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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.

Schools

Marshall University

West Virginia University

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine