Career Overview
Entry Level Education
Professional or Doctoral degree
Patient Interaction
Very High
Body Fluid Interaction
Very High
Salary
$164,620
Job Growth
10.20%
Job Description:
Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.
What Family and General Practitioner Do:
A family and general practitioner is a medical doctor who provides diagnosis and care for patients in routine cases and usually refers people to specialists when they need specific types of treatment.
How to Become One:
After completing a four year bachelor's degree, students then take four years of graduate education leading to a degree in medicine (M.D.) or osteopathy (D.O.). After receiving a medical degree, students must complete at least three more years in a residency for family or general practitioners.