenging Decent salary

Salary Resident AU$60000 - $75000 (up to $90000

with overtime). Registrar AU$75000 - $110000 (up to

$130000 with overtime). GP AU$150000 – $350000 (up to $400000

with overtime). Consultant AU$175000 – $350000 (up to

$400000 with overtime.

Disadvantages in choosing medicine...

Debt Long and ongoing education Can be difficult (training and on the job) Can be depressing (when unable to help) Time consuming Long hours A lot of responsibility

Levels of Doctors

University study Undergraduate Postgraduate 3rd and 4th year – Clinical

Internship 1 year duration Provisional registration Do not receive a Medicare provider number

Resident Working in different specialties (at least 1 year)

House officer Principle House Officer (PHO) Senior House Officer (SHO)

OR Specialist training (apply for training program)

Registrar GP, Medicine, Surgical, Orthopeadics, O&G,

Emergency

Exams Fellowship (specialist)

Lots of specialties...

Anaesthesia Pain Medicine Intensive Care Medicine General Practice Dermatology Emergency Medicine Sport and Exercise Medicine Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medical Administration General Medicine General Paediatrics Cardiology Clinical Genetics Clinical Pharmacology Community Child Health

Endocrinology Gastroenterology and Hepatology Geriatric Medicine Haematology Immunology and

Allergy Infectious Diseases Medical Oncology Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Nuclear Medicine Paediatric Emergency Medicine Palliative Medicine

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Rheumatology Occupational and Environmental

Medicine Addiction Medicine Palliative Medicine Public Health Medicine Rehabilitation Medicine Sexual Health Medicine Cardio-thoracic Surgery General Surgery Neurosurgery Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology - Head and Neck

Surgery Paediatric Surgery Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery UrologyVascular Surgery Obstetrics and Gynaecology Gynaecological Oncology Maternal-Fetal Medicine Obstetrics and Gynaecological Endocrinology and Infertility Urogynaecology Ophthalmology General Pathology Forensic Pathology And the list goes on………….